Remove Peace Officer Residency Requirement
Summary
Current law requires a peace officer to be a bona fide Colorado resident. The act removes that requirement. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Apr 13, 2022
Signed May 26, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2022 · House Apr 22, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
May 2, 2022
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 26, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
May 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 22, 2022
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Apr 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Apr 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Apr 13, 2022
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BM
Barbara McLachlan
DDemocratic
P
Dylan Roberts
DDemocratic
P
John Cooke
RRepublican
P
RF
Rhonda Fields
DDemocratic
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