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Colorado Senate Passes Bill Letting Survivors Sue Conversion Therapists

4/30/2026

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The Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB 1322, giving conversion-therapy survivors a private right to sue with no statute of limitations.
The bill defines “sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts,” exempts supportive counseling, and uses a tort model similar to Texas’s SB 8.
With Democrats’ 23-12 Senate majority expecting floor passage, the law—prompted by the Supreme Court’s 8-1 Chiles v. Salazar ruling—will take effect on July 1, 2026 if Governor Jared Polis signs.

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The Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee passed HB 1322, giving conversion-therapy survivors a private right to sue with no statute of limitations.
The bill defines “sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts,” exempts supportive counseling, and uses a tort model similar to Texas’s SB 8.
With Democrats’ 23-12 Senate majority expecting floor passage, the law—prompted by the Supreme Court’s 8-1 Chiles v. Salazar ruling—will take effect on July 1, 2026 if Governor Jared Polis signs.