ColoradoRacial Classifications on Government Forms
What it does
The act requires a form issued by the state or a local government that requests that the individual completing the form disclose the individual's race or ethnicity to include, in addition to spaces for any other racial or ethnic categories required by the federal office of management and budget, a space to indicate if the individual's race or ethnicity is Middle Eastern, North African, or South Asian. The state and local governments are exempt from the act's requirements if:
More detail
The demographic data collected in the form is reported by the state or a local government to the federal government; and The federal government rejects or will reject the demographic data reported by the state or a local government because it includes Middle Eastern, North African, or South Asian as a primary demographic category.
When exercising the exemption, the state and local governments shall include Middle Eastern, North African, or South Asian as a demographic subcategory of the nonspecific racial category on the form. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- May 12Signed by the President of the SenateLatest
- May 12Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 12Signed by the Speaker of the House
- May 12Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 2House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded PERM. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded PERM. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded PERM. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded AMD. Result: fail.Lower
- May 1House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- May 1House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 29House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 28Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans AffairsMinor
- Apr 25Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 24Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteeMinor
- Apr 22Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 11Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Mar 6Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- Feb 18Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- Jan 13Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military AffairsIntroduced