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Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 25-1070: Electroconvulsive Treatment for Minors

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 25-1070 is a bill introduced in the Colorado House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Electroconvulsive Treatment for Minors. Primary sponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Gretchen Rydin (Democratic), Mary Bradfield (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 31, 2025): Governor Signed.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

For a minor who is 15 years of age or younger, current law authorizes electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) to be performed if certain conditions are met, including that ECT is medically necessary to treat life-threatening malignant catatonia. The act removes this condition. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dafna Michaelson JenetPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Gretchen RydinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Mary BradfieldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Jennifer BaconCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Monica DuranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Lindsay GilchristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
William LindstedtCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Rebekah StewartCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Alex ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor Signed
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  5. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
  7. Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
  8. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
  9. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  10. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
  11. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
  12. House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source