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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB16-1190

Exclude Detention Facilities From Deadly Force Law

Type Bill
Session 2016 Regular Session
Subjects
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Concerning the use of deadly force in a detention facility.

Bill Summary:

Under current law, an occupant of a dwelling is justified in using any degree of physical force, including deadly physical force, against another person when that other person has made an unlawful entry into the dwelling, and when the occupant has a reasonable belief that such other person has committed a crime in the dwelling in addition to the uninvited entry or is committing or intends to commit a crime against a person or property in addition to the uninvited entry, and when the occupant reasonably believes that such other person might use any physical force, no matter how slight, against any occupant.

The act states that 'dwelling' does not include any place of habitation in a detention facility.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Representative Timothy Dore

Representative

Timothy Dore

Senator John Cooke

Senator

John Cooke

Committees

House

State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Senate

Judiciary

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/14/2016 Signed Act PDF
04/04/2016 Final Act PDF
03/28/2016 Rerevised PDF
03/24/2016 Revised PDF
03/04/2016 Reengrossed PDF
03/03/2016 Engrossed PDF
02/03/2016 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
07/20/2016 FN2 PDF
02/11/2016 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 16-1190 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 16-1190 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/28/2016 Third Reading BILL
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/04/2016 Third Reading BILL
65
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
04/14/2016 Governor Governor Signed
04/05/2016 Governor Sent to the Governor
04/04/2016 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/04/2016 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
03/28/2016 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/24/2016 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/21/2016 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/09/2016 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
03/04/2016 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/03/2016 House House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/29/2016 House House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
02/03/2016 House Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/10/2016 87 Exclude Detention Facilities From Deadly Force Law PDF

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