Colorado bill to prevent municipal courts from imposing harsher sentences clears close committee vote

Colorado bill to prevent municipal courts from imposing harsher sentences clears close committee vote

Lawmakers discussed the limitations of home rule municipalities and the Equal Protection Clause during a lengthy committee meeting on a bill prohibiting municipal courts from imposing harsher sentences than state courts for the same crimes.

State bill to stop cities like Aurora from imposing harsh jail sentences for misdemeanors advances - Sentinel Colorado

The bill caps non-felony sentences, facing opposition from Aurora and Pueblo officials citing home rule.