Colorado 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 56 D · 6 R cosponsors

SB 25-304 — Measures to Address Sexual Assault Kit Backlog

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 22, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on June 03, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 67 sponsors

    3 primary, 64 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (56 D · 6 R) — cross-party backing.

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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.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 25-304 now includes clarification regarding the requirement for annual reports to the General Assembly on the state’s capacity to handle sexual assault kit testing. Previously, it was less clear what specific criteria would be reported. These changes matter because they help ensure transparency and accountability in how sexual assault cases are managed, potentially leading to quicker testing and justice for victims.

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First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
25-0780.02 Jacob Baus x2173 SENATE BILL 25-304 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Weissman, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Willford and Froelich, Senate Committees House Committees Judiciary Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT TESTINGBACKLOG ,AND ,INCONNECTIONTHEREWITH ,MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
25-0780.02 Jacob Baus x2173 SENATE BILL 25-304 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Weissman, Amabile,Ball,Bridges,Carson,Coleman,Cutter,Danielson,Daugherty,Exum, Frizell, Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Liston, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Rodriguez, Snyder, Wallace, Winter F.
Bill Summary (Note:
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Willford and Froelich, Senate Committees House Committees Judiciary Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING MEASURES TO ADDRESS THE SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT TESTINGBACKLOG ,AND ,INCONNECTIONTHEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill creates a grant program to fund an independent sexual assault kit coordinator (coordinator) position.
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d e 5 The Colorado bureau of investigation administers the grant program.
The coordinator is tasked with providing annual reports to the general assemblyregarding specific i criteria relating tothestate's capacityto complete sexual assault kit tests.
T R 0 A n , Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
a The Colorado bureau of investigation administers the grant program.
E R 2 T d 2 N 2 1 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
E d y Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
S e a Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n M Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Sent to the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  7. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  8. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  9. House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  10. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  11. Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

  12. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  13. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  14. Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations

  15. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 64 co-sponsors · 34 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (64)

Not signed on (34)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 25-304 do?
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.)
Who sponsors SB 25-304?
SB 25-304 is sponsored by Mandy Lindsay (Democrat), Sheila Lieder (Democrat), Junie Joseph (Democrat), Jamie Jackson (Democrat), Eliza Hamrick (Democrat), Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democrat), L. García, Cecelia Espenoza (Democrat), Regina English (Democrat), Monica Duran (Democrat), Chad Clifford (Democrat), Michael Carter (Democrat), Sean Camacho (Democrat), Kyle Brown (Democrat), Andrew Boesenecker (Democrat), S. Bird, Jennifer Bacon (Democrat), F. Winter, Katie Wallace (Democrat), Tom Sullivan (Democrat), Marc Snyder (Democrat), Robert Rodriguez (Democrat), Kyle Mullica (Democrat), P. Lundeen, Larry Liston (Republican), Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Cathy Kipp (Democrat), Iman Jodeh (Democrat), Nick Hinrichsen (Democrat), Julie Gonzales (Democrat), Lisa Frizell (Republican), Tony Exum (Democrat), Lindsey Daugherty (Democrat), Jessie Danielson (Democrat), Lisa Cutter (Democrat), James Coleman (Democrat), Marc Catlin (Republican), John Carson (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democrat), Matt Ball (Democrat), Judy Amabile (Democrat), Meg Froelich (Democrat), Jenny Willford (Democrat), Mike Weissman (Democrat), Yara Zokaie (Democrat), Steven Woodrow (Democrat), Alex Valdez (Democrat), Brianna Titone (Democrat), Tammy Story (Democrat), Rebekah Stewart (Democrat), Katie Stewart (Democrat), Lesley Smith (Democrat), Emily Sirota (Democrat), Gretchen Rydin (Democrat), Manny Rutinel (Democrat), Naquetta Ricks (Democrat), Jacque Phillips (Democrat), Amy Paschal (Democrat), Karen McCormick (Democrat), Julie McCluskie (Democrat), Tisha Mauro (Democrat), Bob Marshall (Democrat), Javier Mabrey (Democrat), Meghan Lukens (Democrat), William Lindstedt (Democrat), and Michaelson Jenet.
What is the current status of SB 25-304?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 22, 2025. Enacted.
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