HB 25-1065 CO Vetoed
Jury Duty Opt-Out for Certain People
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Summary
The act allows a person who is 72 years of age or older to choose to temporarily or permanently opt out of jury service. The judge or jury commissioner may require documentation in support of the opt-out of jury service. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $10,066 from the general fund to the judicial department for use by the state courts to implement the act. VETOED by Governor May 16, 2025(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (3)
- Carlos Barron Republican · primary
- Bob Marshall Democratic · primary
- Lisa Frizell Republican · primary
21 coauthors / cosponsors
- S. Camacho Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Phillips Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Clifford Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
- L. García Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Hamrick Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Lieder Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Mabrey Democratic · cosponsor
- N. Ricks Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Smith Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Story Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Amabile Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Bright Republican · cosponsor
- M. Catlin Republican · cosponsor
- B. Kirkmeyer Republican · cosponsor
- L. Liston Republican · cosponsor
- P. Lundeen · cosponsor
- B. Pelton Republican · cosponsor
- J. Rich Republican · cosponsor
Action history (17)
- May 16, 2025 Governor Vetoed · executive
- May 14, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 14, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 14, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- May 6, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- May 5, 2025 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
- May 2, 2025 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
- May 2, 2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- May 1, 2025 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
- Apr 30, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs · upper
- Apr 30, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 29, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
- Apr 24, 2025 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 22, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Feb 6, 2025 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
- Jan 30, 2025 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only · lower
- Jan 8, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower
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