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type: "Bill"
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title: "Measures To Expand Postconviction DNA Testing"
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description: "Under current law, an incarcerated person can motion the court for postconviction DNA testing to prove the person's actual innocence if DNA testing was not available at the time of the person's prosecution. The bill changes who can apply for postconviction DNA testing to include a person convicted of or adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity for a felony offense in Colorado, including a person currently incarcerated; a person on parole or probation for a felony offense; a person subject to sex offender registration; or a person who has completed the sentence imposed for the felony offense (eligible person)."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
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legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
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session: "2023A"
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identifier: "HB 23-1034"
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citation: "Colorado HB 23-1034 (2023A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cleave Simpson", "Julie Gonzales", "Lindsey Daugherty", "Matt Soper"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-01-09T07:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-03-10T07:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5821ad30-eee2-467a-aab6-25f72550b012"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb23-1034"
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source_hash: "53e73de33147c425a55868aa5d96f80123dde5da9ffc9e03ff1ab077172b361b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
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---
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# Colorado HB 23-1034 (2023A) — Measures To Expand Postconviction DNA Testing
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Under current law, an incarcerated person can motion the court for postconviction DNA testing to prove the person's actual innocence if DNA testing was not available at the time of the person's prosecution. The bill changes who can apply for postconviction DNA testing to include a person convicted of or adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity for a felony offense in Colorado, including a person currently incarcerated; a person on parole or probation for a felony offense; a person subject to sex offender registration; or a person who has completed the sentence imposed for the felony offense (eligible person).
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_hb1034_s_jud_001.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed (02/06/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1034_eng.pdf)
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3. **Final Act (03/01/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1034_enr.pdf)
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4. **Introduced (01/09/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1034_01.pdf)
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5. **PA1 (02/03/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1034_h_jud_01.pdf)
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6. **Reengrossed (02/07/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1034_ren.pdf)
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7. **Rerevised (02/22/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1034_rer.pdf)
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8. **Revised (02/21/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1034_rev.pdf)
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9. **Signed Act (03/10/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_1034_signed.pdf)
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## Votes
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- BILL — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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- BILL — **62–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Cleave Simpson — primary (person)
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- Julie Gonzales — primary (person)
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- Lindsey Daugherty — primary (person)
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- Matt Soper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2023-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2023-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
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- **2023-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-08T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
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- **2023-02-07T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
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- **2023-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-09T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5821ad30-eee2-467a-aab6-25f72550b012`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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