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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Protecting the Freedom to Marry"
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description: "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.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
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legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
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session: "2025A"
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identifier: "SB 25-014"
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citation: "Colorado SB 25-014 (2025A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brianna Titone", "Jessie Danielson", "Lorena García"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-08T07:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-04-07T06:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d9bb87c-528e-4ee9-8161-c0a1283ea25c"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb25-014"
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source_hash: "109afc16488f734bf40e540f838224fee43fe294e8569055053362145de1ca4c"
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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 SB 25-014 (2025A) — Protecting the Freedom to Marry
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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.)
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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/2025a_sb014_h_jud_001.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed (02/04/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_014_eng.pdf)
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3. **Final Act (03/28/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_014_enr.pdf)
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4. **Introduced (01/08/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_014_01.pdf)
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5. **Reengrossed (02/05/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_014_ren.pdf)
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6. **Rerevised (03/25/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_014_rer.pdf)
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7. **Revised (03/20/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2025A/bills/2025a_014_rev.pdf)
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8. **Signed Act (04/07/2025)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2025a_014_signed.pdf)
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## Votes
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- BILL — **29–6** (pass) · upper
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- BILL — **45–14** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brianna Titone — primary (person)
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- Jessie Danielson — primary (person)
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- Lorena García — primary (person)
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- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
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- A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
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- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
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- D. Michaelson Jenet — cosponsor (person)
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- D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
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- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
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- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
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- E. Velasco — cosponsor (person)
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- F. Winter — cosponsor (person)
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- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Mabrey — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Willford — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Feret — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Gilchrist — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Lukens — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
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- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Rodriguez — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Bird — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Woodrow — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Mauro — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
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- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
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- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
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- **2025-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2025-03-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2025-03-20T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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- **2025-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2025-03-05T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
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- **2025-02-05T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-04T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
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- **2025-01-30T07:00:00+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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- **2025-01-08T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military 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/3d9bb87c-528e-4ee9-8161-c0a1283ea25c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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