HB 1322 Colorado House · 2026 Regular Session

Civil Actions for Conversion Therapy Survivors

Summary
The act allows an injured person to bring a cause of action for claims of injury caused by sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts (efforts) against a licensed mental health professional and allows the cause of action to be commenced at any time without limitation.     Specifically, the act applies to a civil cause of action brought against a licensed mental health professional who seeks to direct a patient toward a predetermined sexual orientation or gender identity outcome or eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of a particular sex or gender.     The act permits the injured individual, or the individual's personal representative or estate if the individual is deceased, to recover economic, noneconomic, and exemplary damages, and any other damages deemed appropriate by the court.     A cause of action may be brought as a survival action within 5 years after the death of the person who underwent efforts.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 4, 2026 Signed Jun 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

Final Act Signed Act · 3 edits · Jun 3, 2026
MINOR
This bill amends the Colorado statute regarding civil actions against individuals who engage in conversion therapy. The primary change involves formatting adjustments to the text, such as removing leading spaces and correcting spacing within definitions and legal clauses. No substantive policy changes, new definitions, or legal thresholds were introduced in this version.
TECHNICAL

Removed excessive leading whitespace from the header, sponsor list, and section titles to standardize formatting.

Corrected spacing inconsistencies within the definitions of 'Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity Change Efforts' and other statutory clauses.

Adjusted line breaks and paragraph indentation throughout the legislative text to align with standard formatting conventions.

Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2026 · House Apr 2, 2026

How they voted

4122
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 64
May 7, 2026
D Democratic42
41 Yea 1
97% Yea
R Republican22
22 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 1, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker of the House
lower
May 7, 2026
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
lower
May 7, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-22-1)
senate
May 6, 2026
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
lower
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 20, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 51 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Alex Valdez
Alex Valdez
DDemocratic
CO
5
P
Photo of Karen McCormick
Karen McCormick
DDemocratic
CO
11
P
Photo of Kyle Mullica
Kyle Mullica
DDemocratic
CO
24
P
Photo of Lisa Cutter
Lisa Cutter
DDemocratic
CO
20
Co
Photo of Adrienne Benavidez
Adrienne Benavidez
DDemocratic
CO
21
Co
Photo of Amy Paschal
Amy Paschal
DDemocratic
CO
18
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 Chad Clifford
Chad Clifford
DDemocratic
CO
37
Co
Photo of Chris Kolker
Chris Kolker
DDemocratic
CO
16
Co
Photo of Dylan Roberts
Dylan Roberts
DDemocratic
CO
8
Co
Photo of Eliza Hamrick
Eliza Hamrick
DDemocratic
CO
61
Co
Photo of Elizabeth Velasco
Elizabeth Velasco
DDemocratic
CO
57