# Colorado HB25-1249: Tenant Security Deposit Protections Colorado HB25-1249, Tenant Security Deposit Protections, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Naquetta Ricks (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-06-03 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1249-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB25-1249 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Tenant Security Deposit Protections - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2025-06-03, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), Tony Exum (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 18 - Subjects: Housing - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (183 yes, 115 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Renters gain stronger deposit dispute remedies: benefit, medium. Wrongful withholding includes missing required statements or records, failing to give exact reasons, late balance returns, and bad-faith retention. Bad faith includes keeping money without actual cause, knowingly excessive deductions, and unlawful, retaliatory, or discriminatory purposes. Tenants c… - Renters can request move-out damage checks: benefit, low. Tenants can request a walkthrough before the lease ends or they surrender the home. Landlords must provide it at a mutually convenient time, after tenants have had a chance to remove furniture. The inspection can happen in person or through interactive telecommunications. It must identify in writin… - Renters face fewer allowed deposit deductions: benefit, low. Colorado landlords can keep reasonable amounts for unpaid rent, utilities, lawful lease-listed charges, and necessary repairs beyond normal wear. Repair charges cannot cover problems that existed before the tenancy. Normal wear includes deterioration, damage, or dirt from ordinary use, but excludes… - Renters get documented refunds on deadlines: benefit, low. Landlords must return deposits within 30 days after lease termination or surrender of the home, whichever happens later. A lease can extend this deadline to no more than 60 days. If landlords keep money, they must explain the exact reasons in writing and return the balance by that deadline. They mu… - Renters keep protections when deposits change hands: benefit, low. When a landlord's interest in a home ends, the deposit holder must transfer the deposit to the successor or return it. The deadline is 60 days, including after a sale, assignment, death, or appointment of a receiver. If a refund mailed to a tenant's last-known address comes back, the landlord must… - Renters face limits on good-faith recoveries: cost, low. A separate recovery limit applies when a landlord keeps too much deposit money in good faith and otherwise follows the law. If a civil court finds the landlord reasonably retained more than actual damages, liability is limited to the excess and court costs. Tenants do not receive three times the ex… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. F. Winter - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-07 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 34 | 31 | | | 2025-05-07 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 43 | 22 | | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 19 | 16 | | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Third reading: Amend (l.035) | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1249, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2025-04-28 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 34 | 31 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1249, as amended, to the Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government. | fail | 6 | 7 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1249, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 5 | | ## Actions (19) - 2025-06-03: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-15: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-15: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2025-05-06: Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (Senate) - 2025-05-06: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily (House) - 2025-05-05: Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology (Senate) - 2025-04-28: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-21: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-17: House Third Reading Laid Over to 04/21/2025 - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-16: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2025-04-04: House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/06/2025 - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-01: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-03-27: House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-02-12: Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84528/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84524/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84530/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84527/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84525/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84526/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40829/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84528/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84524/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84530/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84527/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84525/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84526/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40829/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1249-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).