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Senate adopts bill to bar certain monetary assessments against juveniles
Summary
The Senate adopted House Bill 12-32, amended to clarify that certain monetary assessments should not be imposed on juveniles in the justice system; sponsors said the change corrects prior ambiguities and aligns with bipartisan practice.
The Colorado Senate moved to adopt the judiciary committee report and passed House Bill 12-32, a measure aimed at prohibiting certain monetary assessments against juveniles in the justice system. Senator Gonzales, speaking for the sponsor's report, said the bill was amended to clarify prior language and called for final passage: "We are trying to ensure that, juveniles are no longer assessed or charged restitution... Can we please finally get it right by passing House Bill 12-32?"
Senator Linstead added that similar fees were eliminated previously through bipartisan majorities and urged an aye vote, saying the fees "serve no purpose" for rehabilitation or community safety. Following voice votes, the chair announced the ayes had it and the bill was adopted; the clerk placed the bill on the calendar for third reading and final passage.
The bill was presented with a clarifying amendment from the judiciary committee; the transcript records no roll-call tally for the final passage in the floor exchange, though the committee of the whole report adoption elsewhere in the session recorded 33 ayes, 0 nos, and 2 excused. No specific fiscal figures or implementation timeline were provided during the floor discussion recorded in the transcript.
