Colorado 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 22-201 — Commission On Judicial Discipline

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 April 11, 2022. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

A commission on judicial discipline (commission) is established in current law pursuant to section 23 (3) of article VI of the state constitution. The act implements the commission by: Specifying the duties of the commission; Establishing and specifying the duties of an office of judicial discipline (office) as an independent office within the judicial department; Authorizing the commission to appoint an executive director of the office and specifying the duties of the executive director; Authorizing the commission to appoint and determine the duties of special counsel, which may include representing the people in formal proceedings; Establishing immunity for commissioners; Requiring the attorney general to provide legal services to the commission and office; Specifying when information should be shared among offices within the judicial department responsible for reviewing actions of current and potential judges and justices; Specifying duties of personnel within the judicial department when they become aware of potential issues of judicial discipline; and Establishing a special cash fund and specifying sources of money for the fund and uses of the money in the fund. For rules, guidelines, and procedures relating to judicial discipline adopted by the supreme court, the act requires the supreme court to: Provide the commission with notice and an opportunity to object and, if the commission objects, to engage with the commission in good-faith efforts to resolve differences; and Post notice of each rule, guideline, or procedure and allow for public comment, including an opportunity for the public to address the supreme court. The act creates the legislative interim committee on judicial discipline to study Colorado's system of judicial discipline and make recommendations for necessary changes to that system. The act appropriates: $1,143,438 from the general fund to the commission to implement the act; $88,713 to the department of law from reappropriated funds from the commission; and $53,463 from the general fund to the legislative department for expenses of the interim committee.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

25 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of the bill changes the wording from "Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction" to "Adopted in the House of Introduction." Additionally, it specifies that the bill includes all amendments adopted without referencing the stage of reading. These changes clarify the status of the bill and simplify the language regarding the amendment process.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-third 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-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
22-0764.03 Jerry Barry x4341 SENATE BILL 22-201 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Lee and Gardner, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Weissman and Carver, Senate Committees House Committees Judiciary Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT OF MATTERS CONCERNING JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
22-0764.03 Jerry Barry x4341 SENATE BILL 22-201 SENATE SPONSORSHIP LeeandGardner, Bridges,Buckner,Cooke,Coram,Danielson,Donovan,Fenberg,Fields, Ginal,Hansen,Holbert,JaquezLewis,Kirkmeyer,Kolker,Liston,Lundeen,Moreno,Priola, Rankin, Rodriguez, Scott, Simpson, Winter, Woodward, Zenzinger HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Weissman and Carver, Senate Committees House Committees Judiciary Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT OF MATTERS CONCERNING JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
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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.) A commission on judicial discipline (commission) is established in current law pursuant to section 23 (3) of article VI of the state constitution.
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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  7. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  8. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  9. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  10. House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations

  11. House Committee on Legislative Council Refer Unamended to Judiciary

  12. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  13. Introduced In House - Assigned to Legislative Council + Judiciary

  14. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  15. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  16. Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations

  17. Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed

  18. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

Sponsors

  • Terri Carver · Primary
  • Mike Weissman · Primary
  • Bob Gardner · Primary
  • Pete Lee · Primary

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 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

REPASS

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 8000
Unaffiliated 23000
Republican 4000
Total 35000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hisey — Yea
Holbert — Yea
Lee — Yea
Lundeen — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Pettersen — Yea
Priola — Yea
Rankin — Yea
Scott — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Sonnenberg — Yea
Woodward — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Ty Winter Republican Yea

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CONCUR

Passed 35 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 8000
Unaffiliated 23000
Republican 4000
Total 35000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hisey — Yea
Holbert — Yea
Lee — Yea
Lundeen — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Pettersen — Yea
Priola — Yea
Rankin — Yea
Scott — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Sonnenberg — Yea
Woodward — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Ty Winter Republican Yea

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BILL

Passed 59 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 23000
Republican 7100
Unaffiliated 29500
Total 59600
% of votes cast 91%9%0%0%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Bernett — Yea
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Yea
Caraveo — Yea
Carver — Yea
Esgar — Yea
Geitner — Yea
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Gray — Yea
Hanks — Yea
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Yea
Hooton — Yea
Larson — Yea
Lontine — Yea
Lynch — Yea
McKean — Yea
McLachlan — Yea
Neville — Nay
Ortiz — Yea
Pico — Yea
Ransom — Yea
Sandridge — Nay
Tipper — Yea
Will — Yea
Young — Yea
Garnett — Yea
Adrienne Benavidez — Nay
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
Valdez D. — Yea
Van Beber — Nay
Van Winkle — Yea
Williams D. — Nay
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Dan Woog Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea
Mary Bradfield Republican Yea
Matt Soper Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Yea
Stephanie Luck Republican Yea

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BILL

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 7001
Unaffiliated 22001
Republican 4000
Total 33002
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hisey — Yea
Holbert — Yea
Lee — Yea
Lundeen — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Pettersen — Yea
Priola — Yea
Rankin — Yea
Scott — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Sonnenberg — Not Voting
Woodward — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Not Voting
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Ty Winter Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 22-201 do?
A commission on judicial discipline (commission) is established in current law pursuant to section 23 (3) of article VI of the state constitution. The act implements the commission by: Specifying the duties of the commission; Establishing and specifying the duties of an office of judicial discipline (office) as an independent office within the judicial department; Authorizing the commission to appoint an executive director of the office and specifying the duties of the executive director; Authorizing the commission to appoint and determine the duties of special counsel, which may include representing the people in formal proceedings; Establishing immunity for commissioners; Requiring the attorney general to provide legal services to the commission and office; Specifying when information should be shared among offices within the judicial department responsible for reviewing actions of current and potential judges and justices; Specifying duties of personnel within the judicial department when they become aware of potential issues of judicial discipline; and Establishing a special cash fund and specifying sources of money for the fund and uses of the money in the fund. For rules, guidelines, and procedures relating to judicial discipline adopted by the supreme court, the act requires the supreme court to: Provide the commission with notice and an opportunity to object and, if the commission objects, to engage with the commission in good-faith efforts to resolve differences; and Post notice of each rule, guideline, or procedure and allow for public comment, including an opportunity for the public to address the supreme court. The act creates the legislative interim committee on judicial discipline to study Colorado's system of judicial discipline and make recommendations for necessary changes to that system. The act appropriates: $1,143,438 from the general fund to the commission to implement the act; $88,713 to the department of law from reappropriated funds from the commission; and $53,463 from the general fund to the legislative department for expenses of the interim committee.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 22-201?
SB 22-201 is sponsored by Terri Carver, Mike Weissman (Democrat), Bob Gardner, and Pete Lee.
What is the current status of SB 22-201?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 11, 2022. Enacted.
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