These 16 new Colorado laws go into effect in this month

DENVER ( KDVR ) — Hundreds of bills were passed and signed into law during the 2024 Colorado legislative session, and over a dozen of these will go into effect on July 1.

The new laws range from a ban on residential occupancy limits to a ban on carrying guns in certain areas.

FOX31 has compiled a list of all the new laws going into effect soon.

Occupancy limits

House Bill 24-1007 , “Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits,” stops local governments from enforcing occupancy limits in most situations.

This removes a decades-old law limiting how many members of different families can live together under one roof.

Gender-related crimes

Senate Bill 24-189 , “Gender-Related Bias-Motivated Crimes,” adds gender identity and gender expression to the definition of what qualifies for a bias-motivated crime.

It also redefines sexual orientation when it comes to bias-motivated crimes.

Guns in sensitive spaces

Senate Bill 24-131 , “Prohibiting Carrying Firearms in Sensitive Spaces,” bans people from carrying firearms in certain places.

Specifically, it prohibits people from knowingly carrying firearms in state legislative buildings, local government buildings and courthouses. The ban also extends to the parking lots of these spaces.

Deepfakes of candidates for office

House Bill 24-1147 , “Candidate Election Deepfake Disclosures,” requires the disclosure of the use of deepfakes, or fake images of other people created using artificial intelligence, in ads and other communications related to elections.

For example, if one candidate wanted to use a deepfake image or video of another candidate, they would have to disclose that.

False slates of presidential electors

House Bill 24-1150 , “False Slates of Electors,” makes it an explicit crime to falsely create a slate of presidential electors or serve in a false slate of electors.

This would apply to five existing crimes, each of which is punishable by a maximum fine of $10,000.

Protecting victims of sexual offenses

House Bill 24-1072 , “Protection of Victims of Sexual Offenses,” changes what evidence is allowed about alleged victims of sexual assault during criminal proceedings.

Specifically, it prohibits any evidence of the victim’s manner of dress or hairstyle, among other things.

Other laws

Ten other laws are going into effect:

• House Bill 24-1443 , “Public Trustee Fees”
• House Bill 24-1449 , “Environmental Sustainability Circular Economy”
• House Bill 24-1417 , “Fee Changes Health-Care Cash Funds”
• House Bill 24-1407 , “Community Food Assistance Provider Grant Program”
• House Bill 24-1411 , “Increase in Property Tax Exemption Filing Fees”
• House Bill 24-1360 , “Colorado Disability Opportunity Office”
• House Bill 24-1081 , “Regulate Sale Transfer Sodium Nitrite”
• House Bill 24-1056 , “Issuance of Treasurer’s Deeds”
• House Bill 24-1044 , “Additional PERA Service Retirees for Schools”
• House Bill 24-1030 , “Railroad Safety Requirements”

The next group of laws passed during this year’s legislative session will go into effect on Aug. 7.

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