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House advances bills strengthening damages and filing rules under Colorado Anti‑Discrimination Act after heated debate
Summary
Lawmakers approved House Bill 12‑39 to expand remedies under the Colorado Anti‑Discrimination Act (CADA), restore a path to non‑economic damages for some discrimination claims, and alter filing and damage limits after floor amendments and debate over fines and caps.
The Colorado House on Thursday advanced House Bill 12‑39, a package of changes to the Colorado Anti‑Discrimination Act that, sponsors said, restores a path for non‑economic damages in state court after federal court decisions limited such remedies.
Representative Zokai, a co‑prime sponsor, described the bill as an effort to fill a gap left by federal rulings and to give Coloradans discrimination remedies they lost in court. "12 39, if passed, would represent the largest expansion of…
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