republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2021a/sb-21-271.md

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Bill	Misdemeanor Reform	The act reforms the sentencing provisions related to misdemeanors and petty offenses. Under current law, there are 3 classifications for misdemeanors and 2 classifications for petty offenses. The act reduces the misdemeanor classifications to 2 and reduces the petty offenses to one classification and adds a new classification of civil infraction. A class 1 misdemeanor is punishable by up to 364 days in jail or a fine of up to $1,000 or both, and a class 2 misdemeanor is punishable by up to 120 days in jail or a fine of up to $750 or both. A petty offense is punishable by up to 10 days in jail or a fine of up to $300 or both. A civil infraction is punishable by a fine of up to $100.The act reclassifies various criminal offenses within the new classification system for misdemeanors, petty offenses, and civil infractions. The act changes the elements of some crimes to align with the new sentencing classifications. The act creates procedural rules for prosecution of the new civil infractions. The act updates the alternate sentencing options for misdemeanors and petty offenses. The act creates standard time credits for jail sentences.The act appropriates $95,340 to the department of revenue for use by the division of motor vehicles. $35,940 of the appropriation is from the general fund and $59,400 of the appropriation is from the licensing services cash fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2021A	SB 21-271	Colorado SB 21-271 (2021A)	bill		enacted	Bob Gardner Dylan Roberts Julie Gonzales Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez	10	15	3	2021-05-13T06:00:00+00:00	2021-07-06T06:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/8971b926-10d0-42c6-ad19-701d4678572a	http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-271	055974095a158efde1fa05c58492862f0841d6f0c7c4da65cda45c605aa1e6fd	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado SB 21-271 (2021A) — Misdemeanor Reform

The act reforms the sentencing provisions related to misdemeanors and petty offenses. Under current law, there are 3 classifications for misdemeanors and 2 classifications for petty offenses. The act reduces the misdemeanor classifications to 2 and reduces the petty offenses to one classification and adds a new classification of civil infraction. A class 1 misdemeanor is punishable by up to 364 days in jail or a fine of up to $1,000 or both, and a class 2 misdemeanor is punishable by up to 120 days in jail or a fine of up to $750 or both. A petty offense is punishable by up to 10 days in jail or a fine of up to $300 or both. A civil infraction is punishable by a fine of up to $100.The act reclassifies various criminal offenses within the new classification system for misdemeanors, petty offenses, and civil infractions. The act changes the elements of some crimes to align with the new sentencing classifications. The act creates procedural rules for prosecution of the new civil infractions. The act updates the alternate sentencing options for misdemeanors and petty offenses. The act creates standard time credits for jail sentences.The act appropriates $95,340 to the department of revenue for use by the division of motor vehicles. $35,940 of the appropriation is from the general fund and $59,400 of the appropriation is from the licensing services cash fund.(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. Committee Amendment (committee substitute) — source
2. Engrossed (05/26/2021) (committee substitute) — source
3. Final Act (06/25/2021) (committee substitute) — source
4. Introduced (05/13/2021) (committee substitute) — source
5. PA1 (05/20/2021) (committee substitute) — source
6. PA2 (05/26/2021) (committee substitute) — source
7. Reengrossed (05/27/2021) (committee substitute) — source
8. Rerevised (06/08/2021) (committee substitute) — source
9. Revised (06/07/2021) (committee substitute) — source
10. Signed Act (07/06/2021) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2021-06-08 09:13:38 — 38–24 (pass) · lower
• BILL — 35–0 (pass) · upper
• AMEND — 35–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bob Gardner — primary (person)
• Dylan Roberts — primary (person)
• Julie Gonzales — primary (person)
• Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-07-06T06:00:00+00:00 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2021-06-25T06:00:00+00:00 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-06-25T06:00:00+00:00 Signed by the Speaker of the House
• 2021-06-25T06:00:00+00:00 Signed by the President of the Senate
• 2021-06-08T06:00:00+00:00 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2021-06-07T06:00:00+00:00 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
• 2021-06-04T06:00:00+00:00 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
• 2021-06-04T06:00:00+00:00 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2021-06-03T06:00:00+00:00 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2021-05-28T06:00:00+00:00 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary introduction
• 2021-05-27T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-26T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
• 2021-05-26T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2021-05-19T06:00:00+00:00 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2021-05-13T06:00:00+00:00 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8971b926-10d0-42c6-ad19-701d4678572a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).