# Colorado HB25-1312: Legal Protections for Transgender Individuals Colorado HB25-1312, Legal Protections for Transgender Individuals, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris Kolker (Democratic), Faith Winter, Lorena Garcia (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-16 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1312-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB25-1312 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Legal Protections for Transgender Individuals - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-28 - Last action: 2025-05-16, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Faith Winter, Lorena Garcia (Democratic), Rebekah Stewart (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 41 - Subjects: Children & Domestic Matters, Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12), Health Care & Health Insurance - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (255 yes, 194 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Faith Winter - Sponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Rebekah Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alex Valdez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jenny Willford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | House | Senate amendments: Prev ? | pass | 37 | 27 | | | 2025-05-06 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 39 | 24 | | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 20 | 14 | | | 2025-05-06 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 40 | 24 | | | 2025-05-05 | Senate | Committee of the whole: Cow * (s.002) | fail | 14 | 21 | | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Refer House Bill 25-1312, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2025-04-06 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 36 | 20 | | | 2025-04-06 | House | Third reading: Prev ? | pass | 38 | 20 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | fail | 19 | 38 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | Refer House Bill 25-1312, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 4 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-05-16: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-14: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-14: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-05-06: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2025-05-05: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-04-06: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-04: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2025-04-01: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-03-28: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84291/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84283/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84293/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84289/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84285/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84287/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40809/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84291/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84283/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84293/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84289/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84285/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84287/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40809/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [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) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [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-HB25-1312-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).