HB18-1252

Unlawful Sale Of Academic Assignments

Concerning unlawful sale of academic materials for submission to an institution of higher education.

Session:

2018 Regular Session

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Bill Summary

Trafficking in academic materials - selling assignments or answers to online exams - civil penalty. The act defines "assignment" to include any specific written, recorded, pictorial, artistic, or other academic task, and maintains the existing offenses related to preparing or selling assignments, or advertising the same. The act prohibits a person from preparing, selling, or offering to sell a document or service that provides answers for, or completes on behalf of a student, an online exam that is administered pursuant to a course of study at any institution of higher education, or advertising the same.

The act authorizes the attorney general to bring a civil action against a person who commits a violation related to the sale of academic assignments or online exam answers and creates a civil penalty of up to $750 for each violation.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Date	Bill Type	Documents
05/29/2018	Signed Act	PDF
05/01/2018	Final Act	PDF
04/25/2018	Rerevised	PDF
04/24/2018	Revised	PDF
04/02/2018	Reengrossed	PDF
03/26/2018	Engrossed	PDF
02/21/2018	Introduced	PDF

Date	Version	Documents
07/17/2018	FN3	PDF
04/06/2018	FN2	PDF
03/07/2018	FN1	PDF

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment L.004 to amendment L.003	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Adopt amendment L.003 as amended.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 18-1252, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 10-3.	Vote Summary

Date	Location	Action
05/29/2018	Governor	Governor Signed
05/01/2018	Governor	Sent to the Governor
05/01/2018	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
05/01/2018	House	Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/25/2018	Senate	Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/24/2018	Senate	Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/19/2018	Senate	Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/02/2018	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
04/02/2018	House	House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/29/2018	House	House Third Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2018 - No Amendments
03/28/2018	House	House Third Reading Laid Over to 03/29/2018 - No Amendments
03/27/2018	House	House Third Reading Laid Over to 03/28/2018 - No Amendments
03/26/2018	House	House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
03/23/2018	House	House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/26/2018 - No Amendments
03/22/2018	House	House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/23/2018 - No Amendments
03/19/2018	House	House Committee on Education Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/21/2018	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

Sponsor Type	Legislators
Prime Sponsor	Rep. D. Roberts, Rep. J. Wilson Sen. K. Priola
Sponsor
Co-sponsor	Rep. K. Becker, Rep. J. Bridges, Rep. D. Esgar, Rep. A. Garnett, Rep. C. Hansen, Rep. S. Lontine, Rep. B. McLachlan, Rep. B. Pettersen, Rep. J. Singer Sen. L. Garcia, Sen. B. Martinez Humenik, Sen. D. Moreno, Sen. J. Tate, Sen. N. Todd, Sen. A. Williams

Unlawful Sale Of Academic Assignments

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Committee Actions

04/19/2018 | Senate Education (1 )

03/19/2018 | House Education (3 )

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Senate Votes (1)

House Votes (1)

Bill History

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Session Laws

Colorado General Assembly

Dylan Roberts

James Wilson

Kevin Priola