republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1103.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Report Child Sexual Assault & Courtroom Testimony"
description: "The act requires a law enforcement entity that receives a report alleging an offense involving sexual assault or abuse of a child to conduct a minimal facts interview and record certain information, including the child's name, the alleged offender's name, and a summary of the alleged incident. After receiving the report, a law enforcement entity must notify a child advocacy center within the judicial district where the alleged crime occurred, or another appropriate child advocacy center, within one week after taking the report. The law enforcement entity is required to collaborate with the child advocacy center in requesting a forensic interview for the alleged child victim if the law enforcement entity deems a forensic interview is necessary and appropriate. The act changes the definition of a child witness for purposes of testifying using closed-circuit television from a person who is 12 years old or younger, to a person who is younger than 18 years old. The act requires a judge to make findings on the record regarding a witness who is a child or a person who has an intellectual and developmental disability, specifically, if the witness will suffer serious emotional distress or trauma from courtroom testimony when the defendant is present.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1103"
citation: "Colorado HB 1103 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts & Judicial"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["L. Cutter", "L. García", "L. Goldstein"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 18
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3eab5a7e-45cb-40df-879c-6c2f605c0ced"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1103"
source_hash: "f1162c4fea1d970cd5db290af0298c460ad1494e9cf09682a12fc87c2e461e80"
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 1103 (2026A) — Report Child Sexual Assault & Courtroom Testimony

The act requires a law enforcement entity that receives a report alleging an offense involving sexual assault or abuse of a child to conduct a minimal facts interview and record certain information, including the child's name, the alleged offender's name, and a summary of the alleged incident. After receiving the report, a law enforcement entity must notify a child advocacy center within the judicial district where the alleged crime occurred, or another appropriate child advocacy center, within one week after taking the report. The law enforcement entity is required to collaborate with the child advocacy center in requesting a forensic interview for the alleged child victim if the law enforcement entity deems a forensic interview is necessary and appropriate. The act changes the definition of a child witness for purposes of testifying using closed-circuit television from a person who is 12 years old or younger, to a person who is younger than 18 years old. The act requires a judge to make findings on the record regarding a witness who is a child or a person who has an intellectual and developmental disability, specifically, if the witness will suffer serious emotional distress or trauma from courtroom testimony when the defendant is present.(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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111207/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112554/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114665/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112585/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113390/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113357/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115763/download)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 26-1103, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment E) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer HB26-1103, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment N), — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment K). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment M). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment L). — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- L. Cutter — primary (person)
- L. García — primary (person)
- L. Goldstein — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- J. Mabrey — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Gilchrist — cosponsor (person)
- M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lukens — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
- R. English — cosponsor (person)
- R. Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)
- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-05-04** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-22** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2026-03-18** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2026-03-17** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
- **2026-03-13** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/16/2026 - No Amendments
- **2026-03-12** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/13/2026 - No Amendments
- **2026-03-09** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-02** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2026-02-25** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2026-02-23** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-02-18** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** 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/3eab5a7e-45cb-40df-879c-6c2f605c0ced`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).