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Colorado Senate Bill 304
Session 2025A
Measures to Address Sexual Assault Kit Backlog
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jun 3, 2025
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Apr 22, 2025
Latest Action
Jun 3, 2025
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Bill Number
304
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2025A
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Summary
The act creates the Colorado sexual assault forensic medical evidence review board (board), consisting of the attorney general, or their designee, as board chair; the executive director of the Colorado district attorneys' council, or their designee; and various members appointed by the attorney general or the governor. The board's duties include reviewing and monitoring processes related to sexual assault response, making recommendations to improve sexual assault response, and submitting an annual report concerning its duties. The act creates a notification requirement under the "Victim Rights Act" that requires a law enforcement agency to notify a victim every 90 days when the law enforcement agency has not received the results of the forensic medical evidence DNA analysis from an accredited crime laboratory. The act requires an accredited crime laboratory to endeavor to analyze forensic medical evidence within 60 days after its receipt. The act expands public reporting requirements concerning forensic medical evidence and DNA evidence backlogs. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $112,365 from the general fund to the department of law for use by the administration division to implement the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Actions (15)
06/03/2025
Office of the Governor
Governor Signed
05/13/2025
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/13/2025
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
05/13/2025
Office of the Governor
Sent to the Governor
05/06/2025
Senate
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/06/2025
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/05/2025
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
05/05/2025
House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
05/03/2025
House
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations
05/02/2025
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
05/02/2025
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/01/2025
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/01/2025
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Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/23/2025
Senate
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/22/2025
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
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Record Created
Apr 22, 2025 10:03:24 PM
Record Updated
Jul 23, 2025 7:42:23 AM