HB 23-1199 CO

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The act requires the department of public safety (department), by June 30, 2025, to develop and maintain a statewide system (system) for victims of alleged sexual assault to monitor the status of their sexual assault evidence collection kit. The system must also provide relevant information for victims regarding the processing, custody, analysis, and destruction of evidence, as well as contact information for law enforcement and victim resources. The department is required to submit an annual report to the house of representatives and senate judiciary committees concerning information related to the status of sexual assault evidence collection kits reported into the system. Under current law, the division of criminal justice (division) in the department administers the sexual assault victim emergency payment program (program), which assists victims of sexual assault with medical expenses associated with a sexual assault. The act permits a law enforcement agency to request reimbursement of costs associated with the collection of forensic evidence for a victim through the program, subject to an annual cap. The act also requires the division to develop and maintain a system to track claims, process invoices, sort information, and produce reports concerning the program. The division is required to submit an annual report to the house of representatives and senate judiciary committees concerning information related to the program. For the purpose of a mandatory protection order, the act expands the definition of "until final disposition of the action". For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, $523,686 is appropriated from reappropriated funds received by the department from the Colorado crime victim services fund to the office of information technology to implement the act. APPROVED by Governor May 25, 2023 EFFECTIVE May 25, 2023 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Meg Froelich Democratic · primary
• Matt Soper Republican · primary
• Faith Winter · primary

1. May 25, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 15, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 15, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 12, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 7, 2023 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 5, 2023 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. May 4, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
8. May 3, 2023 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
9. May 3, 2023 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
10. May 1, 2023 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
11. Apr 24, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
12. Apr 21, 2023 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
13. Apr 20, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
14. Apr 18, 2023 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
15. Mar 8, 2023 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
16. Feb 14, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (05/25/2023) · PDF
• Final Act (05/15/2023) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/04/2023) · PDF
• Revised (05/03/2023) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/21/2023) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/20/2023) · PDF
• Introduced (02/14/2023) · PDF
• PA3 (05/03/2023) · PDF
• PA2 (05/01/2023) · PDF
• PA1 (03/09/2023) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF