Bill
HB 25-1148
Criminalizes violations of protection orders, clarifies terms and penalties, and strengthens enforcement to better protect victims of domestic violence, stalking, or harassment.
Status: Governor Signed (2025-04-30)
Introduced: January 29, 2025
Chamber actions: Passed both chambers (House final passage 2025-03-05; Senate final passage 2025-04-04)
Next step: Enrolled bill sent to Governor (signed 2025-04-30)
Primary sponsors: Julie Gonzales; Michael Carter; Jennifer Bacon; Mike Weissman (plus multiple cosponsors)
Note: The text of the enrolled bill was not provided. The summary below describes the bill’s procedural status and outlines the bill’s likely purpose and typical provisions based on its title, “Criminal Protection Order & Protection Order Violation.” For authoritative details (specific statutory language, penalties, effective date, and fiscal estimates), consult the enrolled bill text and fiscal note on the Colorado General Assembly website.
Based on the title, HB 25-1148 is intended to address the creation, enforcement, and criminal penalties related to protection orders — likely clarifying how protection orders operate in criminal contexts and defining or amending the offense of violating a protection order. The bill likely aims to strengthen victim protections, improve enforcement mechanisms, or harmonize civil protection orders with criminal statutes.
Because the bill text isn’t available here, these are common provisions such bills include — verify against the enrolled text:
- Definitions: Clarify what constitutes a “protection order,” “criminal protection order,” and who qualifies as a protected person.
- Offense elements: Define or refine the elements of the crime of violating a protection order (e.g., knowing violation, intentional contact).
- Penalties and sentencing: Establish or adjust criminal penalties, classification (misdemeanor/felony), and sentencing ranges or enhancements when violations involve threats, violence, or firearms.
- Firearm restrictions: Specify temporary or permanent firearm prohibitions for persons subject to certain protection orders or upon conviction for violations.
- Enforcement procedures: Direct law enforcement actions for arrests, evidence collection, and notification to victims and the courts; may create expedited processes for emergency orders.
- Interplay with civil orders: Clarify how criminal protection orders relate to civil protection domestic violence or stalking orders (service, duration, scope).
- Procedural protections: Establish evidentiary standards, notice requirements, and defenses; outline motions to modify or vacate orders.
- Victim services and remedies: Provide for victim notification, safety planning, and potential remedies such as no-contact directives or relocation assistance.
- Reporting and training: Require law enforcement, courts, or probation to report data and receive training on handling protection order violations.
To review exact language, effective date, and fiscal impacts, consult:
- The enrolled bill text and fiscal note on the Colorado General Assembly website (search “HB25-1148”).
- Committee reports (House and Senate Judiciary Committees) for intent and testimony summaries.
If you’d like, I can retrieve and summarize the enrolled bill text and fiscal note for HB 25-1148 to provide exact provisions, penalties, and the effective date.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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