SB 124: Colorado Survivor Justice Act - Colorado

Final Act → Signed Act · 2 edits · May 21, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized and signed into law, transitioning from a draft status to an enacted statute. The text includes significant formatting corrections and fixes to garbled characters that appeared in the original draft, ensuring the legal definitions regarding firearm background checks and service dates are clear and accurate.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged as it pertains to the Automated Protection Order Notification System in Colorado, but the final version corrects errors that could have caused ambiguity in the statute.

TECHNICAL

Corrected garbled text and formatting errors in the definitions section to ensure accurate legal language regarding firearm eligibility and service dates.

Updated the bill header and signature block to reflect the final signed act status, replacing draft notes with official signatures.

Rerevised → Final Act · 4 edits · May 4, 2026

MODERATE

This bill updates the legal definition of the Automated Protection Order Notification System to ensure it collects specific data on firearm restrictions. It requires the system to record whether an individual was subject to an extreme risk protection order and whether they were denied a firearm purchase or transfer due to a background check. The bill also adds a new requirement for the system to track applications where individuals were found ineligible to possess firearms under state or federal law.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of information collected by the notification system to include detailed records of extreme risk protection orders and specific firearm denial statuses, rather than just general background check denials.

REQUIREMENT

The system must now specifically record if an extreme risk protection order was issued against the restrained person and the date it was served or attempted.

The system must now record if the restrained person applied for a firearm purchase or transfer and was denied based on a background check.

The system must now record if the restrained person submitted a firearm application that indicated they were ineligible to possess a firearm under state or federal law.

The specific requirement labeled as subsection (3)(f) was removed from the list of required information, though its content appears to be redistributed into the new subsections (e) and (f).

Revised → Rerevised · 3 edits · May 1, 2026

MINOR

The bill text has been updated to reflect the addition of new co-sponsors to the House and to mark the version as 'Rerevised' with amendments adopted in the Second House. The document also includes a new stamp indicating the bill was passed at the 3rd Reading on May 1, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Added new House co-sponsors: Boesenecker, Duran, Garcia, Jackson, Lindsay, Mabrey, and Nguyen.

Updated the version header from 'REVISED' to 'REREVISED' and clarified that it includes all amendments adopted in the Second House.

Added a stamp indicating the bill reached the 3rd Reading Unamended on May 1, 2026.

Reengrossed → Revised · 3 edits · Apr 30, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reclassified from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' to reflect that it now includes amendments adopted during the second reading in the House. The effective date and referendum petition procedures were removed, likely because the bill was amended to bypass the standard 90-day waiting period or because the amendment process altered the legislative timeline. Additionally, a specific provision detailing how the Colorado Bureau of Investigation shares information with protected persons was deleted.

Scope change

The bill's procedural status changed from a standard reengrossed version to a revised version, indicating a shift in the legislative history and potentially the effective date of the law.

TIMELINE

The specific effective date (August 12, 2026) and the conditions for a referendum petition were deleted, suggesting the bill's implementation timeline was altered by the amendments.

REQUIREMENT

A clause requiring the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to provide specific information to protected persons and their families was removed.

TECHNICAL

The header was updated to indicate this is a 'Revised' version including amendments from the second reading, rather than a 'Reengrossed' version.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · Apr 22, 2026

MINOR

The bill title was updated from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to reflect that it now includes all amendments adopted during the House of Introduction. Additionally, the list of Senate sponsors was expanded to include five new members (Benavidez, Coleman, Exum, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Snyder, Weissman), and a note regarding the bill summary was updated to specify the date of the 3rd Reading Unamended version.

TECHNICAL

Added five new names to the list of Senate sponsors.

Changed the bill status header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED'.

Updated the legislative note to include the specific date (April 22, 2026) for the reengrossed bill summary.

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 21, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was significantly amended to shift its focus from providing legal relief for victims of violence to establishing an automated system that notifies individuals about protection orders. The original text regarding self-defense evidence and alternative sentencing was removed, while new text was added to require the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to share specific data about firearm restrictions and extreme risk protection orders with protected persons and their families.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from a criminal defense mechanism for defendants who are survivors of violence to an administrative data-sharing requirement for law enforcement and the Bureau of Investigation regarding protection orders.

SCOPE

All provisions related to allowing defendants to introduce evidence of prior victimization during self-defense trials were deleted.

The alternative mandatory sentencing option for defendants who are survivors of violence was removed.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were added to mandate that the automated protection order notification system include specific data points, such as whether an extreme risk protection order was issued and whether a firearm purchase was denied.

ENFORCEMENT

New provisions require the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to make the listed notification information available to protected persons, their immediate families, and other interested parties.

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