---
type: "Bill"
title: "Consumer Reporting Agency Security Freeze Minors"
description: "Section 2 of the bill authorizes a parent or legal guardian (representative) to request that a consumer reporting agency place a security freeze on the consumer report of either a minor less than 16 years of age or another individual who is a ward of the representative (protected consumer). If the consumer reporting agency does not yet have a consumer report for the protected consumer at the time that a security freeze is requested, the consumer reporting agency, if requested in writing by the representative, is required to create a consumer record for the protected consumer and place a security freeze on the consumer record."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "HB 18-1233"
citation: "Colorado HB 18-1233 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Crisanta Duran", "Polly Lawrence", "Stephen Fenberg"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-06T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-29T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33146dd6-7e23-42a3-a0d9-0f0b609dd5c7"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb18-1233"
source_hash: "c4dafbdce0c22e014f502f744397c45805bb1c97407cd0f9873a234e7abc9ed6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 18-1233 (2018A) — Consumer Reporting Agency Security Freeze Minors

Section 2 of the bill authorizes a parent or legal guardian (representative) to request that a consumer reporting agency place a security freeze on the consumer report of either a minor less than 16 years of age or another individual who is a ward of the representative (protected consumer). If the consumer reporting agency does not yet have a consumer report for the protected consumer at the time that a security freeze is requested, the consumer reporting agency, if requested in writing by the representative, is required to create a consumer record for the protected consumer and place a security freeze on the consumer record.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_hb1233_s_jud_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (02/14/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1233_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (03/21/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1233_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (02/06/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1233_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (02/08/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1233sa_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (03/06/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1233sjud_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (02/15/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1233_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (03/13/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1233_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (03/08/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1233_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (03/29/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1233_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **62–1** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **61–2** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **61–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Crisanta Duran — primary (person)
- Polly Lawrence — primary (person)
- Stephen Fenberg — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2018-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2018-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2018-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2018-03-05T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2018-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2018-02-12T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 02/14/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-02-07T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33146dd6-7e23-42a3-a0d9-0f0b609dd5c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).