HB 1009: Colorado Mandatory Lethality Assessment Act
HB 1009 status: Enacted — Governor Signed (updated Jun 3, 2026).
What this bill does
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Bill summary
OfficialThe act creates the 'Colorado Mandatory Lethality Assessment Act', which requires peace officers to conduct a lethality assessment when responding to a domestic violence incident and include the completed lethality assessment in the incident report. A peace officer is not required to administer a lethality assessment i...
Key analysis
Impact analysis
Environment
Benefits
- no identified direct effect
Risks
- no identified direct effect
Economy
Benefits
- improves long-term public safety efficiency
Risks
- imposes administrative and training costs on law enforcement agencies
Society
Benefits
- standardizes protections for domestic violence victims
- facilitates immediate access to advocacy resources
Risks
- requires consistent availability of local victim advocates
How trustworthy & consequential it is
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OpenStates
Confidence
lowlow
Analysis status
OpenStates summary
Implementation depends on the availability of local community-based victim advocates
Analysis based on provided abstract rather than full legislative text
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