# Colorado SB25-129: Legally Protected Health-Care Activity Protections Colorado SB25-129, Legally Protected Health-Care Activity Protections, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Faith Winter, Junie Joseph (Democratic), Karen McCormick (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-04-24 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-129-2025A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-129 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Legally Protected Health-Care Activity Protections - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-04-24, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Faith Winter, Junie Joseph (Democratic), Karen McCormick (Democratic), Lisa Cutter (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 12 - Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 14 (300 yes, 333 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Patients and providers can challenge out-of-state cases: benefit, medium. 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, includ… - Colorado limits help targeting protected health care: benefit, low. 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 whe… - More privacy for abortion care: benefit, low. 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. Color… - Telehealth rules preserve protected care rights: benefit, low. 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. - Health-care records gain safeguards and disclosure duties: mixed, medium. 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… - Sworn statements required for health-care subpoenas: mixed, low. 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… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Faith Winter - Sponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tisha Mauro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 23 | 11 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-04-06 | House | Third reading: Prev ? | pass | 36 | 22 | | | 2025-04-06 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 39 | 20 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.005) | fail | 19 | 38 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.003) | fail | 20 | 37 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.002) | fail | 19 | 38 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | fail | 19 | 38 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.007) | fail | 19 | 38 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.004) | fail | 20 | 37 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.006) | fail | 19 | 38 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-129, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 4 | | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 21 | 10 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-129, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 2 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-04-24: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-04-16: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-04-16: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-04-15: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (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) - 2025-03-24: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2025-03-19: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-02-26: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-24: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/20/2025 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81302/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81298/download) - House Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81305/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81303/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81301/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81299/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81300/download) - Senate Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81304/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40461/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/81302/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81298/download) - [House Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81305/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81303/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81301/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81299/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81300/download) - [Senate Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81304/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40461/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-SB25-129-2025A (as of 2026-10-19).