---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal Of Attorney Fees On Motions To Dismiss"
description: "Under current law, a defendant may be awarded reasonable attorney fees in tort actions if a case is dismissed on a motion of the defendant prior to trial. The act states that a defendant may not be awarded reasonable attorney fees in cases dismissed prior to trial in which the plaintiff brought non-frivolous claims in order to challenge precedent or for a similar reason."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2022A"
identifier: "HB 22-1272"
citation: "Colorado HB 22-1272 (2022A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adrienne Benavidez", "Julie Gonzales", "Robert Rodriguez", "Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-02-25T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-08T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1d47f5b-443d-4644-9517-f98390ba5f07"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb22-1272"
source_hash: "5424e995e4871497c122dd345fd56ee12dc70217aaa132663bc2aad0e9b2a2a2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 22-1272 (2022A) — Repeal Of Attorney Fees On Motions To Dismiss

Under current law, a defendant may be awarded reasonable attorney fees in tort actions if a case is dismissed on a motion of the defendant prior to trial. The act states that a defendant may not be awarded reasonable attorney fees in cases dismissed prior to trial in which the plaintiff brought non-frivolous claims in order to challenge precedent or for a similar reason.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_hb1272_s_jud_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (03/24/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1272_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/25/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1272_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (02/25/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1272_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/22/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1272_s_jud_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (03/25/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1272_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (04/27/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1272_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (04/26/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022A/bills/2022a_1272_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (06/08/2022)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_1272_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- CONCUR — **48–17** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **19–15** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **37–25** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **39–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Adrienne Benavidez — primary (person)
- Julie Gonzales — primary (person)
- Robert Rodriguez — primary (person)
- Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-06-08T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-25T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-25T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2022-05-25T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2022-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2022-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-05-06T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-05-06T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2022-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2022-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2022-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2022-03-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- **2022-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2022-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/23/2022 - No Amendments
- **2022-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-25T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1d47f5b-443d-4644-9517-f98390ba5f07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).