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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB24-1103

Prohibiting Term Excited Delirium

Type Bill
Session 2024 Regular Session
Subjects
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Concerning prohibitions on the official use of the term "excited delirium".

Bill Summary:

The act prohibits training for law enforcement personnel, emergency medical service providers, or other first responders from including the term "excited delirium"; except that in an emergency medical service provider training the term may be used in teaching the history of the term. A peace officer is prohibited from using the term "excited delirium" to describe a person in an incident report. A coroner or other person authorized to determine a cause of death shall not register "excited delirium" as the cause of death on a death certificate.

APPROVED by Governor April 4, 2024

EFFECTIVE August 7, 2024
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Judy Amabile

Representative

Judy Amabile

Representative Leslie Herod

Representative

Leslie Herod

Senator Julie Gonzales

Senator

Julie Gonzales

Senator Janet Buckner

Senator

Janet Buckner

Committees

House

Judiciary

Senate

Judiciary

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/04/2024 Signed Act PDF
03/27/2024 Final Act PDF
03/18/2024 Rerevised PDF
03/15/2024 Revised PDF
02/13/2024 Reengrossed PDF
02/12/2024 Engrossed PDF
01/25/2024 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
02/07/2024 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
06/05/2024 FN2 PDF
02/01/2024 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 24-1103 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 24-1103, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-3. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/18/2024 Third Reading BILL
23
AYE
12
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
02/13/2024 Third Reading BILL
42
AYE
19
NO
4
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
02/12/2024 L.002 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
02/06/2024 L.001 HOU 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
04/04/2024 Governor Governor Signed
03/28/2024 Governor Sent to the Governor
03/27/2024 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
03/26/2024 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/18/2024 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/15/2024 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/11/2024 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
02/14/2024 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
02/13/2024 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/12/2024 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
02/09/2024 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
02/06/2024 House House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
01/25/2024 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/07/2024 47 Prohibiting Term Excited Delirium PDF

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