Municipal Judge Advisement For Traffic Offenses
Summary
House Bill 16-1309 requires a judge to inform a defendant of certain rights at the defendant's first appearance in prosecutions in municipal courts. The bill excludes cases involving traffic infractions or violations for which the penalty is only a fine and for which jail is not a possibility. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Jan 18, 2017
Signed Apr 13, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 13, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
legislature
Feb 28, 2017
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Committee
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
legislature
Jan 18, 2017
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
legislature
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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