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HB 1103 CO
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Report Child Sexual Assault & Courtroom Testimony

CO · session 2026A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 3, 2026

Latest action (May 4, 2026) Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

Summary

This Colorado law requires law enforcement to conduct structured interviews and document information when they receive reports of child sexual assault or abuse, including the child's name, alleged offender's name, and a summary of the incident. Law enforcement must notify the appropriate child advocacy center within one week of receiving such a report and collaborate on requesting a forensic interview if necessary. The law also expands the definition of a child witness who can testify via closed-circuit television from those 12 years old or younger to those younger than 18 years old. Judges are required to make written findings regarding whether a child witness or a witness with an intellectual or developmental disability will suffer serious emotional distress or trauma from testifying in the defendant's presence.

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Official abstract

The act requires a law enforcement entity that receives a report alleging an offense involving sexual assault or abuse of a child to conduct a minimal facts interview and record certain information, including the child's name, the alleged offender's name, and a summary of the alleged incident. After receiving the report, a law enforcement entity must notify a child advocacy center within the judicial district where the alleged crime occurred, or another appropriate child advocacy center, within one week after taking the report. The law enforcement entity is required to collaborate with the child advocacy center in requesting a forensic interview for the alleged child victim if the law enforcement entity deems a forensic interview is necessary and appropriate.     The act changes the definition of a child witness for purposes of testifying using closed-circuit television from a person who is 12 years old or younger, to a person who is younger than 18 years old. The act requires a judge to make findings on the record regarding a witness who is a child or a person who has an intellectual and developmental disability, specifically, if the witness will suffer serious emotional distress or trauma from courtroom testimony when the defendant is present.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (3)
39 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (18)
  1. May 4, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
  2. Apr 23, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. Apr 22, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  4. Apr 22, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  5. Apr 2, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
  6. Mar 18, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
  7. Mar 17, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  8. Mar 16, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
  9. Mar 16, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
  10. Mar 13, 2026 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/16/2026 - No Amendments · upper
  11. Mar 12, 2026 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/13/2026 - No Amendments · upper
  12. Mar 9, 2026 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  13. Mar 2, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
  14. Feb 25, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  15. Feb 24, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
  16. Feb 23, 2026 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  17. Feb 18, 2026 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  18. Feb 3, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
Subjects
Courts & Judicial

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