SB 22-150 CO

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The act requires the department of public safety (department) to improve the investigation of missing and murdered indigenous relative cases and address injustice in the criminal justice system's response to the cases of missing and murdered indigenous relative cases. The act lists specific duties for the department, including assisting with missing indigenous persons investigations and homicide cases involving indigenous victims; coordinating with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and with other states regarding missing or murdered indigenous persons cases; developing and facilitating training related to missing and murdered indigenous persons issues; and providing assistance to families of victims. The executive director of the department (executive director) may assign the duties to the department's divisions and offices, including the office of liaison for missing and murdered indigenous relatives created in the act. The department must publish on a public website information regarding missing and murdered indigenous persons. The act creates the office of liaison for missing and murdered indigenous relatives (office) in the department to serve as a liaison on behalf of the indigenous community on issues related to missing or murdered indigenous relatives and carry out duties assigned by the executive director. In carrying out its duties, the office is required to collaborate with the Colorado commission of Indian affairs; federally recognized tribes; state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies; and indigenous-led organizations. A community volunteer advisory board (board) is established in the office to identify and advise the office on areas of concern regarding missing or murdered indigenous relatives and issues of collaborative efforts related to missing or murdered indigenous relatives. The executive director of the department appoints members to the board. The act requires peace officers to receive training concerning issues relating to missing or murdered indigenous persons. The peace officer standards and training board must work with the office to develop and facilitate the training. The act requires the Colorado bureau of investigation (bureau) to work with the office and federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies for the efficient investigation of missing or murdered indigenous persons. The bureau must operate a clearinghouse database on missing indigenous persons from Colorado and prepare an annual report on information about missing or murdered indigenous persons. The bureau is required to operate a missing indigenous person alert program. The act requires a law enforcement agency that receives a report of a missing indigenous person to notify the bureau within 8 hours of a report of a missing adult or within 2 hours of a report of a missing child. The act appropriates $497,250 to the department of public safety to implement the act, of which $15,982 is reappropriated to the department of personnel to provide fleet vehicles for the department of public safety. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Jessie Danielson Democratic · primary
• Monica Duran Democratic · primary
• Leslie Herod · primary

1. Jun 8, 2022 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 20, 2022 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 20, 2022 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. May 20, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 10, 2022 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
6. May 10, 2022 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
7. May 4, 2022 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
8. May 3, 2022 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
9. Apr 29, 2022 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
10. Apr 27, 2022 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
11. Apr 25, 2022 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
12. Apr 22, 2022 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower
13. Apr 22, 2022 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
14. Apr 21, 2022 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
15. Apr 21, 2022 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
16. Mar 24, 2022 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
17. Mar 8, 2022 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper

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 (06/08/2022) · PDF
• Final Act (05/20/2022) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/10/2022) · PDF
• Revised (05/03/2022) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/22/2022) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/21/2022) · PDF
• Introduced (03/08/2022) · PDF
• PA3 (04/27/2022) · PDF
• PA2 (04/21/2022) · PDF
• PA1 (03/25/2022) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF