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ColoradoHB25-10152025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Ability to Pay Bond Online Clarifications

Sponsored By: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Robert Rodriguez (Democratic), Yara Zokaie (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Courts & JudicialCrimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

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Clearer release deadlines for jailed defendants

For online bonds, the six-hour release clock starts when payment is submitted or a power of attorney is electronically filed. Extraordinary circumstances and court-ordered electronic monitoring can change the deadline. Time limits do not apply when a court requires monitoring before release for public safety. After more than 24 hours awaiting monitoring following bond posting, sheriffs must bring defendants to court the next business day. Unpaid fees, costs, or surcharges cannot block release after bond is posted, including online; those debts are not erased.

Bond payers keep control of deposits

Courts must return someone else's cash bond deposit once the defendant has no remaining obligations under the bond. Courts cannot use that money to pay the defendant's court debts. A defendant's own deposit can pay those debts only with voluntary written consent, never required for release. Any unused balance must be returned. Other payers can deposit directly with the jail without using the defendant's name or inmate account; these protections also cover online bonds.

Online bond payments with fee limits

By October 1, 2025, Colorado jails must offer online posting for every bond available in person, including credit-card payment. Sheriffs must post instructions and give online payers the same notices, bond papers, and next court date. Online and in-person bond-processing fees cannot exceed $10; other transaction fees, including kiosk fees, are banned. A credit-card company's standard processing fee is allowed. When a third-party vendor handles credit-card bond payments, its processing fee cannot exceed 3.5%.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Javier Mabrey

    Democratic • House

  • Julie Gonzales

    Democratic • Senate

  • Robert Rodriguez

    Democratic • Senate

  • Yara Zokaie

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Andrew Boesenecker

    Democratic • House

  • Bob Marshall

    Democratic • House

  • Brianna Titone

    Democratic • House

  • Chad Clifford

    Democratic • House

  • Cecelia Espenoza

    Democratic • House

  • Eliza Hamrick

    Democratic • House

  • Emily Sirota

    Democratic • House

  • Elizabeth Velasco

    Democratic • House

  • Gretchen Rydin

    Democratic • House

  • Jennifer Bacon

    Democratic • House

  • Junie Joseph

    Democratic • House

  • Julie McCluskie

    Democratic • House

  • Jacque Phillips

    Democratic • House

  • Kyle Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Lorena Garcia

    Democratic • House

  • Lindsay Gilchrist

    Democratic • House

  • Monica Duran

    Democratic • House

  • Mandy Lindsay

    Democratic • House

  • Matthew Martinez

    Democratic • House

  • Manny Rutinel

    Democratic • House

  • Rebekah Stewart

    Democratic • House

  • Sean Camacho

    Democratic • House

  • Sheila Lieder

    Democratic • House

  • Steven Woodrow

    Democratic • House

  • Cathy Kipp

    Democratic • Senate

  • Iman Jodeh

    Democratic • Senate

  • Judy Amabile

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mike Weissman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Tom Sullivan

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 111 • No: 2

Senate vote • 3/18/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 32 • No: 1

Senate vote • 3/12/2025

Refer House Bill 25-1015 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 6 • No: 1

House vote • 1/27/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 62 • No: 0

House vote • 1/22/2025

Refer House Bill 25-1015 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    3/31/2025House

  2. Sent to the Governor

    3/26/2025House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

    3/25/2025Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    3/24/2025House

  5. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    3/18/2025Senate

  6. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

    3/17/2025Senate

  7. Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    3/12/2025Senate

  8. Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed

    3/5/2025Senate

  9. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

    1/29/2025Senate

  10. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    1/27/2025House

  11. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor

    1/24/2025House

  12. House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

    1/22/2025House

  13. Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

    1/8/2025House

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