republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1134.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Fairness & Transparency in Municipal Court	The act clarifies that municipal court defendants have a right to counsel and that municipal defense counsel have the same notice requirements, case information, and opportunity to meet with their clients as do state-level defense counsel. Current law prohibits paying indigent municipal defense counsel on a fixed or flat-fee payment structure if the municipality prosecutes domestic violence cases. The act applies the prohibition to all municipalities and allows a flat fee arrangement if the flat fee is the same or higher than a resulting fee based on hourly compensation. Current law requires municipal court proceedings to be open to public observation. The act requires virtual observation for all in-custody proceedings and prompt resolution of municipal cases.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2026A	HB 1134	Colorado HB 1134 (2026A)	bill	Courts & Judicial	enacted	C. Clifford D. Roberts E. Velasco J. Amabile J. Bacon J. Coleman J. Gonzales J. Mabrey K. Wallace L. García L. Gilchrist M. Carter M. Weissman N. Hinrichsen Y. Zokaie	7	12	4	2026-02-04	2026-04-27	openstates	ocd-bill/6249612e-5d11-4d7e-acbb-9daa63bdac70	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1134	dccd5f74e0407116be054850fb5281a8317deb9421275f291dfa144f99317344	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado HB 1134 (2026A) — Fairness & Transparency in Municipal Court

The act clarifies that municipal court defendants have a right to counsel and that municipal defense counsel have the same notice requirements, case information, and opportunity to meet with their clients as do state-level defense counsel. Current law prohibits paying indigent municipal defense counsel on a fixed or flat-fee payment structure if the municipality prosecutes domestic violence cases. The act applies the prohibition to all municipalities and allows a flat fee arrangement if the flat fee is the same or higher than a resulting fee based on hourly compensation. Current law requires municipal court proceedings to be open to public observation. The act requires virtual observation for all in-custody proceedings and prompt resolution of municipal cases.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Final Act (committee substitute) — source
4. Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
5. Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
6. Revised (committee substitute) — source
7. Signed Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• BILL — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer House Bill 26-1134, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D). — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer House Bill 26-1134 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• C. Clifford — primary (person)
• D. Roberts — primary (person)
• E. Velasco — primary (person)
• J. Amabile — primary (person)
• J. Bacon — primary (person)
• J. Coleman — primary (person)
• J. Gonzales — primary (person)
• J. Mabrey — primary (person)
• K. Wallace — primary (person)
• L. García — primary (person)
• L. Gilchrist — primary (person)
• M. Carter — primary (person)
• M. Weissman — primary (person)
• N. Hinrichsen — primary (person)
• Y. Zokaie — primary (person)
• A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
• C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
• C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
• E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
• I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
• J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
• J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
• J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
• J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
• K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
• K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
• K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
• K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
• L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
• M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
• M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
• M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
• R. English — cosponsor (person)
• S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
• S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
• S. Woodrow — cosponsor (person)
• T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
• T. Story — cosponsor (person)
• T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2026-04-27 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2026-04-16 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-04-16 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-04-16 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-03-31 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-30 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments reading-2
• 2026-03-25 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-03-10 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary introduction
• 2026-03-03 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-02 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
• 2026-02-25 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-02-04 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6249612e-5d11-4d7e-acbb-9daa63bdac70. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).