republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2021a/hb-21-1239.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Protections In Consumer Sales Transactions"
description: "The act states that, in addition to any other right to revoke an offer, a buyer has the right to cancel a dating service contract until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs the contract.A dating service contract must be set forth in writing, which, in the case of an online dating service contract, may be an electronic writing made available for viewing online. Each dating service contract must contain on its face, in close proximity to the space reserved for the signature of the buyer, a conspicuous statement concerning the buyer's right to cancel the contract.A dating service contract may not require payments or financing by the buyer over a period exceeding 2 years after the date the contract is entered into, nor may the term of any such contract be measured by the life of the buyer.Each dating service contract must contain language providing that:If by reason of death or disability the buyer is unable to receive all services for which the buyer has contracted, the buyer and the buyer's estate may elect to be relieved of the obligation to make payments for services other than those received before death or the onset of disability, so long as the buyer or the buyer's estate provides written verification of the death or disability to the dating service;"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "HB 21-1239"
citation: "Colorado HB 21-1239 (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Boesenecker", "Cathy Kipp", "Robert Rodriguez"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-23T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-02T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/648749ff-0b58-4f29-99de-1fb4bd25139c"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb21-1239"
source_hash: "784da10732e407112b61c651949c40c64feaa583c99551504dbc74437d890a21"
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 21-1239 (2021A) — Protections In Consumer Sales Transactions

The act states that, in addition to any other right to revoke an offer, a buyer has the right to cancel a dating service contract until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs the contract.A dating service contract must be set forth in writing, which, in the case of an online dating service contract, may be an electronic writing made available for viewing online. Each dating service contract must contain on its face, in close proximity to the space reserved for the signature of the buyer, a conspicuous statement concerning the buyer's right to cancel the contract.A dating service contract may not require payments or financing by the buyer over a period exceeding 2 years after the date the contract is entered into, nor may the term of any such contract be measured by the life of the buyer.Each dating service contract must contain language providing that:If by reason of death or disability the buyer is unable to receive all services for which the buyer has contracted, the buyer and the buyer's estate may elect to be relieved of the obligation to make payments for services other than those received before death or the onset of disability, so long as the buyer or the buyer's estate provides written verification of the death or disability to the dating service;

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_hb1239_s_blt_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (05/06/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1239_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (06/09/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1239_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/23/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1239_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/29/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1239bus_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (05/20/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1239sblt_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (05/07/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1239_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (05/21/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1239_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (05/20/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1239_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (07/02/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_1239_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **40–22** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **39–22** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **21–13** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **40–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Andrew Boesenecker — primary (person)
- Cathy Kipp — primary (person)
- Robert Rodriguez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-07-02T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-11T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2021-06-11T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2021-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2021-05-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2021-05-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
- **2021-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-06T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2021-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 05/06/2021 - No Amendments
- **2021-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- **2021-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/648749ff-0b58-4f29-99de-1fb4bd25139c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).