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HB 1045

BillStateCOHouse
Disabilities Housing Protections
About This Bill
Latest Action · May 28, 2026
Governor Signed
Session
2026A
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Primary Sponsor
C. Clifford· sponsor

Summary

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The act specifies relevant factors for assessing reasonable accommodations related to assistance animals that may be necessary for an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing under the 'Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act'. Permitting an assistance animal is presumed to be a reasonable accommodation if a housing provider has been given an opportunity to engage in an interactive accommodation process with the individual requesting the accommodation. The act also:Defines 'reasonable accommodation', as it applies to discriminatory housing practices, as an exception or adjustment to a rule, policy, practice, or service that may be necessary for an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy housing, including public and common-use spaces;Defines 'assistance animal' as an animal that does work, performs tasks, assists, or provides therapeutic emotional support to an individual with a disability. 'Assistance animal' includes emotional support animals and service animals.Defines 'emotional support animal' as an animal that provides solely emotional support to an individual to alleviate a symptom or an effect of a disability;Permits a housing provider to request reasonable documentation to support an individual's claim of disability or disability-related need for an assistance animal if the individual's disability or disability-related need is not obvious; andPermits a housing provider, when considering a reasonable accommodation request, to consider documented, specific conduct of an assistance animal that poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others or that causes substantial physical damage to property.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Subjects

HousingState Government

Co-sponsors (25)

Y. Zokaie · sponsor
J. Danielson · sponsor
C. Kipp · sponsor
J. Bacon · cosponsor
M. Froelich · cosponsor
L. García · cosponsor
J. Joseph · cosponsor
M. Lindsay · cosponsor
J. Mabrey · cosponsor
K. Nguyen · cosponsor
M. Rutinel · cosponsor
E. Sirota · cosponsor
T. Story · cosponsor
S. Woodrow · cosponsor
J. Amabile · cosponsor
A. Benavidez · cosponsor
J. Coleman · cosponsor
L. Cutter · cosponsor
T. Exum · cosponsor
J. Gonzales · cosponsor
I. Jodeh · cosponsor
C. Kolker · cosponsor
J. Marchman · cosponsor
K. Wallace · cosponsor
M. Weissman · cosponsor

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