CO SB 18

enacted

Legal Protections for Dignity of Minors

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CO SB 18 pass?

Yes. CO SB 18 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-20): Governor Signed

What is CO SB 18 about?

Beginning July 1, 2026, if a petitioner is under 18 years old at the time of filing a petition seeking to change the petitioner's name, the act requires the court to suppress the record unless the petitioner was previously convicted of a felony. The act authorizes the court to use the suppressed court record for administrative purposes, but the court is prohibited from publishing the petitioner's name or the petitioner's new name online. A petitioner who is under 18 years old is not required to give public notice of the name change. The act authorizes an individual to access a suppressed court record without a court order if the individual obtains verbal consent from a party to the case and submits an affidavit to the court, upon penalty of perjury, that the individual has obtained the verbal consent.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO SB 18?

K. Wallace, C. Kolker, L. García and 1 others are the primary sponsors of CO SB 18, joined by 27 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-14
Latest action: 2026-04-20 — Governor Signed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-20
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-04-08
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-04-07
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-07
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-02
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-04-01
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-30
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-25
House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-25
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
introduction
2026-02-24
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-02-23
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
reading-2
2026-02-18
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-01-14
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
introduction

Versions

Introduced — 2026-01-14Compare
Engrossed — 2026-02-23Compare
Reengrossed — 2026-02-24Compare
Revised — 2026-04-01Compare
Rerevised — 2026-04-02Compare
Final Act — 2026-04-06Compare
Signed Act — 2026-04-21Compare
(document, no version)Compare

Votes

Refer Senate Bill 26-018, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-02-18 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- John Carson: no
- Nick Hinrichsen: yes
- Chris Kolker: yes
- Katie Wallace: yes
- Lynda Zamora Wilson: no
- Dylan Roberts: yes
- Mike Weissman: yes
Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment D)
2026-02-18 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment H)
2026-02-18 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment I)
2026-02-18 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G)
2026-02-18 · pass · 0-0
Refer Senate Bill 26-018 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-03-25 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Jennifer Bacon: yes
- Chad Clifford: yes
- Cecelia Espenoza: yes
- Ava Flanell: no
- Lorena Garcia: yes
- Rebecca Keltie: no
- Scott Slaugh: no
- Matt Soper: no
- Yara Zokaie: yes
- Michael Carter: yes
- Javier Mabrey: yes
AMD (H.002)
2026-04-01 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: no
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: excused
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: no
- English: excused
- Espenoza: no
- Feret: no
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: no
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: no
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: no
- Mauro: no
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: no
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: no
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: excused
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: excused
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: no
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: yes
- Titone: no
- Valdez: no
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: excused
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: excused
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: excused
- McCluskie: no
AMD (H.001)
2026-04-01 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: no
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: excused
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: no
- English: excused
- Espenoza: no
- Feret: no
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: no
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: no
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: no
- Mauro: no
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: no
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: no
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: excused
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: excused
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: no
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: yes
- Titone: no
- Valdez: no
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: excused
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: excused
- McCluskie: no
AMD (H.003)
2026-04-01 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: no
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: excused
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: no
- English: excused
- Espenoza: no
- Feret: no
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: no
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: no
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: no
- Mauro: no
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: no
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: no
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: excused
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: excused
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: no
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: yes
- Titone: no
- Valdez: no
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: excused
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: excused
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: excused
- McCluskie: no
LIMIT
2026-04-01 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: no
- Bradley: no
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: no
- Duran: yes
- English: excused
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: no
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: excused
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: no
- Smith: excused
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: no
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes
BILL
2026-04-02 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: no
- Bradley: no
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: no
- Duran: yes
- English: excused
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: no
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: no
- Smith: yes
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: no
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes

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Official source

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-018

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