Changes To Revenge Pornography Crimes
Summary
Currently, Colorado criminalizes posting nude images of another person for harassment purposes or for pecuniary gain. The bill makes the following changes to those crimes: Adds images of sex acts that may not include nude images; Removes the requirement that the defendant intend to inflict serious emotional distress; Removes as an exception to the crimes that the image relates to a newsworthy event; and Clarifies that the images subject to the crimes may be disclosed by law enforcement personnel, human or social services personnel, prosecutors, and court personnel in the course of their normal business.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Mar 1, 2018
Signed May 3, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 12, 2018
How they voted
52–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 53
Apr 12, 2018
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican24
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
2
May 3, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 12, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (52-0-1)
senate
Apr 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 3, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Mar 20, 2018
Committee
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dominique Jackson
DDemocratic
P
John Cooke
RRepublican
P
RF
Rhonda Fields
DDemocratic
P
Terri Carver
RRepublican
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