# Colorado SB25-014: Protecting the Freedom to Marry Colorado SB25-014, Protecting the Freedom to Marry, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brianna Titone (Democratic), Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Lorena Garcia (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-014-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-014 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Protecting the Freedom to Marry - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-04-07, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Brianna Titone (Democratic), Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Lorena Garcia (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 34 - Subjects: Children & Domestic Matters - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (84 yes, 23 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colorado removes its same-sex marriage ban: benefit, high. The law removes Colorado’s man-and-woman marriage restriction and defines marriage as a legally recognized union of two individuals. A marriage is valid when licensed, solemnized, and registered under state law. It also removes this section’s earlier rules on out-of-state and common-law marriages.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Feret (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rep. S. Bird - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tisha Mauro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. F. Winter - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Rodriguez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-25 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 45 | 14 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-014 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 1 | | | 2025-02-05 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 29 | 6 | | | 2025-01-30 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-014 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 3 | 2 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-04-07: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-03-28: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-03-28: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-03-25: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-03-21: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-03-20: 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 Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-02-06: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-05: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/80574/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/80570/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/80575/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/80573/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/80571/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/80572/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40960/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/80574/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/80570/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/80575/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/80573/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/80571/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/80572/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40960/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-SB25-014-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).