Colorado 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 20-083 — Prohibit Courthouse Civil Arrest

Last action — Governor Signed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The act protects an individual from civil arrest while the person is present at a courthouse or on its environs, or while going to, attending, or coming from a court proceeding. A judge or magistrate may issue a writ of protection to prohibit a civil arrest, but a writ of protection is not required for the protection to apply. The act provides various remedies for violation of this protection. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

23 added · 18 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill SB 20-083 made some clarifications and formalities regarding the legislative process but did not change the bill's main focus: preventing civil arrests on courthouse grounds. This legislation is important because it aims to ensure that individuals can freely access the courts without the fear of being detained, thus upholding their rights within the judicial system. Essentially, it's about protecting people's ability to seek justice safely.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
20-0577.01 Jacob Baus x2173 SENATE BILL 20-083 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Gonzales, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Herod, Senate Committees House Committees Judiciary A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING PROHIBITING CIVIL ARREST WHILE ON COURTHOUSE GROUNDS .
20-0577.01 Jacob Baus x2173 SENATE BILL 20-083 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Gonzales, Bridges, Donovan, Fenberg, Fields, Foote, Hansen, Lee, Moreno, Rodriguez, Winter HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Herod, Senate Committees House Committees Judiciary A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING PROHIBITING CIVIL ARREST WHILE ON COURTHOUSE GROUNDS .
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill protects an individual from civil arrest while the person is present at a courthouse or on its environs, or while going to, attending, or coming from a court proceeding.
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d 0 The bill provides various remedies for violation of the protection e 0 T R , A 2 y Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
i a 2 The bill provides various remedies for violation of the protection E R 2 A n 3 N 2 r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
E d u Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.b Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
S e r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statune.e Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Sent to the Governor

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

  7. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  8. House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  9. Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

  10. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  11. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  12. Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  13. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 100 not signed on · 25 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (100)

100 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

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Passed 40 Yea · 24 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 251800
Republican 0600
Democrat 15001
Total 402401
% of votes cast 62%37%0%2%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Arndt — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Buck — Nay
Buckner — Yea
Buentello — Yea
Caraveo — Yea
Carver — Nay
Champion — Nay
Esgar — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Geitner — Nay
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Nay
Hooton — Yea
Humphrey — Nay
Kraft-Tharp — Yea
Landgraf — Nay
Larson — Nay
Lontine — Yea
McKean — Nay
McLachlan — Yea
Melton — Yea
Neville — Nay
Pelton — Nay
Ransom — Nay
Saine — Nay
Sandridge — Nay
Singer — Yea
Tipper — Yea
Valdez A. — Yea
Will — Nay
Young — Yea
Becker — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Winkle — Nay
Williams D. — Nay
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Not Voting
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Nay
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Nay

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AMD

Failed 29 Yea · 35 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 192301
Republican 6000
Democrat 41200
Total 293501
% of votes cast 45%54%0%2%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Arndt — Nay
Bird — Nay
Bockenfeld — Yea
Buck — Yea
Buckner — Nay
Buentello — Yea
Caraveo — Nay
Carver — Yea
Champion — Yea
Esgar — Nay
Garnett — Nay
Geitner — Yea
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Nay
Gray — Nay
Herod — Nay
Holtorf — Not Voting
Hooton — Nay
Humphrey — Yea
Kraft-Tharp — Nay
Landgraf — Yea
Larson — Yea
Lontine — Nay
McKean — Yea
McLachlan — Nay
Melton — Nay
Neville — Yea
Pelton — Yea
Ransom — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sandridge — Yea
Singer — Nay
Tipper — Nay
Valdez A. — Nay
Will — Yea
Young — Yea
Becker — Nay
Adrienne Benavidez — Nay
Jaquez Lewis — Nay
Michaelson Jenet — Nay
Valdez D. — Nay
Van Winkle — Yea
Williams D. — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Nay
Brianna Titone Democrat Nay
Cathy Kipp Democrat Nay
Dylan Roberts Democrat Nay
Emily Sirota Democrat Nay
James Coleman Democrat Nay
Jamie Jackson Democrat Nay
Julie McCluskie Democrat Nay
Kyle Mullica Democrat Nay
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Nay
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Nay
Monica Duran Democrat Nay
Steven Woodrow Democrat Nay
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Yea

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BILL

Passed 19 Yea · 13 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 131303
Republican 1000
Total 191303
% of votes cast 54%37%0%9%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Cooke — Nay
Coram — Nay
Crowder — Nay
Donovan — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Fields — Yea
Foote — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hill — Not Voting
Hisey — Nay
Holbert — Nay
Lee — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Marble — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pettersen — Not Voting
Priola — Yea
Rankin — Not Voting
Scott — Nay
Smallwood — Nay
Sonnenberg — Nay
Tate — Nay
Todd — Yea
Williams A. — Yea
Woodward — Nay
Zenzinger — Yea
President — Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Ty Winter Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 20-083 do?
The act protects an individual from civil arrest while the person is present at a courthouse or on its environs, or while going to, attending, or coming from a court proceeding. A judge or magistrate may issue a writ of protection to prohibit a civil arrest, but a writ of protection is not required for the protection to apply. The act provides various remedies for violation of this protection. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 20-083?
SB 20-083 is sponsored by Leslie Herod and Julie Gonzales (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 20-083?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2020. Enacted.
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