SB 25-062 CO Became Law
Failure to Appear Charges in Municipal Court
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Summary
The act prohibits a person's failure to appear from forming the basis of a municipal criminal charge against the person. The act clarifies that, for purposes of the act, failure to appear includes contempt of court for the failure to appear or any other term used by a municipality to refer to a person's failure to appear at a scheduled court date. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (4)
- Nick Hinrichsen Democratic · primary
- Mike Weissman Democratic · primary
- Michael Carter Democratic · primary
- Lindsay Gilchrist Democratic · primary
21 coauthors / cosponsors
- J. Amabile Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Exum Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Gonzales Democratic · cosponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · cosponsor
- D. Michaelson Jenet · cosponsor
- R. Rodriguez Democratic · cosponsor
- F. Winter · cosponsor
- J. Bacon Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Camacho Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Espenoza Democratic · cosponsor
- L. García Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Mabrey Democratic · cosponsor
- K. McCormick Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Phillips Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Smith Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Story Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Velasco Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (13)
- Apr 17, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
- Apr 7, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- Apr 7, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Apr 4, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 2, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 1, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 20, 2025 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
- Mar 18, 2025 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Feb 11, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
- Feb 11, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Feb 10, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
- Feb 5, 2025 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Jan 21, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
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