HB 24-1455

House Bill 24-1455 changes the start date for a new judicial district in Colorado from January 7, 2025, to January 14, 2025. This adjustment ensures that the new district aligns with when the district attorney will begin their role. The bill also allows the current eighteenth judicial district’s operations and staff to be split into two separate units to support this transition. The governor signed the bill on May 24, 2024, making it official law from that date onward.

Official Summary

The act changes the effective date of the creation of the new twenty-third judicial district from January 7, 2025, to January 14, 2025, to coincide with the date that the district attorney of that district will be sworn in. To facilitate the creation of the new judicial district, the act authorizes the operations and employees of the eighteenth judicial district to be divided into 2 distinct units. APPROVED by Governor May 24, 2024 EFFECTIVE May 24, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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