House Judiciary

Wednesday, March 4, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Judiciary Committee killed one bill at its own sponsor's request, cleared a cold-case task force renewal unanimously, and advanced two measures over dissent — one making Native healing ceremonies reimbursable to crime victims, the other stripping cohabitation from Colorado's bigamy statute.

Key Actions

·Expand Criminal Jurisdiction for Out-of-State ConductKilled

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Notable Quotes

“I am going to be PI in this bill. After doing a little bit more research, I realized that there are some issues with this bill, and I would rather spend interim correcting this as opposed to pushing, you know, pushing a bill that has some issues that might open some doors to other problems.”
Ava Flanell — The sponsor explaining why she moved to kill her own bill on out-of-state criminal jurisdiction rather than advance a flawed version.

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Votes

Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction

Yes (8)Chad Clifford, Cecelia Espenoza, Ava Flanell, Lorena Garcia, Rebecca Keltie, Steven Woodrow, Jennifer Bacon, Michael Carter

Excused (3)Scott Slaugh, Matt Soper, Yara Zokaie

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction

Yes (11)Chad Clifford, Cecelia Espenoza, Ava Flanell, Lorena Garcia, Rebecca Keltie, Scott Slaugh, Matt Soper, Jennifer Bacon, Michael Carter, Steven Woodrow, Yara Zokaie

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction

Yes (8)Chad Clifford, Cecelia Espenoza, Lorena Garcia, Scott Slaugh, Yara Zokaie, Jennifer Bacon, Michael Carter, Steven Woodrow

No (3)Ava Flanell, Rebecca Keltie, Matt Soper

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction

Yes (8)Chad Clifford, Lorena Garcia, Scott Slaugh, Matt Soper, Steven Woodrow, Yara Zokaie, Jennifer Bacon, Michael Carter

No (3)Cecelia Espenoza, Ava Flanell, Rebecca Keltie

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TranscriptPreview

He just said you hoodwinked him into doing that. He Mrs. Judiciary. Judiciary will be called to order. Really, though, can we call the roll? Already doing that. Class Representatives Clifford. Here. Espin. Excuse me. Espinosa. Here. Flannel. Here. Garcia. Here. Kelty. Here. Slo. Excused. So per. Excused. Woodrow. Here. Is it okay? Excuse. Excused. Bacon. Here. Mr. Chair. Present. First bill we will be hearing is House Bill 261060 for action only. Representative Flunel. Thank you, Chair. I. I appreciate everyone's time. I am going to be PI in this bill. After doing a little bit more research, I realized that there are some issues with this bill, and I would rather spend interim correcting this as opposed to pushing, you know, pushing a bill that has some issues that might open some doors to other problems. But. Ultimately, the reason for this bill was to basically empower Colorado law enforcement to go after those who scam Coloradans many times our most vulnerable populations. And if it takes place out of a state, there was no way for those vulnerable populations to, you know, to go after them. So I do ask what I move HB 2611. I actually…

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