republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2019a/hb-19-1334.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ban Posting Images Of A Suicide"
description: "Prohibiting posting image of a minor committing suicide - class 3 misdemeanor - exceptions. The act prohibits a person from intentionally posting or distributing, through the use of social media or any website, or disseminating through other means, an image of a minor attempting suicide, dying by suicide, or having died by suicide, with the intent to harass, intimidate, or coerce any person, and the posting or distribution results in serious emotional distress to any person. It is a class 3 misdemeanor for the first person who posts, distributes, or disseminates the image, for all others it is a civil infraction with a $100 penalty. It is not an offense if the posting or distribution of the image is a fictional work or a documentary; related to a matter of public interest or public concern; related to the reporting of unlawful conduct; or is the lawful and common practices of law enforcement, criminal reporting, legal proceedings, or medical treatment. The act is known as \"Lil' Von Mercado's Law\".(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2019A"
identifier: "HB 19-1334"
citation: "Colorado HB 19-1334 (2019A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lori Saine", "Vicki Marble"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-04-26T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-31T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3dcafbf-c91e-4732-a663-aa6995d0ba8f"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb19-1334"
source_hash: "0d917467cebd8330c41806888fe5dae18361ca18033ffda974e831880bad5da3"
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 19-1334 (2019A) — Ban Posting Images Of A Suicide

Prohibiting posting image of a minor committing suicide - class 3 misdemeanor - exceptions. The act prohibits a person from intentionally posting or distributing, through the use of social media or any website, or disseminating through other means, an image of a minor attempting suicide, dying by suicide, or having died by suicide, with the intent to harass, intimidate, or coerce any person, and the posting or distribution results in serious emotional distress to any person. It is a class 3 misdemeanor for the first person who posts, distributes, or disseminates the image, for all others it is a civil infraction with a $100 penalty. It is not an offense if the posting or distribution of the image is a fictional work or a documentary; related to a matter of public interest or public concern; related to the reporting of unlawful conduct; or is the lawful and common practices of law enforcement, criminal reporting, legal proceedings, or medical treatment. The act is known as "Lil' Von Mercado's Law".(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. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_hb1334_s_sa_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (05/01/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1334_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/16/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1334_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (04/26/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1334_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (05/01/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1334jud_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (05/02/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1334_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (05/03/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1334_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (05/02/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1334_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (05/31/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_1334_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- AMD — **62–1** (pass) · upper
- PERM — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **58–5** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **34–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lori Saine — primary (person)
- Vicki Marble — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-31T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2019-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2019-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2019-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2019-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2019-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-04-26T06:00:00+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/f3dcafbf-c91e-4732-a663-aa6995d0ba8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).