First Extraordinary Session Sixty-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED LLS NO. 06B-2023.01 Richard Sweetman HOUSE BILL 06S-1005 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Borodkin, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Shaffer House Committees Senate Committees Judiciary Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT Concerning a prohibition against the coercion of immigrants, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. Bill Summary (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted.) Prohibits the use of threats to coerce an individual to perform involuntary labor or services. Prohibits extortion based on threats relating to a person's status as an illegal immigrant. Makes a 5-year statutory appropriation. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. Article 13 of title 18, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read: 18-13-129. Coercion of involuntary servitude. (1) A person commits coercion of involuntary servitude if he or she coerces another person to perform labor or services by: (a) Withholding or threatening to destroy documents relating to a person's immigration status; (b) Threatening to notify law enforcement officials that a person is present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws; or (c) Threatening to take other actions that a reasonable person would perceive as likely to result in a person's incarceration or deportation from the United States. (2) A person may commit coercion of involuntary servitude regardless of whether the person provides compensation to the person who is coerced. (3) Coercion of involuntary servitude is a class 3 felony. SECTION 2. 18-3-207 (4), Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended, and the said 18-3-207 is further amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION, to read: 18-3-207. Criminal extortion - aggravated extortion. (1.5) A person commits criminal extortion if the person, with the intent to induce another person against that other person's will to perform an act or refrain from performing a lawful act, threatens to report to law enforcement officials the immigration status of the threatened person or another person. (4) Criminal extortion, as described in subsection subsections (1) and (1.5) of this section, is a class 4 felony. Aggravated criminal extortion, as described in subsection (2) of this section, is a class 3 felony. SECTION 3. Part 1 of article 1 of title 17, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read: 17-1-160. Appropriation to comply with section 2-2-703 - HB 06S-___. (1) Pursuant to section 2-2-703, C.R.S., the following statutory appropriations, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are made in order to implement H.B. 06S-___, enacted at the first extraordinary session of the sixty-fifth general assembly: (a) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, in addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated from the capital construction fund created in section 24-75-302, C.R.S., to the corrections expansion reserve fund created in section 17-1-116, the sum of _______ dollars ($ ). (b) (I) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, in addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, from the capital construction fund created in section 24-75-302, C.R.S., to the corrections expansion reserve fund created in section 17-1-116, the sum of ______ dollars ($ ). (II) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, in addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated to the department of corrections, out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, the sum of _____ dollars ($ ). (c) (I) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, in addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, from the capital construction fund created in section 24-75-302, C.R.S., to the corrections expansion reserve fund created in section 17-1-116, the sum of ________ dollars ($ ). (II) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, in addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated to the department of corrections, out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, the sum of _____ dollars ($ ). (d) (I) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, in addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, from the capital construction fund created in section 24-75-302, C.R.S., to the corrections expansion reserve fund created in section 17-1-116, the sum of ______ dollars ($ ). (II) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, in addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated to the department of corrections, out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, the sum of _____ dollars ($ ). (e) (I) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, in addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, from the capital construction fund created in section 24-75-302, C.R.S., to the corrections expansion reserve fund created in section 17-1-116, the sum of ______ dollars ($ ). (II) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, in addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated to the department of corrections, out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, the sum of _____ dollars ($ ). SECTION 4. 24-75-302 (2) (s), (2) (t), (2) (u), (2) (v), and (2) (w), Colorado Revised Statutes, are amended to read: 24-75-302. Capital construction fund - capital assessment fees - calculation. (2) As of July 1, 1988, and July 1 of each year thereafter through July 1, 2010, a sum as specified in this subsection (2) shall accrue to the capital construction fund. The state treasurer and the controller shall transfer such sum out of the general fund and into the capital construction fund as moneys become available in the general fund during the fiscal year beginning on said July 1. Transfers between funds pursuant to this subsection (2) shall not be deemed to be appropriations subject to the limitations of section 24-75-201.1. The amount which shall accrue pursuant to this subsection (2) shall be as follows: (s) On July 1, 2006, forty-six million nine hundred forty-four thousand six hundred eighty-seven dollars, plus twenty-two thousand nine hundred twenty-four dollars pursuant to section 3 of H.B. 02S-1006, enacted at the third extraordinary session of the sixty-third general assembly; plus two hundred ninety-one thousand seven hundred sixty-one dollars pursuant to H.B. 03-1004, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-fourth general assembly; plus one hundred