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Senate Judiciary

Monday, February 23, 2026·5h 45m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a rehabilitative overhaul of the state's Youthful Offender System over a party-line dissent, and after hours of testimony forwarded a warrant requirement for police access to historical license-plate-reader data — a bill that drew opposition from both sides of the aisle. Members also cleared the annual bill formally enacting the state statutes.

Key Actions

·Enactment of Colorado Revised Statutes 2025Passed

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Notable Quotes

there was a Supreme Court litigation about that a couple of years ago. It was not the finest hour for anybody involved, so I respectfully decline.

Mike WeissmanWeissman's dry reply to a joke about reading every statute aloud, referencing prior litigation over the statutes' enactment — the levity around an otherwise routine annual bill.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)John Carson, Julie Gonzales, Nick Hinrichsen, Katie Wallace, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Dylan Roberts, Mike Weissman
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (5)Julie Gonzales, Nick Hinrichsen, Katie Wallace, Dylan Roberts, Mike Weissman
No (2)John Carson, Lynda Zamora Wilson
Referred to Committee on AppropriationsAction
Yes (5)Mike Weissman, Lynda Zamora Wilson, Julie Gonzales, Nick Hinrichsen, Katie Wallace
No (2)John Carson, Dylan Roberts
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TranscriptPreview
Good afternoon. Senate Judiciary Committee will come to order on Monday 23rd February. Ms. Jensen, please call the roll. Senators Carson, President Gonzalez. So happy to be here. Is that present? No, we'll count that as present. Henriksen. Here. Wallace. Here. Here. Zamora. Wilson. Present. Roberts. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. All right, everyone is present. Our agenda Today consists of four bills in order. House Bill 1035, followed by 1064, then Senate Bill 70, then Senate Bill 71. As folks might have noted, there are a lot of folks who are interested to speak to the committee concerning one of the bills in particular, that being Senate Bill 70. When we get to that point of the hearing, I'll make a few other procedural announcements about how we will try to move through that part of our afternoon in a fair and efficient manner. But first things first, I will be co presenting House Bill 1035 with Senator Frazell. For that reason, Senator Roberts will preside over this portion of the hearing. All right. Good afternoon. We are on House Bill 1035 by Senators Weissman and Frizzell, who are before us. Who would like to go ahead, Senator Frazell. Thank
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