Senate Bill 25-298

NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/30/2025.

BY SENATOR(S) Daugherty and Lundeen, Amabile, Ball, Bridges, Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Mullica, Roberts, Rodriguez, Snyder, Wallace, Weissman, Winter F.;

also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lindsay and Lukens, Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Clifford, Duran, Espenoza, Feret, Froelich, Garcia, Gilchrist, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Joseph, Lieder, Lindstedt, Mabrey, Martinez, Mauro, McCormick, Paschal, Phillips, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Stewart K., Stewart R., Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Zokaie.

Concerning removing the term "homosexuality" from the definition of sexual conduct in the "Colorado Criminal Code".

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-7-501, amend (5) as follows:

18-7-501.  Definitions. As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(5)  "Sexual conduct" means actual or explicitly simulated acts of masturbation, homosexuality, sexual intercourse, sodomy, or physical contact in an act of apparent sexual stimulation or gratification with a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such be female, breast.

SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.

Signed By: James Rashad Coleman, Sr., President of the Senate

Signed By: Julie McCluskie, Speaker of the House of Representatives

Signed By: Esther van Mourik, Secretary of the Senate

Signed By: Vanessa Reilly, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives

Signed By: Jared S. Polis, Governor of the State of Colorado