'Conversion therapy' lawsuit deadline would be removed under bill advanced by Colorado House
The Colorado House of Representatives on Thursday voted to approve a bill that would allow Coloradans who are survivors of “conversion therapy” to take legal action at any time against licensed providers who conducted the practice.
House Bill 26-1322 would allow survivors to pursue legal action against a licensed mental health professional who conducted conversation therapy at any time after it occurred, removing the statute of limitations on those claims. Entities that hired and supervised a professional who conducted conversion therapy, a medically discredited practice, could be sued as well.
The measure passed on a 40-23 vote mostly along party lines, with Rep. Bob Marshall, a Highlands Ranch Democrat, voting with Republicans against it.
The bill seeks to align state law related to conversion therapy claims with laws that passed in 2021 removing the statute of limitations for child sexual assault claims. It does not create any criminal penalties or a new cause of action. The current statute of limitations for conversion therapy claims is two years.
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