republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1322.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil Actions for Conversion Therapy Survivors"
description: "The act allows an injured person to bring a cause of action for claims of injury caused by sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts (efforts) against a licensed mental health professional and allows the cause of action to be commenced at any time without limitation. Specifically, the act applies to a civil cause of action brought against a licensed mental health professional who seeks to direct a patient toward a predetermined sexual orientation or gender identity outcome or eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of a particular sex or gender. The act permits the injured individual, or the individual's personal representative or estate if the individual is deceased, to recover economic, noneconomic, and exemplary damages, and any other damages deemed appropriate by the court. A cause of action may be brought as a survival action within 5 years after the death of the person who underwent efforts.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1322"
citation: "Colorado HB 1322 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Law"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Valdez", "K. McCormick", "K. Mullica", "L. Cutter"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 17
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2026-03-04"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e35eb40a-fdf5-4489-a2fc-d6178ebe5999"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1322"
source_hash: "44a9eaf8ed2d5ac8c54c7a4159febebc1b85a0670025d8198fafb5e6a239ff8c"
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 1322 (2026A) — Civil Actions for Conversion Therapy Survivors

The act allows an injured person to bring a cause of action for claims of injury caused by sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts (efforts) against a licensed mental health professional and allows the cause of action to be commenced at any time without limitation. Specifically, the act applies to a civil cause of action brought against a licensed mental health professional who seeks to direct a patient toward a predetermined sexual orientation or gender identity outcome or eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of a particular sex or gender. The act permits the injured individual, or the individual's personal representative or estate if the individual is deceased, to recover economic, noneconomic, and exemplary damages, and any other damages deemed appropriate by the court. A cause of action may be brought as a survival action within 5 years after the death of the person who underwent efforts.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112888/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113946/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116598/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113985/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115777/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115721/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116973/download)

## Votes

- AMD (H.001) — **fail** (fail) · lower
- AMD (H.002) — **fail** (fail) · lower
- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.027 (Attachment E) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1322, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1322 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- LIMIT — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Valdez — primary (person)
- K. McCormick — primary (person)
- K. Mullica — primary (person)
- L. Cutter — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
- E. Velasco — cosponsor (person)
- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Danielson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- J. Mabrey — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- J. Willford — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
- L. García — cosponsor (person)
- L. Gilchrist — cosponsor (person)
- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- M. Ball — cosponsor (person)
- M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
- R. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- S. Woodrow — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- T. Mauro — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- T. Sullivan — cosponsor (person)
- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-01** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-21** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-21** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-05-07** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2026-05-06** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2026-05-05** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-04** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2026-05-01** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 05/04/2026 - No Amendments
- **2026-04-30** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-04-27** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-20** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2026-04-02** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-01** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- **2026-03-30** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-03-25** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-04** 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/e35eb40a-fdf5-4489-a2fc-d6178ebe5999`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).