Amendments for SB25-157
Senate Journal, March 12
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends that SB25-157 be amended
as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable
recommendation.
Amend printed bill, page 3, lines 24 and 25, strike "OTHER THAN A PERSON
AUTHORIZED TO BRING SUIT UNDER SECTION 6-1-103".
Business,
Labor, &
Technology
Senate Journal, March 28
SB25-157 by Senator(s) Weissman and Gonzales J., Cutter, Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker; also
Representative(s) Mabrey and Titone, Bacon, Brown, Froelich, Garcia, Lindsay, Mauro,
Rutinel, Sirota, Story, Velasco, Willford, Zokaie--Concerning reducing burdens to
enforcement of laws prohibiting deceptive acts.
Amendment No. 1, Business, Labor & Technology Committee Amendment.
(Printed in Senate Journal, March 12, page(s) 440 and placed in members' bill files.)
Amendment No. 2(L.006), by Senator Gonzales.
Amend printed bill, page 3, strike lines 15 through 20 and substitute "the
fifteenth highest reporting numbers;
(j) Certain populations, including seniors, veterans, active duty military
service members, and people with disabilities, are especially targeted and
victimized by deceptive acts and practices;
(k) By clarifying the availability of remedies available under the
"Colorado Consumer Protection Act" for populations especially targeted and
victimized by deceptive acts and practices, Colorado can better promote honest
competition among businesses, discourage unfair competition, and protect
certain consumers who are especially vulnerable; and
(l) Under this act, all other persons will maintain the right to pursue
claims under the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act" consistent with current
law, which considers, among other things, the vulnerabilities of the people
harmed by deceptive acts and practices and the asymmetries of power between
the parties.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 6-1-102, add (6.5) as
follows:
6-1-102. Definitions. As used in this article 1, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(6.5) "PERSON PARTICULARLY TARGETED BY DECEPTIVE ACTS OR
PRACTICES" MEANS:
(a) A SENIOR CITIZEN SIXTY YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER;
(b) AN INDIVIDUAL CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED
FORCES;
(c) A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES;
(d) A GOLD STAR MILITARY SPOUSE;
(e) A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 24-34-301 (7);
OR
(f) A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL.".
Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Amend the Business, Labor, and Technology Committee Report, dated March
11, 2025, page 1, strike lines 1 and 2 and substitute:
"Amend printed bill, page 3, strike lines 24 and 25 and substitute "(5) IN AN
ACTION COMMENCED UNDER THIS SECTION, A PERSON PARTICULARLY TARGETED
BY DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES MAY".".
As amended, ordered engrossed and placed on the calendar for third reading and final
passage.
Senate Journal, April 1
SB25-157 by Senator(s) Weissman and Gonzales J., Cutter, Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker; also
Representative(s) Mabrey and Titone, Bacon, Brown, Froelich, Garcia, Lindsay, Mauro,
Rutinel, Sirota, Story, Velasco, Willford, Zokaie--Concerning reducing burdens to
enforcement of laws prohibiting deceptive acts.
A majority of those elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, Senator
Weissman was given permission to offer a third reading amendment.
Third Reading Amendment No. 1(L.008) , by Senator Weissman.
Amend engrossed bill, page 4, line 16, strike "A" and substitute "FOR A CLAIM
UNDER SECTION 6-1-734, A".
The amendment was passed on the following roll call vote:
YES 35 NO 0 EXCUSED 0 ABSENT 0
Amabile Y Daugherty Y Liston Y Rodriguez Y
Baisley Y Exum Y Lundeen Y Simpson Y
Ball Y Frizell Y Marchman Y Snyder Y
Bridges Y Gonzales J. Y Michaelson Y Sullivan Y
Bright Y Hinrichsen Y Mullica Y Wallace Y
Carson Y Jodeh Y Pelton B. Y Weissman Y
Catlin Y Kipp Y Pelton R. Y Winter F. Y
Cutter Y Kirkmeyer Y Rich Y President Y
Danielson Y Kolker Y Roberts Y
The question being "Shall the bill, as amended, pass?", the roll call was taken with the
following result: