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Sponsors said the bill updates existing laws that criminalize the nonconsensual disclosure of intimate images and expands child‑exploitation definitions to cover computer‑generated or AI‑altered images that are “identifiable” to a real child. Representative Soper, the bill co‑sponsor, said the measure would put Colorado on the same footing as other states and the federal government, and would allow aggravated penalties in certain circumstances.

The committee adopted a set of sponsor amendments that narrowed the child‑exploitation provision to material identifiable to an actual child, removed a provision that would have swept in completely fabricated images, and restored a required mental‑state element (knowing) in the sections that criminalize posting private images for harassment or pecuniary gain.

The measure also creates civil remedies for victims, including disgorgement of profits, liquidated damages and attorney’s fees, and preserves a public‑interest exception for good‑faith reporting. Witnesses from victim‑advocacy organizations, prosecutors and law‑enforcement units said the law is necessary because emerging AI tools have made it easier and faster to produce hyper‑realistic deepfakes and to use them for sextortion, grooming and distribution.

Elizabeth Newman of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault said AI‑generated deepfakes cause “real and significant negative effects” including harassment, blackmail and reputational harm and urged lawmakers to pass the bill. Jessica Dotter, sexual‑assault resource prosecutor for the District Attorneys’ Council, told the committee that without updated terms police and prosecutors have been unable to obtain justice when an innocent photo is altered into an explicit image.

Law‑enforcement witnesses described rising tip volumes and said some altered images use real children’s photos or pieces of real images. Commander Daniel Thompson, who testified for the Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, said his unit processed 13,162 cyber tips in 2024 and that digitally created and manipulated child‑exploitation images have become common in the networks they investigate.

The committee debated and adopted a contested amendment (L12) that exempts a “provider of the technology used in the creation of an intimate digital depiction” from liability; that amendment passed on a 6‑5 vote after members discussed whether such carve‑outs would blunt incentives for technology firms to implement safeguards. Sponsors said they intend to continue stakeholder work on provider liability and platform responsibilities before the bill advances further.

A final motion to send the amended Senate Bill 288 to the Committee of the Whole passed 8‑3. Sponsors and several witnesses urged follow‑up work and further refinements in the interim, particularly to address completely fabricated imagery and provider responsibilities.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Judiciary [May 03, 2025]","oneSentenceSummary","The Colorado House Judiciary Committee advanced amended Senate Bill 288, updating criminal and civil law to address nonconsensual intimate images and to cover AI‑generated or computer‑altered images identifiable to real children.","taxTitle","Judiciary, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Colorado","taxId",43317,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6049932,"House Judiciary advances bill to allow separate charges, victim services for multiple victims of careless driving",2600,56790,2657030,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3506979-4e700fdb282c863069341e1f777a8e19&start=56&end=2657","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3506979-4e700fdb282c863069341e1f777a8e19/thumbnail_56790.jpg","/articles/6049932/Colorado/House-Judiciary-advances-bill-to-allow-separate-charges-victim-services-for-multiple-victims-of-careless-driving","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6049932-9e515f432970d7284a1ee6f6f5f92e06/orig.mp4?Expires=1770514083&Signature=Taw~PsZnkis9TGmSiJUhaRsSq~MZR4eegDn0nFcxRMmvcU0hhS55PpirVnoO~MzHqe7z2D7F3VNg4WnuE6xBmbTlm8fH1KDYt7AwxIGuAW~6CZ6n1P90vglntwyD9VFbT0etJerRE6~ld2QG49MTIKstFPLkS18SCkjyhZwQzhtma2resfVOjNK5yTwUmteqF1shasdgk~zhd7A3iuBka8LePFckmr4ilLOi6xCJAbVIIYj2h9EShjF-GlsdW3v7zRkgFfsSPBEwNGvIm8Lm8eOgsPLpuIkXWrn6CPnEiHr8Wxe3ixM2jt5GfX5f8afz4kuZn8FH~CwsOWE20HRD4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lawmakers in the Colorado House Judiciary Committee voted 11-0 to advance Senate Bill 281, a measure that would allow prosecutors to bring separate careless-driving counts for each person injured or killed in a single crash and to add statutory access to victim services.

Co‑prime sponsor Representative Leah Espinosa told the committee the bill “recognizes that if there are multiple people injured in a careless driving incident…now the bill will allow us to charge for each individual that was harmed in the accident,” and that the amended measure “will allow for victim services for those individuals and the families who are harmed as a result of this offense.”

The bill responds to a Colorado Court of Appeals decision referenced in committee testimony that limited prosecutors’ ability to charge multiple counts from a single incident. Representative Espinosa and co‑sponsor Representative Armagost said the change restores prosecutors’ prior practice and honors the separate harms to each victim.

Family members of victims described personal losses during testimony. Jill White said her 17‑year‑old son, Magnus, was killed on July 29, 2023, while riding his bike and said the state trooper recommended charging the driver with careless driving resulting in death. “That’s a traffic misdemeanor with the same penalties as shoplifting,” White said, arguing the law presently underweights the gravity of some crashes.

Michael White, Magnus’s father, urged mandatory chemical testing after any fatal or serious‑injury crash. “Mandatory chemical testing is about truth, equity, and public safety,” he said, adding that in the family’s case no officer requested a sobriety test or blood draw at the scene despite video evidence later showing the driver had been drinking and using drugs.

