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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado Creates Jury Selection Working Group to Recommend Best Practices
Last action · May 28, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Michael Carter and 11 others
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What This Bill Does
Colorado has enacted a new law creating a jury selection within the judicial department to study best practices and recommend statutory or rule changes. The group must submit a final report to legislative judiciary committees and supreme court justices, and the state supreme court must respond publicly to any rule change recommendations.
Residents summoned for jury duty may experience changes to court procedures and selection processes once the supreme court and legislature act on the 's recommendations.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Colorado Supreme Court
Must review working group recommendations for rule changes, formulate a response, and publish it on its website.
Judicial Department
Houses the newly created jury selection working group.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
14 actions- May 28, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- May 22, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- May 22, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- May 22, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- Apr 27, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 24, 2026SenateFloorSenate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
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- Apr 22, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Apr 20, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
- Apr 16, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 15, 2026HouseHouse Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 14, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Apr 7, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 1, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- Feb 23, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Refer House Bill 26-1288 to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
7
- Yes
- 5
- No
- 2
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
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Refer House Bill 26-1288, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
10
- Yes
- 10
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (10)
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A).
Total
1
- Yes
- 0
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 1
How they voted (1)
Lobbying Activity
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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