HB 25-1188: Mandatory Reporter Task Force Recommendations - Colorado

Rerevised (05/05/2025) → Revised (05/02/2025) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was updated to reflect its current legislative status, changing from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' and updating the amendment adoption language to indicate amendments were adopted on Second Reading rather than in the Second House. This is a procedural update tracking the bill's progress through the legislative process.

TECHNICAL

Header text changed from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' to reflect the current version of the bill.

Amendment adoption language updated from 'Adopted in the Second House' to 'Adopted on Second Reading in the Second House' for procedural accuracy.

Date stamp '3rd Reading Unamended May 5, 2025' was removed as the bill version is now dated May 2, 2025.

Senate sponsors Michaelson Jenet and Amabile, Ball, Cutter, Daugherty, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Sullivan, and Winter F. were removed from the sponsorship list.

Blank lines were added after the Senate Sponsorship section, likely for formatting or future additions.

PA1 (04/15/2025) → Rerevised (05/05/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill transitioned from an early draft version to a revised version that incorporates all amendments adopted during the second house reading. The substantive policy content regarding child abuse reporting requirements appears unchanged in the visible portions of the diff, with the primary differences being formatting updates, sponsor additions, and committee status changes.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill status from 'PREAMENDED' to 'REREVISED' and changed committee status from '1st Reading' to '3rd Reading Unamended' with updated dates.

Added additional House sponsors (Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Clifford, Duran, Gilchrist, Hamrick, Lindsay, Mabrey, Rutinel, Rydin, Story, Willford, Woodrow) and Senate sponsors (Ball, Cutter, Daugherty, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Sullivan, Winter F.).

Changed committee assignment from House-only to include Senate Health & Human Services committee.

Final Act (05/13/2025) → PA1 (04/15/2025) · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was revised between its House and Senate versions to address mandatory reporting requirements for child abuse and neglect. The changes clarify reporting timelines, add exemptions for certain situations, and modify which professionals must report suspected abuse. The revisions aim to reduce unnecessary reporting while maintaining child safety protections.

Scope change

The bill's scope was modified to remove victim's advocates from the list of mandatory reporters and to add specific exemptions for reports based on socioeconomic factors or disability status.

TIMELINE

Reporting deadlines were adjusted to require reports within 24 hours, with an exception allowing up to 72 hours for cases involving young victims of dating violence or sexual assault.

ELIGIBILITY

New exemptions were added to prevent reports based solely on a family's race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or disability status.

Victim's advocates were removed from the list of professionals required to make mandatory reports of child abuse or neglect.

REQUIREMENT

Entities that employ mandatory reporters are now authorized to develop their own reporting protocols, provided they comply with state law and regulations.

A new requirement was added for county departments to assign referral identification numbers to reports, which can exempt reporters from filing written reports if a related report already exists.

Signed Act (05/31/2025) → Final Act (05/13/2025) · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill adds a note indicating it has been prepared for signatures and reorganizes the bill's header information. It clarifies that the mandatory reporting requirement does not apply when someone learns of suspected abuse outside their professional capacity. The bill also adds specific language to prevent discrimination in reporting based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or disability, and requires victim advocates to be included as mandatory reporters. Technical changes include adding 'C.R.S.' references and reformatting section numbering.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on child abuse reporting requirements, but it adds specific protections against discriminatory reporting practices and clarifies when reporting is not required.

TECHNICAL

Added a note indicating the bill has been prepared for signatures and reorganized header information

Added 'C.R.S.' references and renumbered some sections for clarity

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that mandatory reporting does not apply when abuse is learned outside professional capacity

Added language prohibiting discrimination in reporting based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or disability

ELIGIBILITY

Added victim advocates as mandatory reporters

Reengrossed (04/17/2025) → Signed Act (05/31/2025) · 5 edits · May 31, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to clarify and expand exemptions from mandatory reporting requirements, specifically adding protections for attorneys and their agents, prohibiting reports based solely on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or disability, and banning delegation of reporting duties to those without firsthand knowledge. These changes aim to reduce unnecessary reports and address systemic biases in Colorado's child abuse reporting system.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include additional exemptions for attorneys and their representatives, and to explicitly prohibit reporting based on protected characteristics like race, socioeconomic status, and disability.

ELIGIBILITY

Added exemption for attorneys and their agents/contractors from mandatory reporting requirements.

Added prohibition against reporting based solely on a family's or child's race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or disability status.

REQUIREMENT

Added prohibition against delegating the duty to report to someone without firsthand knowledge of the suspected abuse.

Added authority for employers to develop reporting protocols that comply with state law.

Modified reporting timeline language to clarify the 24-hour requirement for submitting reports.

Engrossed (04/16/2025) → Reengrossed (04/17/2025) · 3 edits · May 5, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to add additional House sponsors and update the legislative version status from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed'. The substantive policy content regarding child abuse reporting requirements, timing, and exemptions remains unchanged from the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Added five additional House sponsors (Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Clifford, Duran, Gilchrist, Hamrick, Lindsay, Mabrey, Rutinel, Rydin, Story, Willford, Woodrow) to the bill sponsorship list.

Updated bill version designation from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to reflect the legislative process stage.

Adjusted bill summary header to indicate '3rd Reading Unamended' with an April 17, 2025 date, replacing the previous April 16, 2025 date.

Introduced (02/10/2025) → Engrossed (04/16/2025) · 3 edits · May 5, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to add the Appropriations committee to its review process and updated the reporting timeline for suspected child abuse from a strict 24-hour requirement to 'as soon as possible, but within 24 hours.' The amendment also added a specific exception for cases involving young victims of dating violence or sexual assault, which now have a 72-hour reporting window instead of 24 hours.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include an appropriation for implementation and clarified the reporting timeline requirements to account for specific types of abuse cases.

FISCAL

Added the Appropriations committee to the bill's committee assignments, indicating that funding will be required to implement the changes.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the mandatory reporting timeline from a strict 'within 24 hours' to 'as soon as possible, but within 24 hours,' providing more flexibility for reporters.

Added a specific exception for young victims of dating violence or sexual assault, allowing a 72-hour reporting window instead of the standard 24 hours.

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