CO-HB1253-2025

Colorado · HB 1253 · 2025

Youth Health Protection Act

Bill key

CO-HB1253-2025

State

Colorado

Session

2025

Introduced

February 12, 2025

Last recorded status

failed

Link

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Citation (Bluebook)

H.B. 25-1253, 75th Gen. Assemb., 1st Reg. Sess. (Colo. 2025), https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1253.

Short citation

Colo. H.B. 25-1253.

Topics

• Youth gender-affirming care
• Medicaid & public funding for care

Tags

• Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors
• Gender Affirming Care Ban: Public Funds

Summary

Youth Health Protection Act

Curator notes

Includes a repeal of a law that permits teens to have psychotherapy w/o parental permission in some circumstances and that requires service provided with respect for LGBT people

Sponsors

5 sponsors

Name	Party	Office	District	Role
Brandi Bradley	Republican	Representative	HD-039	Primary sponsor
Carlos Barron	Republican	Representative	HD-048	Primary sponsor
Max Brooks	Republican	Representative	HD-045	Primary sponsor
Ken Degraaf	Republican	Representative	HD-022	Primary sponsor
Ron Weinberg	Republican	Representative	HD-051	Primary sponsor

Model-bill lineage

Model-bill templates this bill matches

• Vulnerable Child Protection Act Derived

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Bill text

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