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Our Legislative Database catalogs all the bills we've monitored in recent years. Search or browse it to gain historical perspective on all of our legislative victories and defeats.
The bill makes the following changes to the "Colorado Open Records Act" (CORA):
Requires a custodian to evaluate a request for public records promptly and for no longer than 2 days. Within the 2-...
The bill requires the state court administrator to annually report on probation and parole supervision fees assessed in the previous year during its "SMART Act" hearing.
Unless inconsistent...
Beginning January 1, 2025, the bill requires a municipality that prosecutes an act of domestic violence and that contracts directly with one or more defense attorneys to provide counsel to indigent...
Under current law, the knowing possession of any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that weighs more than one gram and not more than 4 grams and contains any quantity of fentanyl, carfentanil,...
The bill prohibits the use of seclusion on a student of a school district, district charter school, or institute charter school on certain property or while the student is participating in an off-campus,...
The bill establishes in statute a bill of rights for youth who are the responsibility of the department of human services (department), whether the youth is detained or committed to the care and physical...