HB 25-1312 CO

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Section 1 of the act specifies that the short title of the Act is the "Kelly Loving Act". Sections 2 through 5 provide that, if at any point following the issuance of a license to marry or a civil union license, a party to the marriage or civil union presents the issuing county clerk and recorder with appropriate documentation of that party's name change and requests the issuance of a new license to marry or civil union license, the county clerk shall issue a new license to marry or civil union license that reflects the party's name change. After a new license to marry or civil union license is issued, the effective date of the marriage or civil union remains the date listed on the original license to marry or civil union license. Section 6 provides that, if a local education provider, an educator, or a contractor chooses to enact or enforce a policy related to names, that policy must be inclusive of all reasons that a student might adopt a name that differs from the student's legal name. Section 7 requires a dress code adopted by a school district board of education or by an institute charter school board for a charter school authorized by the charter school institute must allow each student to choose from any of the options provided in the dress code policy. Section 8 defines the term "chosen name" for purposes of the "Colorado Anti-discrimination Act" as a name that an individual requests to be known as in connection to the individual's disability, race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, or ancestry, so long as the name does not contain offensive language and the individual is not requesting the name for frivolous purposes. Section 8 also includes "chosen name and how the individual chooses to be expressed" as forms of gender expression for purposes of the "Colorado Anti-discrimination Act." Section 10 repeals a provision of law that limited the state registrar to amending a gender designation for an individual's birth certificate only 1 time upon the individual's request without the submission of a court order. Sections 11, 12 and 13 change the number of times that the department of revenue may amend a sex designation on an individual's driver's license, identification card, or identification document upon the individual's request from 1 to 3. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Lorena García Democratic · primary
• Rebekah Stewart Democratic · primary
• Faith Winter · primary
• Chris Kolker Democratic · primary

1. May 16, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 14, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 14, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 14, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 6, 2025 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 6, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. May 5, 2025 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
8. May 1, 2025 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
9. Apr 22, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
10. Apr 6, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Apr 4, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
12. Apr 1, 2025 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
13. Mar 28, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower