SB 15-150 Summary

• Amends the fiscal year 2014-15 judicial department appropriation by modifying Part VIII of the 2014 Long Bill (HB 14-1336) to adjust funding allocations across judicial operations.

• Adjusts total judicial department appropriation to $608,471,807, distributed across general fund ($438,362,723), general fund exempt ($135,585,989), cash funds ($30,098,095), and federal funds ($4,425,000).

• Includes funding adjustments for Supreme Court/Court of Appeals ($23,871,408), Courts Administration ($64,592,397), Trial Courts ($156,422,612), Probation and Related Services ($136,015,775), and defense counsel offices totaling approximately $194,140,802.

• Establishes judicial compensation ranges for fiscal year 2014-15, including Chief Justice at $161,151 and County Court Judges at $138,972, with salary increases provided through the salary survey line item.

• Designates $300,000 of District Attorney Mandated Costs for reimbursement of case-specific expenses in People v. James Holmes (12CR1522), with any unexpended amounts reverting to the General Fund.