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June 6, 2022 HB 22-1229
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Final Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 22-0542
Rep. Weissman; Soper
Sen. Gardner; Gonzales
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
June 6, 2022
Signed into Law
Aaron Carpenter | 303-866-4918
Aaron.Carpenter@state.co.us
Bill Topic: SENATE BILL 21-271 CLEAN-UP
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☒ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☒ TABOR Refund
☒ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill updates the procedures for civil infractions which were created under
SB 21-271. The bill increases state expenditures in the current FY 2021-22 and may
increase state revenue and decrease local revenue and expenditures in future fiscal
years.
Appropriation
Summary:
For the current FY 2021-22, the bill requires and includes an appropriation of $124,800
to the Judicial Department.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The fiscal note reflects the enacted bill.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts Under HB 22-1229
Current Year
FY 2021-22
Budget Year
FY 2022-23
Out Year
FY 2023-24
Revenue - - -
Expenditures General Fund
1
$124,800 - -
Transfers - - -
Other Budget Impacts General Fund Reserve $16,723 - -
1
Funds appropriated in the current FY 2021-22 may be spent through FY 2022-23.
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Summary of Legislation
The bill updates the procedures for civil infractions that were created under Senate Bill 21-271. Under
the bill, a person who has committed a civil infraction may pay the specified penalty and surcharge
in person or by mail to the court.
If the person does not acknowledge guilt, or fails to pay the fine in time, the person must appear in
county court as required in the notice. The bill outlines the procedure that occurs during a civil
infraction case if the case is taken to trial and the procedure that occurs when a minor receives a civil
infraction. The bill also makes conforming amendments to statute.
Background
Senate Bill 21-271 created a process for an individual to pay a civil infraction to the agency issuing the
ticket, rather than the court. Civil infractions are $100, unless otherwise directed by statute.
State Revenue
Starting in FY 2022-23, state revenue will increase from civil infraction fines paid to the courts instead
of another local agency. Because it is unknown how many fines will be paid to the courts that would
have otherwise been collected by a local agency, the exact increase cannot be determined. Fines
collected by the court are subject to the state’s TABOR limit.
State Expenditures
In FY 2022-23 only, state General Fund expenditures will increase by $124,800 in the Judicial
Department. Costs are to update the court’s management system to collect fines from civil infractions
paid to the courts but not issued by a judge. These modifications are estimated to take 1,040 hours at
$120 per hour.
Other Budget Impacts
General Fund reserve. Under current law, an amount equal to 13.4 percent of General Fund
appropriations must be set aside in the General Fund statutory reserve beginning in the current
FY 2021-22. Based on this fiscal note, the bill is expected to increase the amount of General Fund held
in reserve as shown in Table 1, which will decrease the amount of General Fund available for other
purposes.
Local Government
To the extent fines are paid to the courts rather than to a local agency, revenue to that local agency
will decrease. In addition, to the extent more individuals receive deductions from the time they are
sentenced to jail for completing a designated program or educational activity, costs to counties will
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Effective Date
This bill was signed into law by the Governor April 7, 2022, and took effect on March 1, 2022, and
applies to offenses committed on or after that date, except that Section 16-2.3-102 C.R.S., concerning
the ability to pay civil infraction assessments, takes effect September 1, 2022.
State Appropriations
In the current FY 2021-22, the bill requires and includes an appropriation of $124,800 to the Judicial
Department. Any unexpended funds from this appropriation may be spent in FY 2022-23.
State and Local Government Contacts
District Attorneys Judicial Public Safety
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit: leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes.