Repeal Office of Judicial Discipline Ombudsman

The entire section establishing the Office of the Judicial Discipline Ombudsman (C.R.S. 13-3-120) is repealed, ending the office's legal authority and operations.

The definition of 'included agencies' in C.R.S. 13-100-102 was updated to remove the office of the judicial discipline ombudsman from the list of agencies receiving administrative support.

The exemption for non-public records in C.R.S. 24-72-202 was updated to remove the specific protection for complaints received by the judicial discipline ombudsman.

A specific effective date of July 1, 2027, was added for the repeal, allowing the office to continue operating until that time.

The header status changed from 'Revised' to 'Rerevised' to indicate the latest version includes all amendments.

A new line was added stating the bill is at the 3rd Reading Unamended stage in the Senate, dated April 16, 2026.

The specific section establishing the Office of the Judicial Discipline Ombudsman was removed from the text.

The exemption preventing public records disclosure for ombudsman complaints was removed from the public records statute.

A repeal effective date of July 1, 2027, was added to the legislation.

The definition of 'included agencies' was modified to list the ombudsman as an agency receiving support services, while noting the state public defender is excluded.

The bill status label was changed from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to accurately reflect the inclusion of all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction.

A new notice was inserted stating that a bill summary for the reengrossed version will be available on April 11, 2026.

The list of Senate sponsors was updated to include an additional sponsor, and the House sponsors list was formatted with a trailing comma.

The bill now includes a specific repeal date of July 1, 2027, for the previous judicial discipline ombudsman statute.

New requirements were added to define the ombudsman's powers, duties, and confidentiality standards, replacing the previous general authorization.

The bill's page numbering was updated from page -3- to page -2- to accommodate the new text structure.

The bill was marked as 'Engrossed' to indicate it includes all amendments adopted during the second reading in the House.