HB24-1291
Licensed Legal Paraprofessionals
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2024 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning a licensed legal paraprofessional's authority to represent individuals in certain domestic relations matters.
Bill Summary:
The Colorado supreme court approved the licensure of legal paraprofessionals (LLPs), which allows LLPs to represent clients and perform certain types of legal services related to domestic relations matters, including:
- Legal separations, declarations of invalidity of marriage, or dissolutions of marriage or a civil union;
- Initial allocations or modifications of an allocation of parental responsibility, including parentage determinations;
- Matters involving establishment or modification of child support or maintenance;
- Seeking, modifying, or terminating a civil protection order;
- Matters involving a name change; and
- Matters involving a request for an amended birth certificate to change the sex designation of an adult.
The act amends the relevant statutory provisions to align with the Colorado supreme court rule authorizing the licensure of LLPs.
APPROVED by Governor April 29, 2024
EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 03/01/2024 | PA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 24-1291 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.001 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 24-1291, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/25/2024 | Senate Amendments | REPASS |
58
AYE
4
NO
3
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 03/25/2024 | Senate Amendments | CONCUR |
58
AYE
4
NO
3
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| 03/04/2024 | Third Reading | BILL |
62
AYE
2
NO
1
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/20/2024 | Third Reading | BILL |
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/29/2024 | Governor | Governor Signed |
| 04/19/2024 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 04/19/2024 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 04/18/2024 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 03/25/2024 | Senate | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass |
| 03/21/2024 | Senate | House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily |
| 03/20/2024 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/19/2024 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 03/15/2024 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/19/2024 - No Amendments |
| 03/11/2024 | Senate | Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 03/06/2024 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary |
| 03/04/2024 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/01/2024 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 02/27/2024 | House | House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/13/2024 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary |
Prime Sponsor
Sponsor
(None)
Co-Sponsor
| Effective Date | Chapter # | Title | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/07/2024 | 131 | Licensed Legal Paraprofessionals |