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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB19-1148

Change Maximum Criminal Penalty One Year To 364 Days

Type Bill
Session 2019 Regular Session
Subjects
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Concerning changing the maximum jail sentence for certain crimes from one year to three hundred sixty-four days.

Bill Summary:

Criminal sentencing - misdemeanors and municipal violations - change maximum penalty from one year to 364 days. Under current law, the maximum sentence for a class 2 misdemeanor, level 2 drug misdemeanor, a misdemeanor without a fixed statutory penalty, and a municipal ordinance violation is one year. The act changes the maximum sentence to 364 days.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Representative Leslie Herod

Representative

Leslie Herod

Senator Julie Gonzales

Senator

Julie Gonzales

Committees

House

Judiciary

Senate

Judiciary

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
03/28/2019 Signed Act PDF
03/19/2019 Final Act PDF
03/08/2019 Rerevised PDF
03/07/2019 Revised PDF
02/19/2019 Reengrossed PDF
02/15/2019 Engrossed PDF
01/29/2019 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
08/28/2019 FN2 PDF
02/11/2019 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 19-1148 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 19-1148 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-4. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/08/2019 Third Reading BILL
24
AYE
11
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
02/19/2019 Third Reading BILL
41
AYE
21
NO
2
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
03/28/2019 Governor Governor Signed
03/20/2019 Governor Sent to the Governor
03/19/2019 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/19/2019 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
03/08/2019 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/07/2019 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/04/2019 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/20/2019 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
02/19/2019 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/15/2019 House House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/12/2019 House House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
01/29/2019 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/02/2019 59 Change Max Criminal Penalty One Year To 364 Days PDF

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