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ColoradoHB25-11092025 Regular SessionHouse

Gender Identity Certificate of Death

Sponsored By: Karen McCormick (Democratic), Katie Wallace (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Mike Weissman (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Death records must reflect gender identity

Colorado death certificates must reflect the deceased person's gender identity as male, female, or X. Accepted proof includes a court-approved name or gender change, written instructions, a health-care directive, transition treatment records, a birth certificate gender change, or a driver's license; the newest document controls, regardless of expiration. Without a document, next of kin or the best available source supplies information; before filing, objections from the person or majority entitled to control the remains determine the entry. Death verification documents must also include gender. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment must add gender fields to paper certificates and electronic death registration by January 1, 2026.

Families can correct death certificate gender

For someone who died in Colorado, the State Registrar must correct a filed certificate when an accepted document shows different gender information. With proper proof, the registrar must also update a legal name changed before or alongside the gender identity change. The registrar cannot demand extra gender proof, and the corrected certificate becomes the official public record without showing either change. The registrar cannot share correction details with other government employees unless legally required for official business. Before the certificate is filed, eligible objectors can seek a county court order changing the gender entry; claims must name the relevant people and be filed where the deceased lived or the remains are located.

Certificate preparers gain protection, limiting claims

People completing Colorado death certificates are protected from liability for damages or costs tied to information they record. This limits recovery by people bringing those claims. Protection does not apply when the preparer knowingly and willfully records incorrect information.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Karen McCormick

    Democratic • House

  • Katie Wallace

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kyle Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Mike Weissman

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Andrew Boesenecker

    Democratic • House

  • Alex Valdez

    Democratic • House

  • Brianna Titone

    Democratic • House

  • Chad Clifford

    Democratic • House

  • Emily Sirota

    Democratic • House

  • Jennifer Bacon

    Democratic • House

  • Junie Joseph

    Democratic • House

  • Lorena Garcia

    Democratic • House

  • Lindsay Gilchrist

    Democratic • House

  • Lesley Smith

    Democratic • House

  • Monica Duran

    Democratic • House

  • Meg Froelich

    Democratic • House

  • Mandy Lindsay

    Democratic • House

  • Rebekah Stewart

    Democratic • House

  • Sean Camacho

    Democratic • House

  • Tammy Story

    Democratic • House

  • Cathy Kipp

    Democratic • Senate

  • Chris Kolker

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dafna Michaelson Jenet

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sen. F. Winter

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Judy Amabile

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jeff Bridges

    Democratic • Senate

  • James Coleman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Julie Gonzales

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lisa Cutter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Marc Snyder

    Democratic • Senate

  • Nick Hinrichsen

    Democratic • Senate

  • Robert Rodriguez

    Democratic • Senate

  • Tom Sullivan

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 93 • No: 82

Senate vote • 3/26/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 22 • No: 12

Senate vote • 3/20/2025

Refer House Bill 25-1109 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 3 • No: 2

House vote • 3/7/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 38 • No: 26

House vote • 3/5/2025

Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001)

Yes: 22 • No: 37

House vote • 2/25/2025

Refer House Bill 25-1109, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 8 • No: 5

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    4/17/2025House

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

    4/8/2025Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor

    4/8/2025House

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    4/7/2025House

  5. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    3/26/2025Senate

  6. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

    3/25/2025Senate

  7. Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    3/20/2025Senate

  8. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

    3/12/2025Senate

  9. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    3/7/2025House

  10. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

    3/6/2025House

  11. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

    3/5/2025House

  12. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

    2/28/2025House

  13. House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

    2/25/2025House

  14. Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services

    1/27/2025House

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