SB 25-185: Claims Against Construction Professionals - Colorado

Revised (04/30/2025) → PA1 (03/18/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill's status changed from a revised version adopted on April 30, 2025, to a pre-amended version from March 18, 2025. The House sponsorship was removed, and the document is now marked as unofficial with pending committee amendments rather than finalized. The substantive policy content regarding the economic loss rule remains unchanged in this comparison.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same; this change reflects procedural status rather than policy content.

TECHNICAL

Document header changed from 'Revised' to 'Pre-amended' indicating this version includes committee amendments not yet adopted by the full Senate.

House sponsorship names (Bacon and Soper) were removed, indicating the bill may not have been referred to the House or sponsorship was withdrawn.

Date stamps changed from April 30, 2025 (2nd Reading Unamended) to March 18, 2025 (Preamble), showing an earlier version of the bill.

Reengrossed (03/21/2025) → Revised (04/30/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill's status changed from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' after amendments were adopted during second reading in the second house. The substantive content of the bill regarding the economic loss rule remains unchanged, with only formatting and status indicators updated to reflect the legislative process.

Scope change

No substantive scope change; the bill's applicability to residential property owners and construction professionals remains the same.

TECHNICAL

Header changed from 'REENGROSSED' to 'REVISED' to reflect the bill's current legislative status after second reading amendments.

Added '2nd Reading Unamended April 30, 2025' stamp indicating the version status and date of the second reading.

Removed 'Adopted in the House of Introduction' text as it no longer applies to the revised version.

Engrossed (03/20/2025) → Reengrossed (03/21/2025) · 3 edits · Mar 21, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to reflect amendments adopted in the House of Introduction, updating the sponsorship to include Bacon and Soper and adding a new bill summary indicating the bill is now in its 3rd Reading Unamended version as of March 21, 2025. These changes track the legislative process and ensure the bill text matches the latest amendments.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill status from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to reflect amendments adopted in the House of Introduction.

Added new bill summary noting the bill is in its 3rd Reading Unamended version as of March 21, 2025, with a link to the reengrossed version.

Added House sponsors Bacon and Soper to the bill sponsorship section.

Introduced (02/27/2025) → Engrossed (03/20/2025) · 3 edits · Mar 21, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a detailed policy statement clarifying that construction professionals owe the same independent tort duty of care to both original and subsequent residential home purchasers. This change explicitly rejects a prior court ruling (Appleby v. Dossey Sudik Structural Engineers LLC) that suggested different standards for these groups, ensuring equal protection for all buyers under the economic loss rule.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on construction liability, but the amendment clarifies that the duty owed to original purchasers is identical to that owed to subsequent purchasers, expanding the clarity of who is protected under the law.

DEFINITION

Added a new section (8)(a) that finds and declares the Appleby court decision does not reflect public policy, establishing the General Assembly's intent to clarify construction professional duties.

REQUIREMENT

Added language stating that independent duties owed by construction professionals to original residential purchasers are identical to those owed to subsequent residential purchasers under Colorado law.

TECHNICAL

Changed the header from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' and added amendment date (March 20, 2025) to reflect Senate amendments.

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