HB 1045 CO

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Became Law

The act specifies relevant factors for assessing reasonable accommodations related to assistance animals that may be necessary for an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing under the 'Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act'. Permitting an assistance animal is presumed to be a reasonable accommodation if a housing provider has been given an opportunity to engage in an interactive accommodation process with the individual requesting the accommodation. The act also:Defines 'reasonable accommodation', as it applies to discriminatory housing practices, as an exception or adjustment to a rule, policy, practice, or service that may be necessary for an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing, including public and common-use spaces;Defines 'assistance animal' as an animal that does work, performs tasks, assists, or provides therapeutic emotional support to an individual with a disability. 'Assistance animal' includes emotional support animals and service animals.Defines 'emotional support animal' as an animal that provides solely emotional support to an individual to alleviate a symptom or an effect of a disability;Permits a housing provider to request reasonable documentation to support an individual's claim of disability or disability-related need for an assistance animal if the individual's disability or disability-related need is not obvious; andPermits a housing provider, when considering a reasonable accommodation request, to consider documented, specific conduct of an assistance animal that poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others or that causes substantial physical damage to property.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• C. Clifford Democratic · sponsor
• Y. Zokaie Democratic · sponsor
• J. Danielson Democratic · sponsor
• C. Kipp Democratic · sponsor

1. May 28, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 19, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 19, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 19, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Apr 14, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. Apr 13, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Apr 9, 2026 Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. Feb 6, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing · upper
9. Feb 4, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
10. Feb 3, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
11. Feb 2, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
12. Jan 30, 2026 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
13. Jan 27, 2026 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
14. Jan 14, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government · lower