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July 1, 2024 HB 24-1445
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Final Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24-1155
Rep. Bacon; Armagost
Sen. Gardner; Gonzales
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
July 1, 2024
Signed into Law
Aaron Carpenter | 303-866-4918
aaron.carpenter@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: PROBATION & PAROLE REPORTING & FEE CONDITIONS
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☐ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill prohibits payment of supervision fees as a condition of probation and parole
and allows offenders on probation or parole to meet with their officer remotely. The
bill increases state workload beginning in FY 2024-25.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
This final fiscal note reflects the enacted bill.
Summary of Legislation
The bill requires the Judicial Department and the Department of Corrections (DOC) to report on
probation and parole supervision fees that were assessed in the previous year during their
SMART Act hearing.
The bill requires probation and parole officers to schedule meetings in good faith at a mutually
agreeable time and allows for telephone or audio-visual meetings if consistent with court or
Parole Board orders. This provision applies to both adult and juvenile probationers and parolees.
The bill allows the Parole Board to grant, deny, defer, suspend, revoke, or specify or modify
condition of parole that is in the best interest of the defendant and the public. Payment of
supervision fees is not an allowable condition of parole, and parole may not be revoked for
nonpayment of these fees.
State Expenditures
The bill will increase workload to the Judicial Department and the DOC to collect and report
required fee information. In addition, workload to the Judicial Department, the Department of
Human Services (CDHS), and the DOC will increase to ensure current practices align with the
bill’s meeting requirements. This workload is assumed to be minimal; no additional
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Effective Date
The bill was signed into law by the Governor on June 3, 2024, and takes effect on
September 1, 2024, assuming no referendum petition is filed.
State and Local Government Contacts
Corrections Judicial
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 the General Assembly website.