Senate Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Judiciary
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April 14, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB25-1290 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar:
Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, strike lines 1 through 27.
Page 1, Line 2Page 3, strike lines 1 through 12 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 3"SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-9-101, add (3)
Page 1, Line 4as follows:
Page 1, Line 518-9-101. Definitions. As used in this part 1, unless the context
Page 1, Line 6otherwise requires:
Page 1, Line 7(3) "Transit worker" means a bus operator, train
Page 1, Line 8operator, ticket inspector, conductor, station customer
Page 1, Line 9assistant, or a person whose official duties include the
Page 1, Line 10maintenance, repair, inspection, troubleshooting, testing, or
Page 1, Line 11cleaning of buses, trains, or facilities of a mass transportation
Page 1, Line 12system, as defined in section 32-9-103, or a commuter rail agency,
Page 1, Line 13authority, or company, public or private, whose operation is
Page 1, Line 14authorized by the state, whether the person is employed by a
Page 1, Line 15political subdivision or a private entity.
Page 1, Line 16SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-9-111, amend (1)
Page 1, Line 17introductory portion, (1)(h), and (2)(a); and add (1)(i) as follows:
Page 1, Line 1818-9-111. Harassment - Kiana Arellano's Law. (1) A person
Page 1, Line 19commits harassment if, with intent to harass, annoy, or alarm another
Page 1, Line 20person, he or she the person:
Page 1, Line 21(h) Repeatedly insults, taunts, challenges, or makes
Page 1, Line 22communications in offensively coarse language to another in a manner
Page 1, Line 23likely to provoke a violent or disorderly response; or
Page 1, Line 24(i) Wrongfully interferes with a transit worker
Page 1, Line 25performing a lawful duty.
Page 2, Line 1(2) (a) A person who violates subsection (1)(a), or (1)(c), or (1)(i)
Page 2, Line 2of this section or violates any provision of subsection (1) of this section
Page 2, Line 3with the intent to intimidate or harass another person, in whole or in part,
Page 2, Line 4because of that person's actual or perceived race; color; religion; ancestry;
Page 2, Line 5national origin; physical or mental disability, as defined in section
Page 2, Line 618-9-121; sexual orientation, as defined in section 18-9-121; or
Page 2, Line 7transgender identity commits a class 1 misdemeanor.
Page 2, Line 8SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-4.1-302, add
Page 2, Line 9(1)(cc.2) as follows:
Page 2, Line 1024-4.1-302. Definitions. As used in this part 3, and for no other
Page 2, Line 11purpose, including the expansion of the rights of any defendant:
Page 2, Line 12(1) "Crime" means any of the following offenses, acts, and
Page 2, Line 13violations as defined by the statutes of the state of Colorado, whether
Page 2, Line 14committed by an adult or a juvenile:
Page 2, Line 15(cc.2) Harassment in violation of section 18-9-111 (1)(i);
Page 2, Line 16SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 32-9-160, amend (1)
Page 2, Line 17as follows:
Page 2, Line 1832-9-160. Misdemeanors. (1) Any person who wrongfully
Page 2, Line 19damages, injures, or destroys, or in any manner impairs the usefulness of
Page 2, Line 20any facility, property, structure, improvement, equipment, or other
Page 2, Line 21property of the district acquired under the provisions of this article 9, or
Page 2, Line 22who wrongfully interferes with any officer, agent, or employee of the
Page 2, Line 23district in the proper discharge of the officer's, agent's, or employee's
Page 2, Line 24duties, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.".
Page 2, Line 25Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.