# Colorado SB25-020: Tenant and Landlord Law Enforcement Colorado SB25-020, Tenant and Landlord Law Enforcement, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Javier Mabrey (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Mandy Lindsay (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-28 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-020-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-020 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Tenant and Landlord Law Enforcement - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-05-28, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), Mike Weissman (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 23 - Subjects: Housing - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (149 yes, 95 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Renters gain protections during court management: benefit, medium. During a multifamily property's receivership, tenant rent, fees, and costs cannot exceed their levels when the receiver was appointed. An eviction case cannot be started for nonpayment arising before the receivership began. Rent due during the receivership can still lead to an eviction case, and te… - Local governments can enforce rental protections: benefit, low. Colorado counties and municipalities can independently bring civil cases to enforce covered landlord-tenant protections. Their authority covers parts 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, and 14 of the state's landlord-tenant statutes. Beginning January 1, 2026, they can also enforce parts 4, 8, and 10. Contracte… - State gains stronger rental enforcement tools: benefit, low. Colorado's Attorney General can independently bring civil and criminal cases to enforce covered landlord-tenant laws using existing funding. Beginning January 1, 2026, that authority also covers parts 4, 8, and 10 of the state's landlord-tenant statutes. Investigative tools include subpoenas for te… - Court managers repair unsafe rental housing: mixed, medium. Colorado district courts can appoint an independent housing manager, called a receiver, to run multifamily properties with qualifying housing-safety violations. Appointment requires proof that violations more likely than not occurred and that required notice was served. The Attorney General can app… - Owners face conditions to end receivership: mixed, medium. After at least 90 days, owners, whole-property lessees, the Attorney General, or local governments can ask to end receivership. The court must find that ending it serves tenants and the public, with remaining work scheduled and costs covered. This route requires payment or deposits, assumption of r… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. 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Winter - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Rodriguez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-28 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-04-28 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 20 | 13 | | | 2025-04-25 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 40 | 23 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-020, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 5 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment J) | fail | 5 | 6 | | | 2025-04-15 | House | Adopt amendment L.015 as amended (Attachment I) | fail | 4 | 7 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 20 | 14 | | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | Committee of the whole: Cow * (s.001) | fail | 13 | 21 | | | 2025-03-26 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-020 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2025-03-10 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-020, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 4 | 3 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-05-28: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-02: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-02: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2025-04-25: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-24: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2025-04-21: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-17: House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/21/2025 - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-15: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-03-31: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-28: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84564/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84560/download) - House Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84567/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84565/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84563/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84561/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84562/download) - Senate Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84566/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40832/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/84564/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84560/download) - [House Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84567/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84565/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84563/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84561/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84562/download) - [Senate Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84566/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40832/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-SB25-020-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).