CO HB1273

Creates the "Minoru Yasui Freedom Defense Act" to prohibit Colorado state and political subdivisions from sharing personal information about residents' race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical disability, intellectual/developmental disability, or religious affiliation with the federal government unless determined to be for a legal and constitutional purpose.

Prohibits state and local entities from aiding or assisting the federal government in creating, maintaining, or updating registries that identify Colorado residents based on protected characteristics, with exceptions for Census Bureau, hate crime investigations, bias-based service delivery, national statistical purposes, and public records.

Prohibits state and local entities from aiding the federal government in marking or placing physical or electronic identifiers on persons based on protected characteristics.

Prohibits state and local entities from assisting the federal government in interning, arresting, or detaining persons based on protected characteristics, and prohibits use of state or local lands or resources for such internment.

Defines "internment" as holding or imprisoning a person without probable cause or due process based on protected characteristics for longer than forty-eight hours.