CO HB1227

Expands felony assault protections for emergency medical care providers from only during "emergency" care to any function related to medical care at hospitals, health-care facilities, or ambulances

Lowers the mental state required for second degree assault against peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical providers from "intentionally" causing bodily injury to "knowingly" causing bodily injury

Clarifies that second degree assault by strangulation can be charged as a crime of violence subject to mandatory incarceration when a deadly weapon is used, including body parts

Requires prosecution to specifically allege and prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a deadly weapon was used in strangulation cases

Applies to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025