SB 37: Modification of Bond Hearing Officer Process - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 3 edits · Mar 20, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized and approved by the Governor, adding a formal signature page and a note regarding legislative status. Substantively, the text of the act remains unchanged, continuing to require the State Court Administrator to develop an evaluation process for weekend bond hearing officers that includes input from district attorneys and public defenders.

TECHNICAL

Added a note instructing readers to check legislative status sheets for the Governor's action.

Added a signature page for the Governor, Secretary of State, and House officers to finalize the act.

Removed the 'Rerevised' header and replaced it with the 'Final Act' status.

Revised → Rerevised · 3 edits · Mar 17, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was updated from a 'Revised' status to a 'Rerevised' status, indicating that further amendments were adopted by the Second House. Additionally, the bill was officially designated as being at the 3rd Reading Unamended stage for the House on March 17, 2026. The list of House sponsors was expanded to include four new legislators: Bacon, Duran, Lieder, and McCluskie.

TECHNICAL

Added a status header indicating the bill is at the 3rd Reading Unamended stage in the House with a specific date.

Updated the document title from 'REVISED' to 'REREVISED' to reflect new amendments.

Added four new names to the list of House sponsors: Bacon, Duran, Lieder, and McCluskie.

Reengrossed → Revised · 2 edits · Mar 16, 2026

MINOR

The bill's header was updated from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' to reflect that it includes amendments adopted on second reading in the second house rather than those adopted in the house of introduction. Additionally, a new stamp indicating the bill was passed in the House unamended on March 16, 2026, was added. These are procedural and formatting changes that track the bill's legislative history and do not alter the substantive policy regarding weekend bonds for local judicial officers.

Scope change

No change to the bill's scope or applicability; changes are limited to legislative history tracking and formatting.

TECHNICAL

The bill status header was changed from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' to accurately reflect the stage of amendments adopted in the second house.

A stamp was added indicating the bill was passed in the House unamended on March 16, 2026.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 2 edits · Feb 26, 2026

MINOR

The bill title was updated from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to reflect that it now includes all amendments adopted during the House of Introduction. Additionally, the bill summary was updated to indicate that the current text includes a '3rd Reading Unamended' status dated February 26, 2026, ensuring the public is aware of the bill's current legislative stage.

TECHNICAL

The bill status header was changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to accurately reflect the inclusion of all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction.

A new date and reading status ('3rd Reading Unamended', February 26, 2026) was added to the bill summary to inform readers of the bill's current legislative progress.

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Feb 25, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was amended to shift its primary focus from allowing local judges to conduct weekend bond hearings to establishing a formal evaluation process for the existing bond hearing officers. The Senate version removes the provision permitting local elected judges to preside over these hearings and instead mandates that the State Court Administrator develop a system to evaluate bond hearing officers based on feedback from district attorneys and public defenders.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from expanding who can conduct bond hearings (adding local judges) to regulating how current bond hearing officers are assessed and managed.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the provision allowing local elected judges to preside over weekend bond hearings in their own judicial districts.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the State Court Administrator to create an annual evaluation process for bond hearing officers.

Mandated that annual evaluations must include specific input from district attorneys and regional public defenders regarding the officers' performance.

DEFINITION

Changed the primary statutory citation from Section 16-4-116 (Bond Hearing Officer) to Section 13-3-101 (State Court Administrator) to align the new evaluation requirements with the administrative duties of the court administrator.

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