republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/sb-95.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Measures to Support Victim-Survivors of Crimes"
description: "The act requires a licensee, nurse, or certified midwife who performs a medical forensic examination to inform the victim-survivor about how to determine when the testing related to the examination is complete and how to obtain the results and records. The act subjects a cause of action against a person arising from any protected statement by a victim-survivor to a special motion to dismiss unless the court determines that the plaintiff has established that there is a reasonable likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the claim. The act makes a predispute arbitration agreement and predispute joint-action waiver void and unenforceable upon request of an individual who alleges conduct that results in a sexual harassment dispute or a sexual misconduct dispute or upon request of a named representative of a joint action, class action, or collective action that results in a sexual harassment dispute or a sexual misconduct dispute. The act requires a judge to allow a forensic scientist to testify remotely in a criminal proceeding if a party requests and both parties consent to the remote testimony. The act authorizes the court to order that the testimony of a victim-survivor of domestic violence, unlawful sexual behavior, stalking, human trafficking for involuntary servitude, or human trafficking for sexual servitude be taken in a room other than the courtroom and be televised by closed-circuit television in the courtroom under certain circumstances. The act requires peace officer annual in-service training programs to include a 2-hour training to improve a peace officer's understanding of the impact of trauma on victim-survivors of crimes and the optimal way for a peace officer to respond to victim-survivors who are experiencing trauma and includes trauma-informed investigation and response training as a permissible use of peace officer training and support fund money. The act renames the Colorado sexual assault forensic medical evidence review board as the Colorado sexual assault response review board and adds 4 members to the board.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 95"
citation: "Colorado SB 95 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "& Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Willford", "M. Froelich", "M. Weissman"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 16
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4d8a6f1-88c5-4a8c-be3f-37dd06b8611a"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-095"
source_hash: "2a67ce9af3ad0e7f1b1c7d31753e9de563662bc663331bb4c2f766f99554e8da"
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 95 (2026A) — Measures to Support Victim-Survivors of Crimes

The act requires a licensee, nurse, or certified midwife who performs a medical forensic examination to inform the victim-survivor about how to determine when the testing related to the examination is complete and how to obtain the results and records. The act subjects a cause of action against a person arising from any protected statement by a victim-survivor to a special motion to dismiss unless the court determines that the plaintiff has established that there is a reasonable likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the claim. The act makes a predispute arbitration agreement and predispute joint-action waiver void and unenforceable upon request of an individual who alleges conduct that results in a sexual harassment dispute or a sexual misconduct dispute or upon request of a named representative of a joint action, class action, or collective action that results in a sexual harassment dispute or a sexual misconduct dispute. The act requires a judge to allow a forensic scientist to testify remotely in a criminal proceeding if a party requests and both parties consent to the remote testimony. The act authorizes the court to order that the testimony of a victim-survivor of domestic violence, unlawful sexual behavior, stalking, human trafficking for involuntary servitude, or human trafficking for sexual servitude be taken in a room other than the courtroom and be televised by closed-circuit television in the courtroom under certain circumstances. The act requires peace officer annual in-service training programs to include a 2-hour training to improve a peace officer's understanding of the impact of trauma on victim-survivors of crimes and the optimal way for a peace officer to respond to victim-survivors who are experiencing trauma and includes trauma-informed investigation and response training as a permissible use of peace officer training and support fund money. The act renames the Colorado sexual assault forensic medical evidence review board as the Colorado sexual assault response review board and adds 4 members to the board.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111726/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112909/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115681/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112942/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115161/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114846/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116546/download)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment D). — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment E). — **fail** (fail) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-095, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-095, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C) — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J. Willford — primary (person)
- M. Froelich — primary (person)
- M. Weissman — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- A. Flanell — cosponsor (person)
- A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. García — cosponsor (person)
- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- M. Ball — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lukens — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- R. Keltie — cosponsor (person)
- R. Weinberg — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-05-19** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-17** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2026-05-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-05-04** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-27** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2026-04-24** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-20** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-04-17** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-04-17** House Committee of the Whole Amendment - Change from Passed to Lost
- **2026-04-14** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-09** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2026-03-02** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-11** 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/c4d8a6f1-88c5-4a8c-be3f-37dd06b8611a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).