twenty-five thousand forty-one dollars pursuant to H.B. 03-1138, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-fourth general assembly; plus sixty-nine thousand four hundred sixty-seven dollars pursuant to H.B. 03-1213, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-fourth general assembly; plus sixty-nine thousand four hundred sixty-seven dollars pursuant to H.B. 03-1317, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-fourth general assembly; plus ninety thousand three hundred seven dollars pursuant to H.B. 04-1021, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fourth general assembly; plus sixty-nine thousand four hundred sixty-seven dollars pursuant to H.B. 04-1016, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fourth general assembly; plus fifteen million dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1373, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus one hundred seventy-four thousand three hundred eighty-eight dollars pursuant to S.B. 06-206, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus one hundred seventy-four thousand three hundred eighty-eight dollars pursuant to S.B. 06-207, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus six hundred ten thousand three hundred fifty-eight dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1326, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus eighty-seven thousand one hundred ninety-four dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1145, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus four hundred thirty-five thousand nine hundred seventy dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1092, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus eighty-seven thousand one hundred ninety-four dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1151, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus five hundred twenty-three thousand one hundred sixty-four dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1011, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus _____ dollars pursuant to H.B. 06S-____, enacted at the first extraordinary session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; (t) On July 1, 2007, four hundred sixteen thousand eight hundred two dollars pursuant to H.B. 03-1004, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-fourth general assembly; plus fifty-five thousand five hundred seventy-four dollars pursuant to H.B. 03-1317, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-fourth general assembly; plus thirteen thousand eight hundred ninety-three dollars pursuant to H.B. 04-1021, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fourth general assembly; plus twenty-two million eight hundred eighty-five thousand three hundred eighty-six dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1373, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus two hundred nine thousand two hundred sixty-six dollars pursuant to S.B. 06-206, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus two hundred nine thousand two hundred sixty-six dollars pursuant to S.B. 06-207, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus six hundred ten thousand three hundred fifty-eight dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1326, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus sixty-nine thousand seven hundred fifty-five dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1151, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus five hundred twenty-three thousand one hundred sixty-four dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1011, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus _____ dollars pursuant to H.B. 06S-____, enacted at the first extraordinary session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; (u) On July 1, 2008, sixty-nine thousand four hundred sixty-seven dollars pursuant to H.B. 04-1021, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fourth general assembly; plus three hundred ninety-two thousand three hundred seventy-three dollars pursuant to S.B. 06-206, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus three hundred ninety-two thousand three hundred seventy-three dollars pursuant to S.B. 06-207, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus four hundred sixty-two thousand one hundred twenty-eight dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1326, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus twenty-six thousand one hundred fifty-eight dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1145, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus five hundred twenty-three thousand one hundred sixty-four dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1011, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus _____ dollars pursuant to H.B. 06S-____, enacted at the first extraordinary session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; (v) On July 1, 2009, five hundred twenty-three thousand one hundred sixty-four dollars pursuant to S.B. 06-206, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus five hundred twenty-three thousand one hundred sixty-four dollars pursuant to S.B. 06-207, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus forty-three thousand five hundred ninety-seven dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1145, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus five hundred twenty-three thousand one hundred sixty-four dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1011, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus _____ dollars pursuant to H.B. 06S-____, enacted at the first extraordinary session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; (w) On July 1, 2010, five hundred twenty-three thousand one hundred sixty-four dollars pursuant to S.B. 06-206, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus five hundred twenty-three thousand one hundred sixty-four dollars pursuant to S.B. 06-207, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus forty-three thousand five hundred ninety-seven dollars pursuant to S.B. 06-1145, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus five hundred twenty-three thousand one hundred sixty-four dollars pursuant to H.B. 06-1011, enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-fifth general assembly; plus _____ dollars pursuant to H.B. 06S-____, enacted at the first extraordinary session of the sixty-fifth general assembly. SECTION 5. Effective date - applicability. This act shall take effect upon passage and shall apply to offenses committed on or after said date. SECTION 6. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.