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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For SB25-288

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Apr 21, 2025       Location Old Supreme Court

SB25-288 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
05:22:20 PM  

Majority Leader Rodriguez presented Senate Bill 25-288, concerning intimate digital depictions and criminal and civil actions. The bill creates a civil right of action for intimate digital depictions and updates crimes around exploitation of a child and posting a private image.

Committee members asked questions about the civil right of action.
05:30:58 PM  

Anaya Robinson, representing ACLU of Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. James Karbach, representing Colo. St. Pub. Defender, testified in opposition to the bill. Tristan Gorman, representing Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, testified in opposition to the bill.

Committee members raised questions about a related model law that was referenced in testimony.  Discussion ensued about real versus AI generated images and statutory definitions of obscene.
05:55:09 PM  
Jessica Dotter, representing Colorado District Attorneys' Council, testified in support of the bill. Jefferey Riester, representing Department of Law, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members asked questions about related appellate rule petitions and meta data definitions. Conversation continued about generated images versus real life ones.
06:12:22 PM  
Will Braunstein, representing Colorado Children's Alliance - Denver Children's Advocacy Center, testified in support of the bill. Diana Goldberg, representing Colorado Children's Alliance - SungateKids Child Advocacy Center, testified in support of the bill. Ashley Jellison, representing Colorado Children's Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Commander Thompson, representing Colorado Association of the Chiefs of Police - Colorado Springs Police Department, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members asked about a referenced study and how to distinguish between deep fake and real images.
06:32:21 PM  

Mr. Justin Sasso, representing Colorado Broadcasters Association, testified to amend the bill. Mrs. Erin Meschke, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Elizabeth Newman, representing Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, testified to amend the bill.
06:39:09 PM  
The bill sponsor distributed and explained the effect of Amendment L.001 (Attachment G).

06:40:10 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G)
Moved Weissman
Seconded
Ball
Carson
Daugherty
Frizell
Roberts
Weissman
Gonzales J.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:40:24 PM  
The bill sponsor explained Amendment L.002 regarding the declaration (Attachment H).

06:40:36 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment H)
Moved Weissman
Seconded
Ball
Carson
Daugherty
Frizell
Roberts
Weissman
Gonzales J.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:40:49 PM  
The bill sponsor explained that Amendment L.003 makes technical changes (Attachment I).

06:41:04 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment I)
Moved Weissman
Seconded
Ball
Carson
Daugherty
Frizell
Roberts
Weissman
Gonzales J.
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
06:41:06 PM  
Minority Leader Rodriguez made closing remarks.

06:45:09 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 25-288, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Moved Weissman
Seconded
Ball Yes
Carson Yes
Daugherty Yes
Frizell Yes
Roberts Yes
Weissman Yes
Gonzales J. Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS