Colorado
Status of Abortion:
Legal
for mothers
Legal
for abortionists
Abortion is legal up until birth in Colorado. In 2022, Governor Jared Polis signed an executive order preventing state agencies from cooperating with out-of-state investigations regarding murders by abortion committed in Colorado. He also signed a bill providing statutory protections for abortion up until birth.
Legislative calendar
Annual Regular Sessions begin in January and are not to exceed 120 calendar days.
Legislative Deadlines:
Deadlines will be posted as they become available.
Legislative Branch
Speaker of the House:
President of the Senate:
Judicial Branch
Congressional Delegation
Abolition History:
In 2022, Rep. Dave Williams filed HB22-1079, the first abolition bill in Colorado. It was voted down 7-4 in the Colorado House Health & Insurance Committee on a party-line vote. Williams ran unsuccessfully for Congress later in 2022.