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type: "Bill"
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title: "Virtual Marriage Or Civil Union License Procedures"
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description: "Under current law, a county clerk and recorder may permit the parties to a proposed marriage or civil union to satisfy the requirement to appear before the county clerk and recorder by interactive audiovisual communication technology or online functionality for the purpose of satisfying certain requirements for a marriage license or civil union license. This authority repeals on December 31, 2023. The act extends the authority indefinitely."
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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 23-1278"
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citation: "Colorado HB 23-1278 (2023A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer Parenti", "Julie Gonzales", "Kyle Brown"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-03-30T06:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-06-01T06:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52a0602b-f975-4fa0-92af-fca1ca97db69"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb23-1278"
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source_hash: "bb3739ee8fd508e58b540ea21963261c721f1cefdc54c888429e56e6732ab6bc"
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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 23-1278 (2023A) — Virtual Marriage Or Civil Union License Procedures
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Under current law, a county clerk and recorder may permit the parties to a proposed marriage or civil union to satisfy the requirement to appear before the county clerk and recorder by interactive audiovisual communication technology or online functionality for the purpose of satisfying certain requirements for a marriage license or civil union license. This authority repeals on December 31, 2023. The act extends the authority indefinitely.
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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_hb1278_s_sa_001.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed (04/20/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1278_en2.pdf)
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3. **Final Act (05/17/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1278_enr.pdf)
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4. **Introduced (03/30/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1278_01.pdf)
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5. **Reengrossed (04/21/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1278_ren.pdf)
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6. **Rerevised (05/02/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1278_rer.pdf)
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7. **Revised (05/01/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023A/bills/2023a_1278_rev.pdf)
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8. **Signed Act (06/01/2023)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2023a_1278_signed.pdf)
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## Votes
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- BILL — **25–8** (pass) · upper
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- BILL — **50–10** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Jennifer Parenti — primary (person)
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- Julie Gonzales — primary (person)
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- Kyle Brown — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-06-01T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2023-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
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- **2023-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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- **2023-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
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- **2023-04-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
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- **2023-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-30T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs `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/52a0602b-f975-4fa0-92af-fca1ca97db69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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