republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2022a/hb-22-1288.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Safe Reporting Assaults Suffered By Sex Workers"
description: "The act grants immunity from the charge of prostitution, soliciting for prostitution, or prostitute making display or an equivalent municipal offense (prostitution offense) to a person who seeks assistance from a law enforcement officer, the 911 system, or a medical provider for a victim or as a victim of a violent crime or offense (crime) if the evidence for the charge of a prostitution offense was obtained as a result of the person seeking assistance or as a result of the need for assistance. A person who receives immunity for a prostitution offense is not immune from prosecution for other offenses, and a district attorney or law enforcement officer may obtain or use evidence obtained from a report, recording, or other statement provided as a result of the initial prostitution offense to prosecute any other offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2022A"
identifier: "HB 22-1288"
citation: "Colorado HB 22-1288 (2022A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brianna Titone", "Jim Smallwood", "Matt Soper", "Rhonda Fields"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-09T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-05-02T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/193994ad-0d51-4d78-b47e-07a529d7aab1"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb22-1288"
source_hash: "4d2e4caeae38efcf31e25e579179950bf7d5e7308ad5235a925df242d16bdcc1"
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 22-1288 (2022A) — Safe Reporting Assaults Suffered By Sex Workers

The act grants immunity from the charge of prostitution, soliciting for prostitution, or prostitute making display or an equivalent municipal offense (prostitution offense) to a person who seeks assistance from a law enforcement officer, the 911 system, or a medical provider for a victim or as a victim of a violent crime or offense (crime) if the evidence for the charge of a prostitution offense was obtained as a result of the person seeking assistance or as a result of the need for assistance. A person who receives immunity for a prostitution offense is not immune from prosecution for other offenses, and a district attorney or law enforcement officer may obtain or use evidence obtained from a report, recording, or other statement provided as a result of the initial prostitution offense to prosecute any other offense.

## 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/2022a_hb1288_s_jud_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/18/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1288_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (04/22/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1288_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/09/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1288_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (03/21/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1288_ren.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (04/13/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1288_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (04/12/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1288_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (05/02/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_1288_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **65–0** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brianna Titone — primary (person)
- Jim Smallwood — primary (person)
- Matt Soper — primary (person)
- Rhonda Fields — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-22T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2022-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2022-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2022-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2022-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-18T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- **2022-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09T07:00:00+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/193994ad-0d51-4d78-b47e-07a529d7aab1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).