Hinrichsen's Bipartisan Bill to Protect Service Members, Veterans from Housing Discrimination Wins Committee Approval

Legislation will prevent housing discrimination based on military status

DENVER, CO – The Senate Judiciary Committee today signed off on Senator Nick Hinrichsen’s (D-Pueblo) bipartisan legislation to prevent landlords from denying housing opportunities based on a person’s status as a veteran or active duty service member.

Currently, landlords are legally allowed to deny housing to veterans and service members, leaving them without any legal recourse or even a place to live.

Cosponsored by Senator Bob Gardner (R-Colorado Springs), HB22-1102 would update Colorado’s fair housing standards to include veterans and active-duty service members as a protected class, and ensure nobody who has served our country is denied housing based on their service.

“Coloradans who have stepped up to serve our country should never be denied access to housing due to their military status, period,” Hinrichsen, an Army veteran, said. “This bill will create critical legal protections for veterans and service members, defend our nation’s heroes from discrimination, and ensure that nobody who has honorably served our country is denied a home.”

According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, there are more than 40,000 unhoused veterans on any given night in America. 

HB22-1102 will head to the Senate floor for further consideration. You can track the bill’s progress HERE.