HB22-1288 Passed House Judiciary Unanimously March 18, 2022 By Natalie Seils, policy and communications intern This week, the Colorado House Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bill that could go far in protecting sex… READ MORE
Proposed bill would create Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives in Colorado March 8, 2022 As a member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in Colorado, Gina Lopez with the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) helps a community she's familiar with. "I believe… READ MORE
House unanimously passes bill to add ‘consent’ to Colorado’s sexual assault law February 22, 2022 Both bill sponsors said they hope the change would clarify the law to help jurors make decisions in sexual assault cases and to help victims… READ MORE
“Consent” isn’t in Colorado’s sexual assault law. Lawmakers hope to change that. February 15, 2022 While all the witnesses, including survivors and survivor advocates, at the committee praised the proposed language as a necessary modernization, some wanted to go further… READ MORE
Colorado lawmakers approve effort to give past child sex assault victims a chance to sue their abusers, institutions June 8, 2021 Senate Bill 88 would give survivors of abuse after 1960 for whom the civil statute of limitations has expired the ability to file lawsuits during… READ MORE
Colorado Creates a New Path to Justice for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse June 8, 2021 Denver, CO — Today the Colorado General Assembly passed Senate Bill 88, also known as the Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act. This bill is an… READ MORE
CCASA Applauds Senate for Passing SB 88 May 13, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 13, 2021 CCASA Applauds the Senate for Passing Bill to Hold Institutions that Cover Up Child Sexual Abuse Accountable This… READ MORE
Colorado will lift time limits in 2022 for victims to sue child sex abusers April 19, 2021 Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, one of the bill’s sponsors, said when lawmakers killed the bill last year as the pandemic took hold, it was devastating.… READ MORE
Senate Bill 73 is Headed to the Governor for Signature April 5, 2021 Senate Bill 73 is, likely, about to become law and will eliminate the civil statute of limitations for sexual assault in Colorado. On March 23rd,… READ MORE