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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
SB19-071

Child Hearsay Exception

Type Bill
Session 2019 Regular Session
Subjects
Courts & Judicial

Concerning expanding the admission of out-of-court statements of a child.

Bill Summary:

Child hearsay exception. The act amends the statutory exception to the hearsay rule to admit an out-of-court statement made by a child if certain conditions are satisfied in:

  • Any criminal, delinquency, or civil proceeding in which the child (a person under 13 years of age) is alleged to have been a victim; or
  • Any criminal, delinquency, or civil proceeding in which the child describes all or part of an offense of unlawful sexual behavior.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Rhonda Fields

Senator

Rhonda Fields

Senator Dylan Roberts

Representative

Dylan Roberts

Committees

Senate

Judiciary

House

Judiciary

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
03/21/2019 Signed Act PDF
03/14/2019 Final Act PDF
03/04/2019 Rerevised PDF
03/01/2019 Revised PDF
02/12/2019 Reengrossed PDF
02/11/2019 Engrossed PDF
01/10/2019 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
02/07/2019 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
08/29/2019 FN2 PDF
02/05/2019 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer Senate Bill 19-071 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 19-071, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/04/2019 Third Reading BILL
63
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
02/12/2019 Third Reading BILL
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
02/06/2019 L.001 SEN Judiciary Passed [*] PDF

* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Date Location Action
03/21/2019 Governor Governor Signed
03/14/2019 Governor Sent to the Governor
03/14/2019 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/12/2019 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
03/04/2019 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/01/2019 House House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/26/2019 House House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
02/12/2019 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
02/12/2019 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/11/2019 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
02/06/2019 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
01/10/2019 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
07/01/2019 42 Child Hearsay Exception PDF

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