republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2017a/hb-17-1035.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sex Assault And Stalking Victims May Break Leases"
description: "Under current law, if a tenant notifies his or her landlord in writing that he or she is the victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse and provides to the landlord evidence in the form of a police report written within the prior 60 days or a valid protection order, and the tenant seeks to vacate the premises due to fear of imminent danger for self or children, then the tenant may terminate the rental agreement or lease and vacate the premises with minimal remaining obligations. The bill extends this privilege to victims of unlawful sexual behavior and stalking. The bill also provides that a statement from an application assistant designated by the address confidentiality program or, in the case of a victim of unlawful sexual behavior, from a medical professional, confirming the tenant's victim status is a third means of presenting evidence to the landlord."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1035"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1035 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dominique Jackson", "John Cooke"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-01T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/059fa1a4-9abd-4d8e-8521-993bb9931173"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1035"
source_hash: "7f6bd6bf6efcc99cfae4cf5cb4e59d5f4e24f8d8bdac22b8dc1fb2deec9dbbc6"
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 17-1035 (2017A) — Sex Assault And Stalking Victims May Break Leases

Under current law, if a tenant notifies his or her landlord in writing that he or she is the victim of domestic violence or domestic abuse and provides to the landlord evidence in the form of a police report written within the prior 60 days or a valid protection order, and the tenant seeks to vacate the premises due to fear of imminent danger for self or children, then the tenant may terminate the rental agreement or lease and vacate the premises with minimal remaining obligations. The bill extends this privilege to victims of unlawful sexual behavior and stalking. The bill also provides that a statement from an application assistant designated by the address confidentiality program or, in the case of a victim of unlawful sexual behavior, from a medical professional, confirming the tenant's victim status is a third means of presenting evidence to the landlord.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.007** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_jud_2017a_20170207t133133z1__hearing_summary/17HouseJud0207AttachC.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.009** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170315t133104z1__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0315AttachA.pdf)
3. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_HB1035_S_JUD_001.pdf)
4. **Engrossed (02/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1035_eng.pdf)
5. **Final Act (05/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1035_enr.pdf)
6. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1035_01.pdf)
7. **PA1 (02/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1035jud_01.pdf)
8. **PA2 (03/16/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1035sjud_01.pdf)
9. **Reengrossed (02/15/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1035_ren.pdf)
10. **Rerevised (03/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1035_rer.pdf)
11. **Revised (03/20/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1035_rev.pdf)
12. **Signed Act (06/01/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1035_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1035, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1035, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dominique Jackson — primary (person)
- John Cooke — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-01T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
- **2017-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
- **2017-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Reengrossed
- **2017-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over to 03/27/2017
- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-13T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-02-07T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+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/059fa1a4-9abd-4d8e-8521-993bb9931173`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).