CO SB 54
enactedSecurity Deposits & Post-Closing Occupancy Agreements
Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CO SB 54 pass?
Yes. CO SB 54 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-20): Governor Signed
What is CO SB 54 about?
Current law prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant to submit a security deposit in an amount that exceeds 2 monthly rent payments. The act creates an exception to this prohibition for cases in which a buyer and a seller of residential real property have executed a post-closing occupancy agreement in connection with the sale. The exception takes effect January 1, 2027.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors CO SB 54?
N. Ricks, C. Richardson, M. Snyder and 1 others are the primary sponsors of CO SB 54, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Current law prohibits a landlord from requiring a tenant to submit a security deposit in an amount that exceeds 2 monthly rent payments. The act creates an exception to this prohibition for cases in which a buyer and a seller of residential real property have executed a post-closing occupancy agreement in connection with the sale. The exception takes effect January 1, 2027.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-27
- Latest action
- 2026-04-20 — Governor Signed
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- N. Rickssponsor
- C. Richardsonsponsor
- M. Snydersponsor
- M. Catlinsponsor
- J. Josephcosponsor
- C. Kippcosponsor
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 Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-31
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-27
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-24
House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-19
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-02-19
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
introduction
2026-02-18
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
reading-2
2026-02-12
Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage
2026-01-27
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Refer Senate Bill 26-054, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
2026-02-12 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Mark Baisley: yes
- Larry Liston: yes
- Marc Snyder: yes
- Matt Ball: yes
- Chris Kolker: yes
- Janice Rich: yes
- Tony Exum: yes
Adopt amendment L.001
2026-02-12 · pass · 0-0
Refer Senate Bill 26-054 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-03-24 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Andrew Boesenecker: yes
- Max Brooks: yes
- Jamie Jackson: yes
- Mandy Lindsay: yes
- Kenny Nguyen: yes
- Amy Paschal: yes
- Jacque Phillips: yes
- Chris Richardson: yes
- Larry Don Suckla: yes
- Elizabeth Velasco: yes
- Ron Weinberg: yes
- Rebekah Stewart: yes
- Meg Froelich: yes
BILL
2026-04-02 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: yes
- Duran: yes
- English: excused
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: yes
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: yes
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes
Related bills
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