Several new laws go into effect in Colorado every year, with July 1 being a common effective date. The batch that went into effect July 1, 2025, touched on topics ranging from data privacy to firearm possession to housing density. This year’s crop includes several criminal justice-related bills as well.

Nearly two dozen Colorado bills are set to go into law in July. Here are some of the laws going into effect on July 1. Protect Victims in Civil Sex Misco

When it comes to portraits of Donald Trump, everyone is truly a critic ― especially the president himself. Colorado lawmakers discovered that earlier this year when Trump griped that a portrait of himself that’s been hanging in the state Capitol for nearly six years was “purposefully distorted.”

The White House donated a new portrait after President Donald Trump complained about the painting that had hung in Colorado’s Capitol since 2019, the AP reported.

A presidential portrait with Donald Trump’s approval now hangs in the Colorado Capitol after his complaints got a previous one of him taken down

Hunter Brown goes for his ninth win as the Houston Astros face the Colorado Rockies in the second of a three-game series.