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type: "Bill"
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title: "False Reporting Of Emergency"
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description: "The act adds that the false reporting of a mass shooting or active shooter in a public or private place or vehicle that transports people or property that causes the occupants of a building, place of assembly, or facility of public transportation to be evacuated or to be issued a shelter-in-place order; causing any disruptions or impacts to regular activities; or resulting in the initiation of a standard response protocol is a class 6 felony."
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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: "SB 23-249"
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citation: "Colorado SB 23-249 (2023A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Barbara McLachlan", "Gabe Evans", "Jeff Bridges", "Kevin Van Winkle"]
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version_count: 9
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-03-24T06:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-06-07T06:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6366cff-b07b-43d5-9c49-e3a9a3baac60"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb23-249"
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source_hash: "ccd49b0d6a447e368372972d5a2a1e6c451418065c4078f029c10a1a7e59abd6"
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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 SB 23-249 (2023A) — False Reporting Of Emergency
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The act adds that the false reporting of a mass shooting or active shooter in a public or private place or vehicle that transports people or property that causes the occupants of a building, place of assembly, or facility of public transportation to be evacuated or to be issued a shelter-in-place order; causing any disruptions or impacts to regular activities; or resulting in the initiation of a standard response protocol is a class 6 felony.
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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_sb249_h_ed_001.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed (04/12/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_249_eng.pdf)
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3. **Final Act (05/07/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_249_enr.pdf)
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4. **Introduced (03/24/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_249_01.pdf)
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5. **PA1 (04/28/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_249_h_ed_01.pdf)
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6. **Reengrossed (04/13/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_249_ren.pdf)
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7. **Rerevised (05/01/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_249_rer.pdf)
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8. **Revised (04/29/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_249_rev.pdf)
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9. **Signed Act (06/07/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_249_signed.pdf)
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## Votes
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- REPASS — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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- CONCUR — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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- BILL — **53–10** (pass) · lower
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- BILL — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Barbara McLachlan — primary (person)
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- Gabe Evans — primary (person)
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- Jeff Bridges — primary (person)
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- Kevin Van Winkle — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-06-07T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
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- **2023-05-05T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2023-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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- **2023-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
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- **2023-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2023-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`
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- **2023-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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- **2023-04-10T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-24T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - 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/a6366cff-b07b-43d5-9c49-e3a9a3baac60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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