The Colorado House completed votes on several health‑policy and rights bills April 6, 2025. Below is a concise summary of formal actions and recorded outcomes from the day's legislative calendar.
Senate Bill 183 — Coverage for certain pregnancy‑related services
- Action: Third reading and final passage.
- Outcome: Adopted by the House.
- Recorded tally on third reading: 40 yes, 21 no, 4 excused (as recorded in the House minutes).
- Motion/mover: Motion for third reading and final passage moved by the Majority Leader; implementation assigned to HCPF. (See separate article for full debate.)
House Bill 1309 — Gender‑affirming health care coverage
- Action: Third reading and final passage.
- Outcome: Adopted by the House.
- Recorded tally on final passage: 40 yes, 20 no, 5 excused (as recorded in the House minutes).
- Motion/mover: Motion for third reading and final passage moved from the floor; bill requires insurer coverage and tasks the insurance commissioner with rulemaking.
House Bill 1312 — Legal protections for transgender individuals (Kelly Loving Act)
- Action: Third reading and final passage.
- Outcome: Adopted by the House.
- Recorded tally on adoption (final recorded): 36 yes, 20 no, 8 excused (as recorded in the House minutes).
- Key features: Adds coercive‑control language to best‑interests analysis in custody matters; prohibits Colorado courts from applying other states’ child‑removal laws based on gender‑affirming care; defines deadnaming/misgendering in the Colorado Anti‑Discrimination Act; modifies local education policy requirements.
Senate Bill 129 — Protections related to legally protected health‑care activity
- Action: Third reading and final passage.
- Outcome: Adopted by the House.
- Recorded tally on final passage: 39 yes, 20 no, 6 excused (as recorded in the House minutes).
- Key features: Restricts assistance to out‑of‑state investigations that would impose civil or criminal liability for legally protected health care activity in Colorado and creates certain subpoena and confidentiality rules; authorizes enforcement by the Attorney General; contains provisions about health‑data reporting confidentiality.
Other calendar actions
- The House laid over the balance of the calendar until the next legislative day and adjourned until Monday, April 7, 2025, at 10 a.m., per the record.
Notes on counts and sources: vote tallies and motions are taken from the House floor transcript supplied in the April 6 minutes. For bills that drew extended debate, separate, fuller articles summarize arguments, key quotes, and implementation steps (see articles on SB183 and HB1309).