During each legislative session, we track numerous bills that address important issues that affect our freedoms, and when appropriate, we provide testimony around these bills in the Colorado House and Senate.
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Our Legislative Database catalogs all the bills we've monitored in recent years. Search or browse it to gain historical perspective on all of our legislative victories and defeats.
The bill prohibits a peace officer from intentionally using a chokehold against another person. The bill makes a violation a class 1 misdemeanor. The bill makes an exception if the officer believes his or...
Under current law, there is a prohibition against profiling by a peace officer. The bill adds to the prohibition by updating the definition of profiling and describing additional prohibited activities...
Each law enforcement agency in the state that interviews a candidate for a peace officer position who has worked at another law enforcement agency or in private security shall require the candidate to...
The bill makes the statute of limitations for felony sexual assault 20 years.
2016
The bill changes the process for sentencing for class 1 felonies when the death penalty is sought. The bill creates an aggravation phase at which the prosecution must prove one or more aggravating...
Current law allows the use of automated vehicle identification systems designed to detect disobedience to a traffic signal on all traffic signals. The bill prohibits the use of automated vehicle...