13-21-133. Out-of-state civil action against a person or entity prohibited - legally protected health-care activity - out-of-state civil judgment.

Statute text

(1) It is against the public policy of this state for the law of another state to authorize a person to bring a civil action against another person or entity for engaging or attempting or intending to engage in a legally protected health-care activity, as defined in section 12-30-121 (1)(d), or for providing insurance coverage for gender-affirming health-care services, as defined in section 12-30-121 (1)(c), or reproductive health care, as defined in section 25-6-402 (4).

(2) A court shall not apply another state's law as described in subsection (1) of this section to a case or controversy heard in a Colorado court.

(3) In any action filed to enforce a foreign judgment issued in connection with any litigation concerning a legally protected health-care activity, as defined in section 12-30-121 (1)(d), the court shall not give any force or effect to any judgment issued without personal jurisdiction or due process or to any judgment that is penal in nature.

History

Source: L. 2023: Entire section added, (SB 23-188), ch. 68, p. 245, 7, effective April 14.

Annotations

Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 23-188, see section 1 of chapter 68, Session Laws of Colorado 2023.

PART 2
DAMAGES FOR DEATH BY NEGLIGENCE

Annotations

Law reviews: For article, "Calculating Net Pecuniary Loss Under Colorado Wrongful Death Law", see 24 Colo. Law. 1257 (1995); for article, "The Colorado Wrongful Death Act", see 40 Colo. Law. 63 (May 2011).