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HB22-1371

Remove Peace Officer Residency Requirement

Concerning removing the requirement that a peace officer be a bona fide Colorado resident.

Session:

2022 Regular Session

Subject:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Bill 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.)

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Prime Sponsors

Committees

House

Status

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Bill Text

All Versions (7 )

Date	Bill Type	Documents
05/26/2022	Signed Act	PDF
05/25/2022	Final Act	PDF
05/02/2022	Rerevised	PDF
04/29/2022	Revised	PDF
04/22/2022	Reengrossed	PDF
04/21/2022	Engrossed	PDF
04/13/2022	Introduced	PDF

Budget Documents

Fiscal Notes (2)

Date	Version	Documents
07/25/2022	FN2	PDF
04/15/2022	FN1	PDF

Committee Actions

04/28/2022 | Senate Judiciary (1 )

Committee Report Hearing Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Refer House Bill 22-1371 to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 4-1.	Vote Summary

04/19/2022 | House Judiciary (1 )

Committee Report Hearing Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Refer House Bill 22-1371 to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 9-2.	Vote Summary

Votes

Senate Votes (1)

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
05/02/2022	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 35 No: 0 Other: 0	View

House Votes (1)

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
04/22/2022	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 57 No: 7 Other: 1	View

Amendments

Date	Amendment Number	Committee/Floor Hearing	Status	Documents
04/21/2022	L.001	Second Reading	Passed**	PDF

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Bill History

Date	Location	Action
05/26/2022	Governor	Governor Signed
05/25/2022	Governor	Sent to the Governor
05/25/2022	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
05/23/2022	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/02/2022	Senate	Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/29/2022	Senate	Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/28/2022	Senate	Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/22/2022	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
04/22/2022	House	House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/21/2022	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
04/19/2022	House	House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/13/2022	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

Sponsor Type	Legislators
Prime Sponsor	Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. D. Roberts Sen. J. Cooke, Sen. R. Fields
Sponsor
Co-sponsor	Rep. S. Bird, Rep. R. Bockenfeld, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. I. Jodeh, Rep. C. Kipp, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. Mullica, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. B. Titone

Session Laws

Effective Date	Chapter #	Title	Documents
08/10/2022	250	Remove Peace Officer Residency Requirement	2022a_sl_250.pdf

Remove Peace Officer Residency Requirement

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Bill Text

All Versions (7 )

Budget Documents

Fiscal Notes (2)

Committee Actions

04/28/2022 | Senate Judiciary (1 )

04/19/2022 | House Judiciary (1 )

Votes

Senate Votes (1)

House Votes (1)

Amendments

Bill History

Sponsors

Session Laws

Colorado General Assembly

Barbara McLachlan

Dylan Roberts

John Cooke

Rhonda Fields

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Bill Text

All Versions (7 )

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