CO SB 61
enactedPublication Counties Without Legal Newspapers
Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CO SB 61 pass?
Yes. CO SB 61 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-20): Governor Signed
What is CO SB 61 about?
Current law requires a legal notice or advertisement (notice) to be published in a newspaper within the county in which the notice is required to be published that satisfies certain requirements, including a publication period requirement and a periodicals license with paid distribution (legal newspaper). If a legal newspaper does not exist in a county, the notice may be published using certain alternatives. The act clarifies the order of priority of the type of newspaper in which the notice should be published. First, the notice should be published in a newspaper in the county that satisfies the requirements for publication and that has been published for at least one year. Second, the notice should be published in a newspaper in the county that would otherwise satisfy the requirements for publication but for the fact that it lacks a periodicals license, and that has been published for at least one year. Third, the notice should be published in a newspaper in the county even if it does not have a periodicals license or has not been published for at least one year. If there is no newspaper in the county or an adjoining county, notice may be published in a newspaper that satisfies the requirements for a legal newspaper chosen with primary consideration for geographic proximity. Additionally, the act gives municipalities and special districts with territory in two counties permission to publish notice in a newspaper in either county, so long as the newspaper meets the legal requirements for publication.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors CO SB 61?
C. Richardson, M. Lukens, D. Roberts and 1 others are the primary sponsors of CO SB 61, joined by 8 cosponsors.
Description
Current law requires a legal notice or advertisement (notice) to be published in a newspaper within the county in which the notice is required to be published that satisfies certain requirements, including a publication period requirement and a periodicals license with paid distribution (legal newspaper). If a legal newspaper does not exist in a county, the notice may be published using certain alternatives. The act clarifies the order of priority of the type of newspaper in which the notice should be published. First, the notice should be published in a newspaper in the county that satisfies the requirements for publication and that has been published for at least one year. Second, the notice should be published in a newspaper in the county that would otherwise satisfy the requirements for publication but for the fact that it lacks a periodicals license, and that has been published for at least one year. Third, the notice should be published in a newspaper in the county even if it does not have a periodicals license or has not been published for at least one year. If there is no newspaper in the county or an adjoining county, notice may be published in a newspaper that satisfies the requirements for a legal newspaper chosen with primary consideration for geographic proximity. Additionally, the act gives municipalities and special districts with territory in two counties permission to publish notice in a newspaper in either county, so long as the newspaper meets the legal requirements for publication.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-04-20 — Governor Signed
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- C. Richardsonsponsor
- M. Lukenssponsor
- D. Robertssponsor
- J. Richsponsor
- L. Listoncosponsor
- C. Kippcosponsor
- J. McCluskiecosponsor
- J. Carsoncosponsor
- J. Colemancosponsor
- M. Durancosponsor
- R. Peltoncosponsor
- J. Marchmancosponsor
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
2026-03-03
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-03-03
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
introduction
2026-03-02
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
reading-2
2026-02-25
Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage
2026-01-28
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Refer Senate Bill 26-061, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
2026-02-25 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Mark Baisley: yes
- Matt Ball: yes
- William Lindstedt: yes
- Larry Liston: yes
- Janice Rich: yes
- Marc Snyder: yes
- Tony Exum: yes
Adopt amendment L.002
2026-02-25 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.001
2026-02-25 · pass · 0-0
Refer Senate Bill 26-061 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
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