CCASA is proud of our many accomplishments in advancing our commitment to the needs and rights of survivors in the 2024 legislative session. With support from our dedicated members, partners, and survivors themselves, we achieved an ambitious agenda that:
- Increases accountability by regulating online dating apps and the misuse of technology;
- Enhances survivors’ privacy protections and limits the use of rape myths in criminal cases;
- Invests in victim services and lays the groundwork for stable funding in the future; and
- Reduces barriers to accessing civil protection orders and housing.
Throughout the session, CCASA’s policy team engaged on issues ranging from education to mental health to criminal justice to taxes, centering survivors and those who serve them in every conversation.
PRIORITY BILLS:
Through providing testimony, drafting language, engaging in stakeholder meetings, and building grassroots support, CCASA actively and successfully advocated to ensure the passage of 5 top-priority bills to better support survivors in Colorado this session.
- SB24-011: Online-Facilitated Misconduct & Remote Tracking (Senators Winter and Cutter, Representatives Duran and Willford)
- HB24-1122: Protection Orders for Victims of Crimes (Representatives Duran and Pugliese, Senators Roberts and Winter)
- HB24-1349: Firearms & Ammunition Excise Tax (Representatives Duran and Froelich, Senators Hansen and Buckner)
- HB24-1072: Protection of Victims of Sexual Offenses (Representatives Bird and Frizell, Senators Kirkmeyer and Fields)
- HB24-1420: Transfer to Colorado Crime Victim Services Fund (Representatives Bird and Taggart, Senators Zenzinger and Kirkmeyer)
SETBACKS:
CCASA was incredibly saddened by the loss of SCR24-001: Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Amendment (Senator Danielson and Fields, Majority Leader Duran and Representative Weissman), which we strongly supported. This bill would have put a question to the voters of whether to allow people who were sexually abused as children to pursue civil claims against the individuals and institutions who harmed them regardless of when the harm occurred.
APPRECIATION:
We thank the many Senators and Representatives who listened to the needs of survivors and worked to better prevent and address sexual violence in Colorado. Additionally, this work would not be possible without the many members and partners who support CCASA’s policy agenda. We extend our deep appreciation to CCASA’s Executive Board, Policy Committee, Survivor Task Force, members, donors, and supporters.
GET INVOLVED:
CCASA is recruiting new members for its Policy Committee for the 2025 legislative session. While you must be a CCASA member to join, flexible and affordable memberships are available.
CCASA is also seeking new Survivor Task Force (STF) members to increase survivor representation at the Capitol. The STF is a group of survivors who want to use their stories and experiences to effect change. Members of the STF advocate for survivor-centered policies by sharing their stories through public testimony at the Capitol and media interviews, providing feedback on CCASA materials, writing blogs and op-eds, and participating in focus groups. Folks who are interested in joining can fill out this application or reach out to Onnastasia Cole, CCASA’s Outreach & Policy Associate, at Onnastasia@ccasa.org.