Colorado 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 51 D cosponsors

SB 25-014 — Protecting the Freedom to Marry

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on April 07, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 55 sponsors

    3 primary, 52 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (51 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Colorado statute states that a marriage is valid only if it is between one man and one woman. That provision has been unenforceable since the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges , 576 U.S. 644 (2015), in which the Court ruled that same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry. The act repeals the provision.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 17 removed

24 line(s) added, 17 removed.

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First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
25-0004.01 Shelby Ross x4510 SENATE BILL 25-014 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Danielson and Jaquez Lewis, Bridges, Cutter, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Roberts HOUSE SPONSORSHIP GarciaandTitone, Boesenecker,Brown,Camacho,Clifford,Espenoza,Gilchrist,Mabrey, Phillips, Rutinel, Stewart R., Velasco, Willford, Woodrow Senate Committees House Committees State, Veterans, & Military Affairs A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNINGREPEALINGTHESTATUTORYUNCONSTITUTIONALBANON SAME -SEX MARRIAGE .
25-0004.01 Shelby Ross x4510 SENATE BILL 25-014 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Danielson and Jaquez Lewis, Bridges, Cutter, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Roberts, Amabile, Coleman, Daugherty, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Kipp, Kolker, Mullica, Rodriguez, Snyder, Sullivan, Weissman, Winter F.
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP GarciaandTitone, Boesenecker,Brown,Camacho,Clifford,Espenoza,Gilchrist,Mabrey, Phillips, Rutinel, Stewart R., Velasco, Willford, Woodrow Senate Committees House Committees State, Veterans, & Military Affairs A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNINGREPEALINGTHESTATUTORYUNCONSTITUTIONALBANON SAME -SEX MARRIAGE .
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) Coloradostatutestatesthatamarriageisvalidonlyifitisbetween one man and one woman.
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That provision has been unenforceable since 3 the United States supreme court decision in Obergefell v.
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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  7. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  8. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  9. House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  10. Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary

  11. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  12. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

  13. Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  14. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 52 co-sponsors · 46 not signed on · 19 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (52)

Not signed on (46)

46 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

BILL

Passed 45 Yea · 14 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3100
Democrat 39003
Republican 31303
Total 451406
% of votes cast 69%22%0%9%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Armagost — Nay
Bird — Yea
Pugliese — Yea
Garcia Sander — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Not Voting
Amy Paschal Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cecelia Espenoza Democrat Yea
Chad Clifford Democrat Yea
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Velasco Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Gretchen Rydin Democrat Yea
Jacque Phillips Democrat Yea
Jamie Jackson Democrat Yea
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Jenny Willford Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Junie Joseph Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Katie Stewart Democrat Yea
Kyle Brown Democrat Yea
Lesley Smith Democrat Yea
Lindsay Gilchrist Democrat Yea
Lisa Feret Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Not Voting
Manny Rutinel Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Meghan Lukens Democrat Yea
Michael Carter Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Rebekah Stewart Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Yea
Sean Camacho Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Not Voting
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Tisha Mauro Democrat Yea
William Lindstedt Democrat Yea
Yara Zokaie Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Nay
Brandi Bradley Republican Nay
Carlos Barron Republican Nay
Chris Richardson Republican Nay
Dan Woog Republican Nay
Dusty Johnson Republican Nay
Jarvis Caldwell Republican Nay
Ken DeGraaf Republican Not Voting
Larry Don Suckla Republican Nay
Mary Bradfield Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Yea
Max Brooks Republican Nay
Rebecca Keltie Republican Not Voting
Rick Taggart Republican Yea
Ron Weinberg Republican Nay
Ryan Gonzalez Republican Yea
Scott Bottoms Republican Nay
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay
Ty Winter Republican Not Voting

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BILL

Passed 29 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 21000
Republican 5600
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 29600
% of votes cast 83%17%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Lundeen — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Winter F. — Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dafna Michaelson Jenet Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Matt Ball Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Byron Pelton Republican Nay
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Nay
John Carson Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Nay
Lisa Frizell Republican Yea
Marc Catlin Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Nay
Scott Bright Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 25-014 do?
Colorado statute states that a marriage is valid only if it is between one man and one woman. That provision has been unenforceable since the United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges , 576 U.S. 644 (2015), in which the Court ruled that same-sex couples have a fundamental right to marry. The act repeals the provision.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 25-014?
SB 25-014 is sponsored by Yara Zokaie (Democrat), Tammy Story (Democrat), Katie Stewart (Democrat), Lesley Smith (Democrat), Emily Sirota (Democrat), Gretchen Rydin (Democrat), Amy Paschal (Democrat), Karen McCormick (Democrat), Julie McCluskie (Democrat), Tisha Mauro (Democrat), Bob Marshall (Democrat), Meghan Lukens (Democrat), William Lindstedt (Democrat), Sheila Lieder (Democrat), Junie Joseph (Democrat), Eliza Hamrick (Democrat), Meg Froelich (Democrat), Lisa Feret (Democrat), Monica Duran (Democrat), S. Bird, Jennifer Bacon (Democrat), F. Winter, Mike Weissman (Democrat), Tom Sullivan (Democrat), Marc Snyder (Democrat), Robert Rodriguez (Democrat), Kyle Mullica (Democrat), Chris Kolker (Democrat), Cathy Kipp (Democrat), Nick Hinrichsen (Democrat), Julie Gonzales (Democrat), Lindsey Daugherty (Democrat), James Coleman (Democrat), Judy Amabile (Democrat), Steven Woodrow (Democrat), Jenny Willford (Democrat), Elizabeth Velasco (Democrat), Rebekah Stewart (Democrat), Manny Rutinel (Democrat), Jacque Phillips (Democrat), Javier Mabrey (Democrat), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democrat), Cecelia Espenoza (Democrat), Chad Clifford (Democrat), Sean Camacho (Democrat), Kyle Brown (Democrat), Andrew Boesenecker (Democrat), Dylan Roberts (Democrat), Janice Marchman (Democrat), Lisa Cutter (Democrat), Jeff Bridges (Democrat), Brianna Titone (Democrat), Lorena García, Jessie Danielson (Democrat), and Michaelson Jenet.
What is the current status of SB 25-014?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2025. Enacted.
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