# Colorado HB25-1270: Patients' Right to Try Individualized Treatments

Colorado HB25-1270, Patients' Right to Try Individualized Treatments, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado HB25-1270
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Patients' Right to Try Individualized Treatments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Last action: 2025-05-19, Governor Signed
- Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Rose Pugliese
- Cosponsors: 46
- Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance, Professions & Occupations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (118 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Heirs protected from unpaid treatment debt: benefit, high. If a patient dies while receiving an individualized experimental drug, biological product, or device, heirs do not owe related unpaid debt. This includes treatment costs caused by a lack of insurance coverage. The law sets no dollar limit on this protection.
- Providers protected for recommending personalized treatments: benefit, low. Colorado licensing boards cannot penalize providers solely for recommending access to or treatment with an individualized experimental product. The recommendation must concern an eligible patient and meet medical standards of care. The law also bars revoking or conditioning Medicare certification s…
- No new lawsuit right for patients: cost, low. The law creates no new private right to sue for harm caused by an individualized experimental treatment. This limit applies when manufacturers or others involved made a good-faith effort to follow the law and used reasonable care. It does not bar every treatment-related claim.
- Patients gain treatment access, but face costs: mixed, medium. Colorado allows patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses to request experimental treatments made specifically for their genetic profile. A doctor must confirm eligibility, recommend treatment, and document that all FDA-approved options were considered. Written informed cons…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Rose Pugliese
- Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brandi Bradley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carlos Barron (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dusty Johnson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Feret (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Garcia Sander (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Keltie (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ron Weinberg (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rep. S. Bird
- Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ty Winter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marc Catlin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Bright (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1270 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 64 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1270 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 12 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-19: Governor Signed (House)
- 2025-05-02: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-13: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-10: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-05: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-02-18: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85385/download)
- Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85375/download)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85388/download)
- Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85382/download)
- Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85377/download)
- Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85379/download)
- Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40920/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/85385/download)
- [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85375/download)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85388/download)
- [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85382/download)
- [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85377/download)
- [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/85379/download)
- [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40920/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1270-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).