HB 18-1110

HB 18-1110, which has now been signed into law in Colorado, aims to protect individuals by preventing state officials and agencies from helping federal authorities arrest or investigate someone for actions that are protected under the Colorado constitution. This means that if a person is doing something that's allowed according to Colorado’s laws but might be against federal rules, state employees can't assist federal agents in taking action against them. The law applies to all Colorado citizens and people legally present in the state who exercise their constitutional rights as recognized by Colorado. In practice, this bill limits how much cooperation there can be between Colorado's government and federal agencies when it comes to enforcing certain types of federal laws that conflict with Colorado’s constitution.

Official Summary

The bill prohibits the state or a state agency, or an employee or personnel of the state or a state agency while acting in an official capacity, from aiding or assisting a federal agency in: Arresting a Colorado citizen or person lawfully present in Colorado for committing an act in Colorado that is a Colorado constitutional right; or Violating a Colorado constitutional right of a Colorado citizen or a person lawfully present in Colorado. The bill does not prohibit the state, an agency of the state, or an employee or personnel of the state or a state agency from participating in an investigation until it is recognized that the action being investigated is a Colorado constitutional right. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.) , Read More