First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 25-0905.01 Owen Hatch x2698
HOUSE BILL 25-1301
House Committees Senate Committees
Judiciary
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING THE ADDITION OF VOIC E COURT REPORTERS TO THE LIST101
OF PROFESSIONALS WHO MAY ADMINISTER AN OATH OR102
AFFIRMATION.103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
Current law does not allow a voice court reporter to administer an
oath or affirmation. The bill adds voice reporters to the list of
professionals who may administer an oath or affirmation.
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 31, 2025
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
March 27, 2025
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Carter and Espenoza, Bacon, Duran, Garcia, Lindsay, Mabrey, Valdez
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Roberts and Gonzales J.,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 24-12-103 as2
follows:3
24-12-103. Who may administer oaths or affirmations. (1) All4
courts in this state and each judge, justice, magistrate, referee, clerk, and5
deputy clerk; thereof; court reporters who hold the registered professional6
reporter,
CERTIFIED VERBATIM REPORTER , OR CERTIFIED VERBATIM7
REPORTER - STENOTYPE certification or higher; members and referees of8
the division of labor standards and statistics; members of the public9
utilities commission; and notaries public have power to administer oaths10
or affirmations to witnesses and others concerning any
A matter, thing,11
process, or proceeding pending, commenced, or to be commenced before12
them. respectively.13
(2) The courts, judges, magistrates, referees, clerks, and deputy14
clerks within their respective districts or counties; court reporters who15
hold the registered professional reporter,
CERTIFIED VERBATIM REPORTER,16
OR CERTIFIED VERBATIM REPORTER - STENOTYPE certification or higher;17
a person designated by the governing body, or any
AN officer thereof OF18
THE BODY; and notaries public within any A county of this state have the19
power to administer all oaths or affirmations of office and other oaths or20
affirmations required to be taken by any A person upon any A lawful21
occasion and to take affidavits and depositions concerning any A matter22
or thing, process, or proceeding pending, commenced, or to be23
commenced in any A court or on any AN occasion an affidavit or a24
deposition is authorized or by law required to be taken.25
SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,26
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate27
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-2- preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for1
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state2
institutions.3
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