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ColoradoHB25-12392025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act

Sponsored By: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Mike Weissman (Democratic), Yara Zokaie (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

State GovernmentCivil Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.

Disability lawsuits balance payouts and business relief

Under the separate disability-rights court process, proven violations require compliance orders and awards of attorney fees and costs. Plaintiffs can receive actual money losses plus noneconomic damages capped at $50,000—or $5,000 per violation per plaintiff. A small business has 25 or fewer employees and annual gross income of $3.5 million or less. Fixing the violation within 30 days after filing lets that business halve the noneconomic cap to $25,000. Knowing, intentional, or reckless violations do not qualify, and actual money losses are not reduced. These disability cases use federal Americans with Disabilities Act standards and defenses. People choosing this court process cannot also seek relief from the Colorado Civil Rights Commission for the same matter.

Public access lawsuits bring capped payouts

For covered public-access claims, courts must order compliance and award attorney fees and costs when a violation is proven. This includes specified service-animal, testing-accommodation, and precinct-caucus claims. Plaintiffs can receive actual money losses plus noneconomic damages, such as emotional harm, capped at $50,000—or $5,000 per violation per plaintiff. Fixing the violation within 30 days after filing cuts the noneconomic cap by half, to $25,000. Good-faith extensions allow 30-day increments, up to 120 days total. Knowing, intentional, or reckless violations do not qualify; actual money losses are never reduced by this rule. Disability cases use federal Americans with Disabilities Act standards and defenses. The law also removes the single-incident rule for construction-related access violations, without specifying a replacement counting rule.

Protection for people requesting disability accommodations

The law protects people and groups from discrimination for requesting reasonable accommodations because of a disability. This adds accommodation requests to existing public-accommodation protections for opposing discrimination or taking part in related investigations or proceedings.

State agencies receive legal services funding

For state budget year 2025–26, the Department of Law receives $100,305 from the legal services cash fund. The money supports legal services for the Department of Personnel. Funding assumes an added 0.4 full-time equivalent position.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Andrew Boesenecker

    Democratic • House

  • Lindsey Daugherty

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mike Weissman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Yara Zokaie

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Amy Paschal

    Democratic • House

  • Alex Valdez

    Democratic • House

  • Brianna Titone

    Democratic • House

  • Chad Clifford

    Democratic • House

  • Emily Sirota

    Democratic • House

  • Jennifer Bacon

    Democratic • House

  • Jamie Jackson

    Democratic • House

  • Junie Joseph

    Democratic • House

  • Javier Mabrey

    Democratic • House

  • Julie McCluskie

    Democratic • House

  • Kyle Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Karen McCormick

    Democratic • House

  • Lorena Garcia

    Democratic • House

  • Lesley Smith

    Democratic • House

  • Meg Froelich

    Democratic • House

  • Mandy Lindsay

    Democratic • House

  • Manny Rutinel

    Democratic • House

  • Naquetta Ricks

    Democratic • House

  • Regina English

    Democratic • House

  • Sheila Lieder

    Democratic • House

  • Steven Woodrow

    Democratic • House

  • Tammy Story

    Democratic • House

  • Cathy Kipp

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dafna Michaelson Jenet

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sen. F. Winter

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Iman Jodeh

    Democratic • Senate

  • Judy Amabile

    Democratic • Senate

  • Julie Gonzales

    Democratic • Senate

  • Katie Wallace

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lisa Cutter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Matt Ball

    Democratic • Senate

  • Nick Hinrichsen

    Democratic • Senate

  • Tony Exum

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 354 • No: 301

House vote • 5/1/2025

Senate amendments: Concur

Yes: 44 • No: 19

House vote • 5/1/2025

Senate amendments: Repass

Yes: 40 • No: 23

Senate vote • 4/25/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 23 • No: 12

Senate vote • 4/24/2025

Committee of the whole: Cow * (s.002)

Yes: 13 • No: 17

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

Refer House Bill 25-1239 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 4 • No: 3

Senate vote • 4/14/2025

Refer House Bill 25-1239, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.

Yes: 5 • No: 2

House vote • 3/31/2025

Third reading: Perm

Yes: 41 • No: 22

House vote • 3/31/2025

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 40 • No: 24

House vote • 3/31/2025

Third reading: Amd (l.014)

Yes: 42 • No: 22

House vote • 3/27/2025

Committee of the whole: Amd (h.004)

Yes: 20 • No: 40

House vote • 3/27/2025

Committee of the whole: Amd (h.002)

Yes: 28 • No: 31

House vote • 3/27/2025

Committee of the whole: Amd (h.003)

Yes: 21 • No: 39

House vote • 3/27/2025

Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001)

Yes: 19 • No: 40

House vote • 3/25/2025

Refer House Bill 25-1239, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 7 • No: 3

House vote • 2/25/2025

Refer House Bill 25-1239, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.

Yes: 7 • No: 4

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    5/22/2025House

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    5/6/2025House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

    5/6/2025Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor

    5/6/2025House

  5. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

    5/1/2025House

  6. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

    4/28/2025House

  7. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    4/25/2025Senate

  8. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

    4/24/2025Senate

  9. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    4/22/2025Senate

  10. Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations

    4/14/2025Senate

  11. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary

    4/3/2025Senate

  12. House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor

    3/31/2025House

  13. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

    3/28/2025House

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

    3/27/2025House

  15. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

    3/25/2025House

  16. House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations

    2/25/2025House

  17. Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

    2/12/2025House

Bill Text

  • Engrossed

    PDF

  • Final Act

    PDF

  • House Appropriations Preamend

    PDF

  • House Judiciary Preamend

    PDF

  • Introduced

    PDF

  • Reengrossed

    PDF

  • Rerevised

    PDF

  • Revised

    PDF

  • Senate Judiciary Preamend

    PDF

  • Signed Act

    PDF

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