republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1338.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Municipal Court Bond Hold Notification and Hearing"
description: "If a person is detained in a jail on a municipal hold and does not immediately receive a personal recognizance bond, the jail shall promptly notify the municipal court of the hold or, if the municipal hold is the sole basis for the person's detention, notify the municipal court of the hold within 4 hours. All municipal courts shall establish an e-mail address, if internet service is available, whereby the municipal court can receive notifications from jails. If internet service is not available, the municipal court shall establish a telephone line with voicemail for the same purpose. Once a demanding municipal court receives the notice that its hold is the sole basis for the detention, the court shall hold a hearing within 2 days of receiving the notice; except that if the defendant has failed to appear at least twice in the case and the jail is in a different county than the county where the municipality is located, the demanding municipal court shall hold a hearing within 4 days. At the hearing the municipal court must either:"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1338"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1338 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Kagan", "Jeff Bridges", "Larry Liston", "Vicki Marble"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 13
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e64c7d6a-227a-4e18-b214-2c3d0520bf59"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1338"
source_hash: "23170b810ed6655fb0d208236ba540f5cb7ad64d4cd966dd3dfbe8d0613f2577"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 17-1338 (2017A) — Municipal Court Bond Hold Notification and Hearing

If a person is detained in a jail on a municipal hold and does not immediately receive a personal recognizance bond, the jail shall promptly notify the municipal court of the hold or, if the municipal hold is the sole basis for the person's detention, notify the municipal court of the hold within 4 hours. All municipal courts shall establish an e-mail address, if internet service is available, whereby the municipal court can receive notifications from jails. If internet service is not available, the municipal court shall establish a telephone line with voicemail for the same purpose. Once a demanding municipal court receives the notice that its hold is the sole basis for the detention, the court shall hold a hearing within 2 days of receiving the notice; except that if the defendant has failed to appear at least twice in the case and the jail is in a different county than the county where the municipality is located, the demanding municipal court shall hold a hearing within 4 days. At the hearing the municipal court must either:

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170425t134044z3__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0425AttachE.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170425t134044z3__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0425AttachF.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1338_S_SA_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (04/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1338_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1338_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (04/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1338_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (04/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1338jud_01.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1338_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (05/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1338_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (05/08/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1338_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (06/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1338_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment F). The motion passed on a vote of 9-2. — **9–2** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1338, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1338 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 3-0, with 2 members excused. — **3–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Daniel Kagan — primary (person)
- Jeff Bridges — primary (person)
- Larry Liston — primary (person)
- Vicki Marble — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2017-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e64c7d6a-227a-4e18-b214-2c3d0520bf59`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).