HB 25-1301: Authorizing Voice Court Reporter to Give Oath - Colorado

Rerevised (04/17/2025) → Revised (04/16/2025) · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was updated from a 'Rerevised' version to a 'Revised' version, indicating that amendments adopted during the second reading in the Senate have been incorporated. The header now reflects that the version includes all amendments adopted on second reading rather than all amendments adopted in the second house. No substantive policy changes to the bill's content, scope, or provisions are evident from this markup.

TECHNICAL

Header text was updated to change the version designation from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' and clarified that amendments were adopted on second reading in the Second House rather than all amendments adopted in the Second House. This is a procedural status update reflecting the legislative process stage.

Final Act (05/06/2025) → Rerevised (04/17/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a final signed version to a rerevised version showing the bill's progression through the legislative process. The substantive policy content regarding voice court reporters remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed final signature block, Governor's approval line, and legislative status notes indicating the bill was ready for signing.

Added version headers, reading dates (2nd and 3rd reading), committee assignments, and bill summary explaining the purpose of the legislation.

Reorganized layout to show legislative history and amendment tracking (House vs Senate versions) rather than a clean final act format.

Signed Act (05/30/2025) → Final Act (05/06/2025) · 1 edit

MINOR

This bill adds voice court reporters to the list of professionals authorized to administer oaths or affirmations in Colorado. The change expands who can legally take sworn statements in court proceedings, allowing voice reporters (who do not use stenotype machines) to perform this duty alongside traditional court reporters and other officials.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from only including stenotype-certified court reporters to also including voice court reporters who hold appropriate certification.

ELIGIBILITY

Voice court reporters are now eligible to administer oaths or affirmations in addition to traditional stenotype-certified court reporters and other listed officials.

Reengrossed (03/31/2025) → Signed Act (05/30/2025) · 1 edit · May 30, 2025

MINOR

This bill adds voice court reporters to the list of professionals authorized to administer oaths or affirmations in Colorado. Previously, only traditional stenotype-certified court reporters could perform this function. The change expands who can legally take oaths in legal proceedings, potentially improving efficiency and accessibility for voice-based reporting technologies.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of professionals eligible to administer oaths from traditional stenotype-certified court reporters to include voice court reporters with equivalent certification levels.

ELIGIBILITY

Voice court reporters holding registered professional reporter, CERTIFIED VERBATIM REPORTER, or CERTIFIED VERBATIM REPORTER - STENOTYPE certification are now authorized to administer oaths or affirmations alongside traditional court reporters.

Engrossed (03/27/2025) → Reengrossed (03/31/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 17, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include all amendments adopted during the House of Introduction, updating the bill summary to reflect the third reading unamended status as of March 31, 2025. Additionally, new legislators (Bacon, Duran, Garcia, Lindsay, Mabrey, Valdez) were added to the House sponsorship list.

TECHNICAL

Bill status changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to indicate all amendments have been incorporated.

Six new legislators (Bacon, Duran, Garcia, Lindsay, Mabrey, Valdez) were added to the House sponsorship list.

Bill summary was updated to note it applies to the third reading unamended version as of March 31, 2025, with a link to the reengrossed version summary.

Introduced (03/12/2025) → Engrossed (03/27/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 17, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a new Senate sponsor (Gonzales J.) and updated the document header from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' to reflect that all amendments have been adopted. The page numbering format was also standardized to remove the 'HB25-' prefix from the running headers. These are primarily administrative and formatting changes rather than substantive policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

Added Senate sponsor Gonzales J. to the list of sponsors

Changed document status from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' to indicate all amendments are included

Standardized page header numbering format by removing the 'HB25-' prefix

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