Colorado 2024 Regular Session

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Old	New		Differences
1	1		Second Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fourth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~ENGROSSED~~
5		-	~~This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted~~
6		-	~~on Second Reading in the House of Introduction~~
	4	+	INTRODUCED
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	6	+
7	7		LLS NO. R24-0072.01 Conrad Imel x2313
8	8		SCR24-001
9	9		Senate Committees House Committees
10	10		Judiciary
11	11		SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 24-001
12	12		S
13	13		UBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF101
14	14		C
15	15		OLORADO AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION102
16	16		CONCERNING ALLOWING COLORADO LAWMAKERS TO PASS103
17	17		LAWS THAT PERMIT VICTIMS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE TO104
18	18		BRING A CIVIL CLAIM FOR THE SEXUAL ABUSE REGARDLESS OF105
19	19		WHEN THE SEXUAL ABUSE OCCURRED .106
20	20		Resolution Summary
21	21		(Note: This summary applies to this resolution as introduced and
22	22		does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this
23	23		resolution passes third reading in the house of introduction, a resolution
24	24		summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this resolution will be
25	25		available at http://leg.colorado.gov/
26	26		.)
27	27		The Colorado constitution prohibits the general assembly from
28		-	SENATE
29		-	2nd Reading Unamended
30		-	April 16, 2024
31	28		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
32	29		Danielson and Fields, Baisley, Bridges, Buckner, Coleman, Cutter, Exum, Fenberg,
33	30		Hansen, Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Kolker, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica,
34	31		Rodriguez, Sullivan, Winter F.
35	32		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
36	33		Duran and Weissman, deGruy Kennedy
37	34		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
38	35		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
39	36		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. enacting law that is retrospective in its operation. The concurrent
40	37		resolution amends the Colorado constitution to authorize the general
41	38		assembly to pass a retrospective law that permits a victim of sexual abuse
42	39		that occurred while the victim was a minor to bring a civil claim for the
43	40		sexual abuse. The concurrent resolution permits the general assembly to
44	41		waive governmental immunity, by a law that is retrospective in its
45	42		operation, for a child sexual abuse civil claim.
46	43		Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fourth General1
47	44		Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives2
48	45		concurring herein:3
49	46		SECTION 1. At the election held on November 5, 2024, the4
50	47		secretary of state shall submit to the registered electors of the state the5
51	48		ballot title set forth in section 2 for the following amendment to the state6
52	49		constitution:7
53	50		In the constitution of the state of Colorado, amend section 11 of8
54	51		article II as follows:9
55	52		Section 11. Ex post facto laws. (1) No ex post facto law, nor law10
56	53		impairing the obligation of contracts, or retrospective in its operation, or11
57	54		making any irrevocable grant of special privileges, franchises or12
58	55		immunities, shall be passed by the general assembly,
59	56		EXCEPT AS13
60	57		PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION.14
61	58		(2) N
62	59		OTWITHSTANDING SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION, THE15
63	60		GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY PASS A LAW THAT IS RETROSPECTIVE IN ITS16
64	61		OPERATION THAT PERMITS A VICTIM OF SEXUAL ABUSE THAT OCCURRED17
65	62		WHILE THE VICTIM WAS A MINOR TO BRING A CIVIL CLAIM FOR THE SEXUAL18
66	63		ABUSE. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MAY WAIVE , BY A LAW THAT IS19
67	64		RETROSPECTIVE IN ITS OPERATION , GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY FOR A20
68	65		CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CIVIL CLAIM.21
69	66		SECTION 2. Each elector voting at the election may cast a vote22
70		-	001-2- either "Yes/For" or "No/Against" on the following ballot title: "Shall1
	67	+	SCR24-001-2- either "Yes/For" or "No/Against" on the following ballot title: "Shall1
71	68		there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution allowing Colorado2
72	69		lawmakers to pass laws that permit victims of childhood sexual abuse to3
73	70		bring a civil claim for the sexual abuse regardless of when the sexual4
74	71		abuse occurred?"5
75	72		SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided in section 1-40-123,6
76	73		Colorado Revised Statutes, if a majority of the electors voting on the7
77	74		ballot title vote "Yes/For", then the amendment will become part of the8
78	75		state constitution.9
79		-	001
	76	+	SCR24-001
80	77		-3-