HB 24-1072 CO

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Under current law, certain evidence of a victim's or witness's prior or subsequent sexual conduct is presumed irrelevant, but there is an exception for evidence of the victim's or witness's prior or subsequent sexual conduct with the defendant. The act eliminates this exception. The act expands the criminal rape shield law to prohibit the admission of evidence of the victim's manner of dress or hairstyle as evidence of the victim's consent. The act amends what a moving party must show to the court and to opposing parties and what the court must find in order to introduce evidence that is presumed to be irrelevant under the criminal rape shield law. Under current law, a defendant may move to introduce evidence that the victim or a witness has a history of false reporting of sexual assaults, upon a sufficient showing to the court and opposing parties. The act allows the defendant to offer evidence concerning at least one incident of false reporting of unlawful sexual behavior and also articulate facts that would, by a preponderance of the evidence, demonstrate that the victim or witness has made a report that was demonstrably false or false in fact. APPROVED by Governor April 24, 2024 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Shannon Bird · primary
• Lisa Frizell Republican · primary
• Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican · primary
• Rhonda Fields · primary

1. Apr 24, 2024 Governor Signed · executive
2. Apr 19, 2024 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Apr 19, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. Apr 18, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Mar 28, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. Mar 27, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. Mar 26, 2024 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
8. Mar 25, 2024 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
9. Mar 20, 2024 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
10. Mar 7, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
11. Mar 5, 2024 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
12. Mar 4, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
13. Mar 1, 2024 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
14. Feb 27, 2024 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
15. Jan 10, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower