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SB 25-024

Judicial Officers

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Judy Amabile and 48 co-sponsors

SB 25-024 governs judicial officers; signed March 24, 2025, enacting changes that affect judges, court administration, and oversight.

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Bill Summary · SB 25-024

Summary — SB 25‑024: "Judicial Officers"

Bill at a glance

  • Title: Judicial Officers
  • Bill number: SB 25‑024
  • Introduced: January 8, 2025
  • Status: Governor signed (March 24, 2025) — enacted into law
  • Chamber history: Introduced in the Senate (assigned to Judiciary); passed both chambers (Senate with amendments; House without further amendments); forwarded to the Governor March 19, 2025; signed March 24, 2025.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors (as listed): Dylan Roberts; Michael Carter; Matt Soper; Lisa Frizell.
The bill has an extensive list of cosponsors (legislators from both chambers), indicating broad legislative support.

Legislative history (key dates)

  • 2025‑01‑08: Introduced in Senate — assigned to Judiciary
  • 2025‑01‑29: Senate Judiciary referred unamended to Appropriations
  • 2025‑02‑14: Senate Appropriations amended; referred to Committee of the Whole
  • 2025‑02‑25 & 02‑26: Senate Second and Third Reading actions — passed with amendments
  • 2025‑02‑26: House received the bill — assigned to Judiciary
  • 2025‑03‑04 to 03‑13: House Judiciary → Appropriations → Floor; passed by House (no further amendments)
  • 2025‑03‑19: Signed by presiding officers and transmitted to Governor
  • 2025‑03‑24: Governor signed

What the record shows about the bill’s content

The document provided does not include the bill text or a description of specific provisions. The title, “Judicial Officers,” indicates the bill addresses matters related to judicial personnel — for example, it may concern appointment, qualifications, duties, discipline, compensation, retirement, or administrative structure of judges or other judicial officers. However, no substantive provisions, dollar amounts, effective dates, or specific statutory changes are included in the materials provided.

Who would be affected

Based on the title alone, likely affected parties could include:
- State and/or local judges and magistrates (trial and appellate levels)
- Judicial branch administrative offices
- State executive or legislative entities involved in judicial appointments or oversight
- Counties or the state budget (if compensation or staffing changes are involved)
Because the text is not available here, these are possible categories rather than confirmed impacts.

Next steps and where to find the full text

  • The bill has been signed into law; to determine the law’s full effect, obtain the enacted bill text or the session law.
  • Recommended sources: the Colorado General Assembly website (search “SB25‑024 Judicial Officers”), the Office of Legislative Legal Services, or the Secretary of State’s session laws for 2025. The enacted version will show the final statutory changes, effective date(s), and any fiscal notes.

If you’d like, I can retrieve and summarize the bill’s actual text and fiscal note (if you provide the text or allow me to search the Colorado legislative website).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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