District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin, who prosecuted cases affected by the appellate decision, told lawmakers the court’s ruling left families with fewer charges in multi‑victim crashes and urged the change. “This is the only thing that is fair to victims in our criminal justice system,” McLaughlin said.

Law enforcement witnesses including the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police and the Colorado State Patrol said the bill is a step forward; the state patrol provided case counts during testimony, saying it investigates roughly 400 careless‑causing‑serious‑injury cases and about 35 careless‑causing‑death cases per year and covers roughly half of Colorado’s crashes.

Several speakers — including victims’ family members, bicycling safety advocates and prosecutors — urged more work in the interim on related issues, particularly elevating careless driving resulting in death to a felony and making post‑crash chemical testing mandatory. Sponsors said they intend to continue stakeholder work and return with additional proposals.

The committee recorded the formal motion to send Senate Bill 281 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. Representative Espinosa moved the bill; Representative Armagost seconded. The roll call showed 11 yes votes, zero no votes.

No amendments to the bill were adopted in the committee hearing. Committee discussion and witness testimony emphasized the bill’s narrow scope — creating separate counts per victim and improving access to victim services — while leaving other proposals for future work.","Lawmakers in the Colorado House Judiciary Committee voted 11-0 to advance Senate Bill 281, a measure that would allow prosecutors to bring separate careless‑driving counts for each person injured or killed in a single crash and to add statutory access to victim services.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6049921,"Panel creates review board, reporting requirements to tackle forensic kit backlog and improve survivor notification",1407,9995380,11402990,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3506979-4e700fdb282c863069341e1f777a8e19&start=9995&end=11402","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3506979-4e700fdb282c863069341e1f777a8e19/thumbnail_9995380.jpg","/articles/6049921/Colorado/Panel-creates-review-board-reporting-requirements-to-tackle-forensic-kit-backlog-and-improve-survivor-notification","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6049921-589e8eb986e1beb69c326d26fd1863b9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770514083&Signature=AwdxeyidyENO4vEMJ6fZNpS-4yvn9CIOsIYpbFfQhVc2a9dQUPG~rUpkBpuDcssQCe9DE~vKwJaczt-ekLGRlmhIcFE7QzK10-jWyV0OadX8DMcNfmmxQcTofSTeSvbu8lww~DNqM~NZ8TFgfwg7RyJfVP~vnJzlgwIkwfJlriagwe4u5k30e6QEWksPeuBGU1fl1CjU9sAVE1EY3KlFBSBD0grtlyjvXXAXCuAaHNg7buUThDDs3m36gV36o7HOjXCpbcB4TBqsI54q3bk~BesHMd-S7mPm6Rlxnl-EKI0Bnrt5tEF6rRqSu9GIz~FhtZURkR-qSM~DAZC2sI2rzg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Colorado House Judiciary Committee voted to send Senate Bill 304 to the Appropriations Committee after sponsors described provisions to monitor and reduce the backlog of forensic sexual‑assault evidence kits and to improve survivor notification.

Co‑prime sponsor Representative Graham Johnson Froelich said the bill establishes an independent review board to examine systemwide bottlenecks, funding gaps and operational issues across municipal and state laboratories. “That board brings together the stakeholders with the expertise and ability to see the whole problem and the entire system and make the recommendations that we need,” she said.

Representative Brianna Wilford described the bill as a response to survivors’ accounts that prompted public scrutiny of the backlog. She said the measure sets performance goals — the bill directs testing to be completed within 60 days when possible (the current written goal cited in testimony is 180 days) — and requires that survivors receive periodic notifications every 90 days if their kit has not been completed.

Witnesses including Elizabeth Newman of the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault supported the bill and said a public‑facing survivor dashboard already exists but that the new statute would require stronger reporting and monitoring. Kelsey Harbert, a survivor‑advocate who has worked with agencies on backlog issues, told lawmakers the board should cover municipal laboratories as well as the Colorado Bureau of Investigation because municipal labs process about half of kits statewide.

Sponsors said the bill also improves transparency by requiring regular reports to the General Assembly and committing agencies to a timeline for clearing the backlog. Department of Law and Colorado Bureau of Investigation officials previously agreed to work on clearing the backlog; sponsors said the board is intended to identify root causes and recommend both short‑term and structural solutions.

The committee voted to move the bill to Appropriations with a favorable recommendation; the roll call was 10 yes, 0 no with one member excused. Sponsors acknowledged fiscal and staffing needs for a coordinator or support staff to stand up the board and said a modest appropriation and one FTE were reflected in the fiscal estimate.","Senate Bill 304 would establish an independent review board, increase reporting and set testing timelines to address an extensive backlog of forensic sexual‑assault evidence kits; sponsors said the bill builds on prior kit‑tracking work and requires periodic updates to the General Assembly while survivors and advocates urged prompt action.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee advances package to criminalize nonconsensual intimate images and update child‑exploitation law for AI-generated images

House Judiciary advances bill to allow separate charges, victim services for multiple victims of careless driving

Panel creates review board, reporting requirements to tackle forensic kit backlog and improve survivor notification