HB 24-1345 Summary

• Extends the Colorado Human Trafficking Council sunset date from September 1, 2024 to September 1, 2031, implementing a 2023 Department of Regulatory Agencies recommendation.

• Requires appointed survivor council members to receive hourly compensation at the current expert rate (not exceeding 8 hours per meeting) per Chief Justice Directive 12-03, while other members remain uncompensated.

• Expands the Address Confidentiality Program to include human trafficking victims as eligible applicants alongside domestic violence, sexual offense, and stalking victims.

• Creates new criminal justice relief allowing human trafficking victims to file motions to vacate convictions if the underlying offense was committed as a result of being trafficked, with clear and convincing evidence standard and rebuttal presumption from official documentation.

• Appropriates $266,826 to the Division of Criminal Justice for 2024-25 to implement the act, including 1.8 additional FTE for administrative services.