SB 25-170 CO

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The act requires the Colorado bureau of investigation (CBI) to spend $3,000,000 in specifically appropriated money from House Bill 24-1430, concerning the provision for payment of the expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of the state of Colorado, and of its agencies and institutions, for and during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, except as otherwise noted, on backlogged DNA evidence and sexual assault kit tests, as well as DNA retesting related to CBI's laboratory misconduct that was discovered in 2023. Additionally, the act allows CBI to contract with external labs to perform the testing. The act requires CBI to create a dashboard on the department of public safety's website to update the public on the backlog at least every 30 days. CBI shall provide the general assembly with updates on the sexual assault kit backlog, including the number of cases pending, the number of tests CBI's lab conducted, the number of tests CBI contracted out, an update on CBI's laboratory staffing levels, the average turnaround time for a sexual assault kit test, and other relevant data points every 30 days from March 10, 2025, through June 30, 2026. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Judy Amabile Democratic · primary
• Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican · primary
• Shannon Bird · primary
• Emily Sirota Democratic · primary

1. Mar 26, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. Mar 19, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Mar 19, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. Mar 19, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. Mar 13, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
6. Mar 12, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. Mar 11, 2025 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
8. Mar 7, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
9. Mar 4, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations · lower
10. Mar 4, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
11. Mar 3, 2025 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
12. Feb 27, 2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
13. Feb 19, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations · upper