---
type: "Bill"
title: "Strengthening Enforcement of Human Trafficking"
description: "Under current law, \"crimes of violence\" are subject to enhanced sentencing. The act adds human trafficking of an adult or a minor for the purpose of involuntary servitude and human trafficking of an adult or a minor for sexual servitude to the list of crimes of violence that are subject to enhanced sentencing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2024A"
identifier: "SB 24-035"
citation: "Colorado SB 24-035 (2024A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Byron Pelton", "Monica Duran", "Rhonda Fields", "Ty Winter"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 18
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-10T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-11T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/786978a5-fe2a-4c63-a84f-da3f34bf6574"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-035"
source_hash: "9e555accc5eaa19950c5ab5abd19af69269a567f9948e17fa63a8065cd7b8627"
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 SB 24-035 (2024A) — Strengthening Enforcement of Human Trafficking

Under current law, "crimes of violence" are subject to enhanced sentencing. The act adds human trafficking of an adult or a minor for the purpose of involuntary servitude and human trafficking of an adult or a minor for sexual servitude to the list of crimes of violence that are subject to enhanced sentencing.

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2024a_sb035_h_jud_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (02/27/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_035_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (04/04/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_035_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/10/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_035_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (02/22/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_035_s_jud_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (03/13/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_035_h_jud_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (02/28/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_035_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (03/25/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_035_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/22/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_035_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (04/11/2024)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2024a_035_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- RECEDE — **26–9** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **33–1** (pass) · upper
- ADHERE — **57–1** (pass) · lower
- NOT CONCUR APPT CC — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **60–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Byron Pelton — primary (person)
- Monica Duran — primary (person)
- Rhonda Fields — primary (person)
- Ty Winter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2024-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2024-04-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2024-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Adherence - Result was to Adhere
- **2024-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
- **2024-03-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2024-03-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2024-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2024-03-12T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2024-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2024-02-26T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2024-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-10T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - 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/786978a5-fe2a-4c63-a84f-da3f34bf6574`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).