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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Language Access In Insurance Documents"
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description: "Current law allows insurance policies to be translated to and issued in a language other than English if the insurer certifies that the English-language policy that is translated complies with state insurance laws. Section 1 of the act requires the insurer to also certify that the policy has been correctly translated by a certified translator or, if a certified translator is not available to translate the policy to the particular language, by a qualified translator who certifies that the translation is correct."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
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legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
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session: "2023A"
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identifier: "HB 23-1004"
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citation: "Colorado HB 23-1004 (2023A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Elizabeth Velasco", "Julie Gonzales"]
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version_count: 10
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-01-09T07:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-04-11T06:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1090ff84-9f0f-4e6b-936c-2477b3d4bd96"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb23-1004"
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source_hash: "7f459300a3c08a1d988d2ce73bfad9950a23331ca9e733b3d03ffa20b949ed2d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
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---
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# Colorado HB 23-1004 (2023A) — Language Access In Insurance Documents
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Current law allows insurance policies to be translated to and issued in a language other than English if the insurer certifies that the English-language policy that is translated complies with state insurance laws. Section 1 of the act requires the insurer to also certify that the policy has been correctly translated by a certified translator or, if a certified translator is not available to translate the policy to the particular language, by a qualified translator who certifies that the translation is correct.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_hb1004_s_blt_001.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed (01/30/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1004_eng.pdf)
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3. **Final Act (04/03/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1004_enr.pdf)
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4. **Introduced (01/09/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1004_01.pdf)
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5. **PA1 (01/27/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1004_h_bus_01.pdf)
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6. **PA2 (03/03/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1004_s_blt_01.pdf)
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7. **Reengrossed (01/31/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1004_ren.pdf)
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8. **Rerevised (03/09/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1004_rer.pdf)
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9. **Revised (03/07/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1004_rev.pdf)
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10. **Signed Act (04/11/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_1004_signed.pdf)
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## Votes
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- BILL — **49–14** (pass) · lower
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- CONCUR — **43–17** (pass) · lower
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- REPASS — **43–17** (pass) · lower
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- BILL — **23–11** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elizabeth Velasco — primary (person)
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- Julie Gonzales — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2023-03-31T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
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- **2023-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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- **2023-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-03-15T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-03-11T07:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2023-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2023-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
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- **2023-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-01-30T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
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- **2023-01-25T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-09T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1090ff84-9f0f-4e6b-936c-2477b3d4bd96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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