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This bill, named the "Kelly Loving Act," introduces several legal protections and provisions for transgender individuals in Colorado. The bill allows individuals to change their name and gender designation on various official documents with greater flexibility, including marriage licenses, civil union licenses, driver's licenses, and identification cards. Specifically, for marriage and civil union licenses, county clerks must issue new licenses reflecting a person's name change without indicating the previous name. In schools, the bill requires that name-related policies be inclusive of all reasons a student might adopt a different name. The bill expands the definition of "gender expression" to include chosen names and how individuals wish to be addressed. It also removes previous restrictions on the number of gender designation changes on birth certificates and increases the number of allowed sex designation changes on driver's licenses and identification cards from one to three. Additionally, the bill includes a legislative declaration emphasizing Colorado's commitment to preventing discrimination and supporting individual freedom of choice, particularly in healthcare and personal identity. The act takes effect upon passage, with some specific sections becoming effective on October 1, 2026.

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1312