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CO SB 51

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Age Attestation on Computing Devices

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CO SB 51 pass?

Yes. CO SB 51 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-03): Governor Signed

What is CO SB 51 about?

The act requires an operating system provider that operates a publicly available internet website, software application, online service, or platform that distributes and facilitates, on a commercial basis, the download of applications from third-party developers to users of devices (covered application store) or makes a covered application store available preinstalled on an operating system to:Provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account holder to indicate the birth date, age, or age bracket of the user of that device in order to provide a signal regarding the user's age (age signal) to applications available in the covered application store;Provide application developers with a reasonably consistent, real-time application programming interface to request and receive an age signal; andSend only the minimum amount of information necessary to comply with the act. An operating system provider or covered application store shall not share an age signal with a third party for a purpose not required by the act.     The act requires a consumer software application that is accessed through a covered application store and that may be run or directed by a user on a device (covered application) to request an age signal with respect to a particular user when the covered application is initially launched or when a user first creates an account. A covered application that receives an age signal is deemed to have knowledge of the age range of the user to whom that age signal pertains across all platforms of the application and points of access of the application. However, if a developer has clear and convincing information that a user's age is different than the age indicated by an age signal, the developer shall use that information as the primary indicator of the user's age range.     A developer shall ensure that a covered application that receives an age signal does not:Request more information concerning a user from an operating system provider or a covered application store than is necessary to comply with the act; orCommunicate an age signal to a third party for a purpose not required by the act.     With respect to a device for which account setup was completed before July 1, 2028, the act requires an operating system provider to provide, before January 1, 2029, an accessible interface that allows an account holder to indicate the birth date or age of the user of that device for the purpose of providing an age signal regarding the user's age-bracket data to covered applications available in the operating system provider's covered application store. If a covered application last updated on or after July 1, 2027, was downloaded to a device before July 1, 2028, and the covered application has not requested an age signal with respect to the user of the device on which the covered application was downloaded, the covered application must request an age signal from the covered application store from which the covered application was downloaded with respect to that user before January 1, 2029.     A person that violates the act must pay a civil penalty of not more than $2,500 for each minor affected by each negligent violation or not more than $7,500 for each minor affected by each intentional violation. The penalty is assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general. An operating system provider or covered application store that makes a good faith effort to comply with the act is not liable for an erroneous age signal or for conduct by a covered application that receives an age signal.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO SB 51?

N. Ricks, A. Paschal, L. Liston and 1 others are the primary sponsors of CO SB 51, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

The act requires an operating system provider that operates a publicly available internet website, software application, online service, or platform that distributes and facilitates, on a commercial basis, the download of applications from third-party developers to users of devices (covered application store) or makes a covered application store available preinstalled on an operating system to:Provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account holder to indicate the birth date, age, or age bracket of the user of that device in order to provide a signal regarding the user's age (age signal) to applications available in the covered application store;Provide application developers with a reasonably consistent, real-time application programming interface to request and receive an age signal; andSend only the minimum amount of information necessary to comply with the act. An operating system provider or covered application store shall not share an age signal with a third party for a purpose not required by the act.     The act requires a consumer software application that is accessed through a covered application store and that may be run or directed by a user on a device (covered application) to request an age signal with respect to a particular user when the covered application is initially launched or when a user first creates an account. A covered application that receives an age signal is deemed to have knowledge of the age range of the user to whom that age signal pertains across all platforms of the application and points of access of the application. However, if a developer has clear and convincing information that a user's age is different than the age indicated by an age signal, the developer shall use that information as the primary indicator of the user's age range.     A developer shall ensure that a covered application that receives an age signal does not:Request more information concerning a user from an operating system provider or a covered application store than is necessary to comply with the act; orCommunicate an age signal to a third party for a purpose not required by the act.     With respect to a device for which account setup was completed before July 1, 2028, the act requires an operating system provider to provide, before January 1, 2029, an accessible interface that allows an account holder to indicate the birth date or age of the user of that device for the purpose of providing an age signal regarding the user's age-bracket data to covered applications available in the operating system provider's covered application store. If a covered application last updated on or after July 1, 2027, was downloaded to a device before July 1, 2028, and the covered application has not requested an age signal with respect to the user of the device on which the covered application was downloaded, the covered application must request an age signal from the covered application store from which the covered application was downloaded with respect to that user before January 1, 2029.     A person that violates the act must pay a civil penalty of not more than $2,500 for each minor affected by each negligent violation or not more than $7,500 for each minor affected by each intentional violation. The penalty is assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general. An operating system provider or covered application store that makes a good faith effort to comply with the act is not liable for an erroneous age signal or for conduct by a covered application that receives an age signal.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Introduced
2026-01-27
Latest action
2026-06-03 — Governor Signed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • N. Rickssponsor
  • A. Paschalsponsor
  • L. Listonsponsor
  • M. Ballsponsor
  • M. Lindsaycosponsor
  • N. Hinrichsencosponsor
  • T. Storycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-03

