---
type: "Bill"
title: "Statute Of Limitations Domestic Violence Torts"
description: "The bill states that any civil action to recover damages caused by an act of domestic violence must be commenced within 6 years after a disability has been removed for a person under disability or within 6 years after a cause of action accrues, whichever occurs later."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "HB 18-1398"
citation: "Colorado HB 18-1398 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Cole Wist", "Matt Gray"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-04-18T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-30T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a422c39-38fd-4f77-a897-386c92967911"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb18-1398"
source_hash: "cc5a511579dc7e4e170c87c53d961818a7b1023683f175bd63aefba563d4638f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 18-1398 (2018A) — Statute Of Limitations Domestic Violence Torts

The bill states that any civil action to recover damages caused by an act of domestic violence must be commenced within 6 years after a disability has been removed for a person under disability or within 6 years after a cause of action accrues, whichever occurs later.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_hb1398_s_fin_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/27/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1398_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/22/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1398_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (04/18/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1398_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (05/03/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1398sfin_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (04/30/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1398_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (05/04/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1398_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (05/03/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1398_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (05/30/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1398_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **34–0** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **55–8** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **55–10** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **63–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Cole Wist — primary (person)
- Matt Gray — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-05-30T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2018-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2018-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2018-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance `introduction`
- **2018-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2018-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a422c39-38fd-4f77-a897-386c92967911`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).