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Senate advances bill to ban certain monetary assessments against juveniles
Summary
The Colorado Senate adopted House Bill 12 32 on second reading after the judiciary committee added a clarifying amendment. Sponsors said the bill finalizes prior bipartisan steps to ensure juveniles are not charged court-related monetary assessments or restitution practices that should not apply to youth.
The Colorado Senate adopted House Bill 12 32 on second reading, a measure the judiciary committee amended to clarify that certain monetary assessments may not be imposed on juveniles in the justice system.
Senator Gonzalez, sponsor of the judiciary committee report, told the Committee of the Whole the bill "is seeking to clarify a bill that was a clarification of a bill that we passed in 2021," and urged colleagues to "please vote aye." She said the clarifying language is intended to finalize prior technical fixes and prevent continued assessment or collection of fees from juveniles.
Senator Lundstedt urged support as well, noting that earlier bipartisan work had eliminated these fees and urging lawmakers to "get it right this time." She said removal of these charges serves rehabilitation and community safety goals.
The bill was amended in committee to add clarifying language and then passed on second reading and was ordered revised and placed on the calendar for third reading and final passage.
Next steps: the measure was ordered revised for third reading and placed on the calendar for final passage later in the week.