    Governor Signed

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-05-12

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  3. 2026-05-12

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

    passage

  4. 2026-05-12

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-01

    Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. 2026-04-30

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  7. 2026-04-29

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  8. 2026-04-28

    House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  9. 2026-04-23

    House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  10. 2026-04-06

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor

    introduction

  11. 2026-03-03

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  12. 2026-03-02

    Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

    reading-2

  13. 2026-02-27

    Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/02/2026 - No Amendments

  14. 2026-02-24

    Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage

  15. 2026-01-27

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Adopt amendment L.001

    2026-02-24 · pass · 0-0

  • Refer Senate Bill 26-051, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.

    2026-02-24 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Marc Catlin: yes
    • Iman Jodeh: yes
    • Larry Liston: yes
    • Nick Hinrichsen: yes
    • Jessie Danielson: yes

  • BILL

    2026-03-03 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (36)
    • Benavidez: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Bright: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Catlin: yes
    • Cutter: no
    • Danielson: yes
    • Daugherty: yes
    • Exum: yes
    • Frizell: yes
    • Gonzales J.: yes
    • Hinrichsen: yes
    • Jodeh: yes
    • Kipp: yes
    • Kirkmeyer: yes
    • Kolker: no
    • Lindstedt: yes
    • Liston: yes
    • Marchman: no
    • Mullica: yes
    • Pelton B.: yes
    • Pelton R.: yes
    • Rich: no
    • Roberts: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Sullivan: yes
    • Wallace: yes
    • Weissman: yes
    • Zamora Wilson: no
    • Coleman: yes
    • President: yes
    • Amabile: no
    • Baisley: no
    • Ball: yes

  • Adopt amendment L.006

    2026-04-23 · pass · 0-0

  • Adopt amendment L.004 as amended.

    2026-04-23 · pass · 0-0

  • Adopt amendment L.005

    2026-04-23 · pass · 0-0

  • Refer Senate Bill 26-051, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-04-23 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (13)
    • Max Brooks: no
    • Regina English: yes
    • Ryan Gonzalez: no
    • Rebecca Keltie: no
    • Sheila Lieder: yes
    • Javier Mabrey: yes
    • Bob Marshall: no
    • Tisha Mauro: yes
    • Chris Richardson: no
    • Gretchen Rydin: yes
    • Larry Don Suckla: no
    • Naquetta Ricks: yes
    • Sean Camacho: yes

  • CONCUR

    2026-05-01 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (36)
    • Amabile: yes
    • Baisley: yes
    • Ball: yes
    • Benavidez: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Bright: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Catlin: excused
    • Cutter: yes
    • Danielson: yes
    • Daugherty: yes
    • Exum: yes
    • Frizell: yes
    • Gonzales J.: yes
    • Hinrichsen: yes
    • Jodeh: yes
    • Kipp: yes
    • Kirkmeyer: excused
    • Kolker: yes
    • Lindstedt: yes
    • Liston: yes
    • Marchman: yes
    • Mullica: yes
    • Pelton B.: yes
    • Pelton R.: yes
    • Rich: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Sullivan: yes
    • Wallace: yes
    • Weissman: yes
    • Zamora Wilson: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • President: yes

  • REPASS

    2026-05-01 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Amabile: yes
    • Amabile: no
    • Baisley: no
    • Ball: yes
    • Benavidez: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Bright: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Catlin: excused
    • Cutter: yes
    • Danielson: yes
    • Daugherty: yes
    • Exum: yes
    • Frizell: yes
    • Gonzales J.: yes
    • Hinrichsen: yes
    • Jodeh: yes
    • Kipp: yes
    • Kipp: no
    • Kirkmeyer: excused
    • Kolker: no
    • Lindstedt: yes
    • Liston: yes
    • Marchman: no
    • Mullica: yes
    • Pelton B.: yes
    • Pelton R.: yes
    • Rich: no
    • Roberts: no
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Sullivan: no
    • Wallace: yes
    • Weissman: yes
    • Zamora Wilson: no
    • Coleman: yes
    • President: yes

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-051

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