Scott Bottoms on Crime

Repeal soft-on-crime policies, restore sentencing

• Repeals soft-on-crime policies, restores sentencing for serious offenses like child sex crimes, violence, and drug trafficking.
• Increases funding and training for local law enforcement to enhance community safety.
• Establishes a task force to combat the drug crisis, cartel activity, and border-related crime.
• Expands access to mental health care, faith-based recovery, and rural crisis services.
• Upholds the right to self-defense for law-abiding citizens.

Don't add gender identity for bias-motivated crimes

ACLU summary May 17, 2024: The bill adds gender identity and gender expression to the classes identified in bias-motivated crimes and harassment. The bill redefines sexual orientation for purposes of bias-motivated crimes as an individual's identity, or another individual's perception thereof, in relation to the gender or genders to which the individual is sexually or emotionally attracted and the behavior or social affiliation that may result from the attraction.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 45-17-3 on May/6/24; Scott Bottoms voted NO; passed Senate 23-12-0 on May/6/24; Signed by Governor Jared Polis on May/31/24.