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Pueblo officials urge state lawmakers to amend municipal court bills, warn of lost local authority
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City staff and local officials told the council the Pueblo delegation testified at the state legislature on bills that would limit municipal court sentencing and reclassify certain violent-offense charges, and asked the council to help press the governor to take a stronger stance on House Bill 1147.
City staff and local law-enforcement leaders on Monday briefed the Pueblo City Council on a package of bills at the Colorado General Assembly that they said would change how municipal courts and certain violent offenses are prosecuted.
The city’s legislative representative reported that House Bill 1147, titled “Fairness and Transparency in Municipal Court,” passed a Senate committee and was scheduled for second reading in the full House. “This bill takes power away from you,” the presenter told the council, saying HB1147 would cap sentencing authority, limit mandatory minimums and expand public-defender requirements for municipal courts.
That presentation noted Pueblo’s delegation — including Mayor Heather Graham, the city attorney and the chief of police — testified in person during committee…
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