HB 25-1204 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Colorado Indian Child Welfare Act

Summary
The act codifies the federal "Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978" into state law as the "Colorado Indian Child Welfare Act" (CO-ICWA) and provides additional protections for Indian children and children known or determined to be Indian children under state law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Signed May 31, 2025
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What changed between versions

Revised (04/25/2025) PA2 (04/24/2025) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect its current status as a pre-amended version rather than a revised version. This change indicates that the bill is in an unofficial state with committee amendments that have not yet been adopted during second reading.
TECHNICAL

Header status changed from 'REVISED' to 'PREAMENDED' to indicate this is an unofficial version containing committee amendments not yet adopted on second reading.

Date changed from April 25, 2025 to April 24, 2025, reflecting the timeline of the legislative process.

Removed 'Amended 2nd Reading' label and related formatting indicating the bill was previously in a different legislative stage.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2025 · House Mar 19, 2025

How they voted

321
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Apr 28, 2025
D Democratic22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican12
11 Yea 1 Nay
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 31, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
May 1, 2025
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
lower
3 primary · 55 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jessie Danielson
Jessie Danielson
DDemocratic
CO
22
P
Photo of Junie Joseph
Junie Joseph
DDemocratic
CO
10
P
Photo of Monica Duran
Monica Duran
DDemocratic
CO
23
Co
Photo of Alex Valdez
Alex Valdez
DDemocratic
CO
5
Co
Photo of Andy Boesenecker
Andy Boesenecker
DDemocratic
CO
53
Co
Photo of Brianna Titone
Brianna Titone
DDemocratic
CO
27
Co
Photo of Cathy Kipp
Cathy Kipp
DDemocratic
CO
14
Co
Photo of Cecelia Espenoza
Cecelia Espenoza
DDemocratic
CO
4
Co
Photo of Chad Clifford
Chad Clifford
DDemocratic
CO
37
Co
Photo of Cleave Simpson
Cleave Simpson
RRepublican
CO
6
Co
Photo of Dafna Michaelson Jenet
Dafna Michaelson Jenet
DDemocratic
CO
21
Co
Photo of Dylan Roberts
Dylan Roberts
DDemocratic
CO
8
Co
Photo of Eliza Hamrick
Eliza Hamrick
DDemocratic
CO
61