republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2018a/hb-18-1346.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Abuse Of Youth Under 21 In Care Of Institution"
description: "The bill directs the Colorado commission on criminal and juvenile justice to study the issue of institutional child abuse for children and youth in facilities operated by the department of human services. On or before July 1, 2019, the commission shall provide a report with its findings and recommendations to the general assembly."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "HB 18-1346"
citation: "Colorado HB 18-1346 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Smallwood", "John Kefalas", "Jonathan Singer", "Lois Landgraf"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-04-02T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-30T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae5df5e6-b925-4bb3-b51e-824b9ee240b8"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb18-1346"
source_hash: "331605d57ae0d29fb3211aeb2ae9dd85142e22b0b310b83b2b9441698bcf08a0"
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 18-1346 (2018A) — Abuse Of Youth Under 21 In Care Of Institution

The bill directs the Colorado commission on criminal and juvenile justice to study the issue of institutional child abuse for children and youth in facilities operated by the department of human services. On or before July 1, 2019, the commission shall provide a report with its findings and recommendations to the general assembly.

## 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_hb1346_s_hhs_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/16/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1346_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/16/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1346_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (04/02/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1346_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/12/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1346pubhe_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (04/26/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1346shhs_001_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (04/17/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1346_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (05/01/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1346_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (04/30/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1346_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (05/30/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1346_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- REPASS — **48–12** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **50–13** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **60–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jim Smallwood — primary (person)
- John Kefalas — primary (person)
- Jonathan Singer — primary (person)
- Lois Landgraf — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-30T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2018-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2018-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
- **2018-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-16T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2018-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2018-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-04-02T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ae5df5e6-b925-4bb3-b51e-824b9ee240b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).