All Roll Calls
Yes: 300 • No: 333
ColoradoSB25-1292025 Regular SessionSenate
Legally Protected Health-Care Activity Protections
Sponsored By: Faith Winter, Junie Joseph (Democratic), Karen McCormick (Democratic), Lisa Cutter (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
Health Care & Health Insurance
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Patients and providers can challenge out-of-state cases
People and entities facing qualifying out-of-state civil or criminal cases can sue in Colorado district court. This covers legally protected care, related insurance coverage, and attempts to enforce connected orders or judgments. Courts can order the conduct stopped and award actual damages, including judgment amounts, expenses, costs, and reasonable attorney fees. The deadline is six years after the out-of-state case starts or enforcement is attempted, as applicable. For actions brought on Colorado’s behalf under these enforcement rules and related state cases, the attorney general controls enforcement.
Health-care records gain safeguards and disclosure duties
Colorado residents and qualifying businesses generally cannot answer out-of-state demands about legally protected care or related insurance coverage. Permitted responses require a sworn statement meeting the law’s allowed-use rules. These include requests unrelated to punishment for protected care and patient tort or contract claims allowed similarly under Colorado law. Recipients planning to comply must notify the attorney general within 72 hours, provide request materials, and state their plans. They must wait at least 30 days after that notice before releasing information. They must also give the affected person or entity at least 30 days’ notice, unless a Colorado court orders otherwise. Exceptions cover specified investigations of conduct violating Colorado law, qualifying court process, and written requests from the investigation’s subject. The law also limits sharing obtained information outside Colorado, with exceptions. Intentional, knowing, willful, or reckless violations carry civil penalties up to $15,000 each; the attorney general has six years to sue. Recipients can seek a court ruling on their duties within one year after receiving the request. Winning plaintiffs can recover costs and reasonable attorney fees.
Colorado limits help targeting protected health care
Colorado public entities and their representatives cannot share data or use public resources to help other states punish protected care. This covers civil or criminal liability and professional sanctions, and federal investigations when the Constitution permits. Public entities can provide help when the person under investigation requests it in writing. The law also limits warrantless arrests by officers or private people for specified out-of-state charges involving protected care in Colorado. That exception applies to arrest authority based on reports of charges punishable by death or more than one year in prison.
More privacy for abortion care
Prescribers can ask pharmacies to put their practice’s name, instead of their own, on certain prescription labels. This covers mifepristone, misoprostol, and generic alternatives. The practice’s name must appear on the paper or electronic prescription, and other required label details remain. Colorado’s state registrar also cannot collect or publish reports of induced pregnancy terminations.
Telehealth rules preserve protected care rights
Colorado’s rules for out-of-state telehealth providers do not change or limit rights for legally protected health-care activity. These protections include care that Colorado law protects, such as abortion and gender-affirming care.
Sworn statements required for health-care subpoenas
People requesting Colorado subpoenas about legally protected care or related insurance coverage must make a statement under penalty of perjury. They must affirm that the request and information will not support liability or sanctions for protected care or coverage. An exception allows patient tort or contract claims that Colorado law treats in an equivalent or similar way. The patient or their legal representative must bring that claim. Intentional, knowing, willful, or reckless omissions or false statements carry civil penalties up to $15,000 per violation. The Colorado attorney general has six years to bring an enforcement case.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Faith Winter
Affiliation unavailable
Junie Joseph
Democratic • House
Karen McCormick
Democratic • House
Lisa Cutter
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Amy Paschal
Democratic • House
Emily Sirota
Democratic • House
Julie McCluskie
Democratic • House
Jacque Phillips
Democratic • House
Monica Duran
Democratic • House
Mandy Lindsay
Democratic • House
Manny Rutinel
Democratic • House
Tisha Mauro
Democratic • House
Dylan Roberts
Democratic • Senate
James Coleman
Democratic • Senate
Kyle Mullica
Democratic • Senate
Tony Exum
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/8/2025
House amendments: Repass
Yes: 23 • No: 11
Senate vote • 4/8/2025
House amendments: Concur
Yes: 34 • No: 0
House vote • 4/6/2025
Third reading: Prev ?
Yes: 36 • No: 22
House vote • 4/6/2025
Third reading: Bill
Yes: 39 • No: 20
House vote • 4/4/2025
Committee of the whole: Amd (h.005)
Yes: 19 • No: 38
House vote • 4/4/2025
Committee of the whole: Amd (h.003)
Yes: 20 • No: 37
House vote • 4/4/2025
Committee of the whole: Amd (h.002)
Yes: 19 • No: 38
House vote • 4/4/2025
Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001)
Yes: 19 • No: 38
House vote • 4/4/2025
Committee of the whole: Amd (h.007)
Yes: 19 • No: 38
House vote • 4/4/2025
Committee of the whole: Amd (h.004)
Yes: 20 • No: 37
House vote • 4/4/2025
Committee of the whole: Amd (h.006)
Yes: 19 • No: 38
House vote • 3/19/2025
Refer Senate Bill 25-129, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Yes: 7 • No: 4
Senate vote • 2/24/2025
Third reading: Bill
Yes: 21 • No: 10
Senate vote • 2/12/2025
Refer Senate Bill 25-129, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Yes: 5 • No: 2
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
4/24/2025HouseSigned by the Speaker of the House
4/16/2025HouseSent to the Governor
4/16/2025HouseSigned by the President of the Senate
4/15/2025SenateSenate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
4/8/2025SenateHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
4/6/2025HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
4/4/2025HouseHouse Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
3/24/2025HouseHouse Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
3/19/2025HouseIntroduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
2/26/2025HouseSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2/24/2025SenateSenate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2/21/2025SenateSenate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2/20/2025SenateSenate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/20/2025 - No Amendments
2/18/2025SenateSenate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
2/12/2025SenateIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
2/5/2025Senate
Bill Text
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House Judiciary Preamend
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Senate Judiciary Preamend
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