# Colorado SB25-001: Colorado Voting Rights Act Colorado SB25-001, Colorado Voting Rights Act, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Junie Joseph (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-12 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-001-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-001 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Colorado Voting Rights Act - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-05-12, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Junie Joseph (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 47 - Subjects: Elections & Redistricting - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 20 (393 yes, 404 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More translated ballots for municipal voters: benefit, medium. Starting January 1, 2027, municipalities with at least 3,000 people wholly or partly in covered counties must expand translated ballots. For county-required languages, qualified translators must produce sample ballots matching English content, available online and at polling places when used. Reque… - More tribal identification accepted for voting: benefit, medium. Colorado accepts more tribal membership cards as voter identification for election activities beginning January 1, 2026. Valid cards can come from federally recognized tribes, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or the Indian Health Service. Cards from other tribal or federal agencies also qualify. The c… - Primary voters get non-in-person participation rights: benefit, medium. Eligible voters unable to attend in person must have a way to vote in primary elections without appearing in person. They must be able to participate to the same extent as in-person voters. This also covers future alternative processes for choosing general-election candidates. The legislature, Secr… - Stronger protections against discriminatory voting barriers: benefit, medium. For election activities beginning January 1, 2026, local governments cannot create material gaps in voting access for protected groups. These include racial, ethnic and language groups, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ people. The ban covers actions that cause, will cause, or aim to cause these… - Stronger protections against weakened voting power: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, local governments cannot use election methods that unlawfully weaken protected groups' voting power. A claim requires divided voting patterns or other evidence showing unequal chances to nominate or elect preferred candidates. A new or changed election method must also be… - Accessible voting notices at care facilities: benefit, low. Covered care facilities must post voting notices during the 30 days before a general or coordinated election. Covered locations include adult day care, assisted living, nursing facilities, certain disability facilities, and state psychiatric hospitals. Each building serving clients must display at… - Cost repayment for voting rights complaints: benefit, low. A harmed person whose notice letter prompts a local government to adopt and carry out a fix can recover costs. Repayment covers reasonable, documented work supporting the complaint, such as voting-pattern analysis, or a mutually agreed amount. The person must send a written demand and financial pro… - Court action to protect Colorado voters: benefit, low. Colorado's attorney general can independently bring civil and criminal cases to enforce state laws, including voting-rights laws. The attorney general acts for the state, not the Secretary of State, and chooses which cases to bring. In voting-rights cases filed within 120 days before an election, h… - More public election data, stronger safeguards: benefit, low. The Secretary of State must publish accessible election results, voting-site locations and hours, and population estimates by protected-group characteristics. Local Affairs must supply annual population estimates; precinct-level estimates are used when available, otherwise district or county figure… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alex Valdez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (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: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jenny Willford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebekah Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rep. S. Bird - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. F. Winter - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Rodriguez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 20 | 12 | | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 20 | 12 | | | 2025-04-28 | House | Third reading: Perm | pass | 59 | 3 | | | 2025-04-28 | House | Third reading: Amd (l.077) | fail | 23 | 39 | | | 2025-04-28 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 43 | 22 | | | 2025-04-25 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.007) | fail | 21 | 39 | | | 2025-04-25 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.009) | fail | 22 | 38 | | | 2025-04-25 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.008) | fail | 22 | 38 | | | 2025-04-25 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.002) | fail | 20 | 40 | | | 2025-04-25 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.004) | fail | 20 | 40 | | | 2025-04-25 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.003) | fail | 21 | 39 | | | 2025-04-25 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | fail | 21 | 39 | | | 2025-04-22 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-001 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 4 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | Adopt amendment L.052 (Attachment G). | pass | 9 | 2 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-001, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2025-04-14 | House | Adopt amendment L.046 (Attachment H). | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 22 | 12 | | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | Committee of the whole: Cow * (s.001) | pass | 20 | 14 | | | 2025-03-26 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-001, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-001, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 3 | 2 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-05-12: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-04-29: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2025-04-28: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-25: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2025-04-24: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-22: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-04-14: House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2025-03-31: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs (House) - 2025-03-28: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86136/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86132/download) - House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86141/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86137/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86135/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86133/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86134/download) - Senate Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86139/download) - Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86138/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40976/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/86136/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86132/download) - [House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86141/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86137/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86135/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86133/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86134/download) - [Senate Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86139/download) - [Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/86138/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40976/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-SB25-001-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).