HB 25-1053 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Landowner Immunity for Emergency Access to Property

Summary
The act provides immunity from civil liability for damage or injury to persons or property, other than that which arises from gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct, to a landowner who, in good faith and without compensation, allows access to the landowner's property for entry and exit in connection with an emergency. An emergency is a fire, a rescue call, a hazardous materials incident, a natural or human-caused disaster, or an incident reasonably determined to be an emergency by a first responder. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Signed Mar 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Rerevised (03/03/2025) Revised (02/28/2025) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was revised to remove Senate sponsors and update the revision status from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' after second reading in the Senate. This indicates the bill has progressed through the legislative process but no substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content.
TECHNICAL

Removed Senate sponsors Marchman, Baisley, Cutter, Amabile, Bridges, Catlin, Exum, Frizell, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Liston, Michaelson Jenet, Pelton B., Pelton R., and Roberts from the bill sponsorship list

Changed revision status header from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' and updated the amendment adoption description to reflect second reading in the Second House

Removed '3rd Reading Unamended' date stamp from the document header

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House Feb 6, 2025

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Mar 3, 2025
D Democratic22
22 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
12 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Mar 20, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
lower
4 primary · 35 co-sponsors

Sponsors