The act requires a landlord to:Comply with applicable court rules governing the protection and redaction of personal identifying information in eviction filings; andRedact personal identifying information from supporting documents submitted to a court. The act also requires a landlord to include in all rental applications:A notice to prospective tenants regarding the information and data the landlord will attempt to access when conducting a tenant screening;A general description of the factors the landlord will consider when evaluating a rental application, including a prospective tenant's credit history, rental history, income, and criminal background, if applicable; andAn indication of whether the landlord uses a third-party tenant screening service and, if so, the name of the service.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Colorado HB 1196 (2026A) — Tenant Data Information
The act requires a landlord to:Comply with applicable court rules governing the protection and redaction of personal identifying information in eviction filings; andRedact personal identifying information from supporting documents submitted to a court. The act also requires a landlord to include in all rental applications:A notice to prospective tenants regarding the information and data the landlord will attempt to access when conducting a tenant screening;A general description of the factors the landlord will consider when evaluating a rental application, including a prospective tenant's credit history, rental history, income, and criminal background, if applicable; andAn indication of whether the landlord uses a third-party tenant screening service and, if so, the name of the service.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Refer House Bill 26-1196 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
BILL — pass (pass) · lower
Adopt amendment L.017 (Attachment A) — pass (pass) · lower
Refer House Bill 26-1196, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
A. Benavidez — primary (person)
J. Joseph — primary (person)
R. English — primary (person)
C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2026-06-02 Governor Signed executive-signature
2026-05-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
2026-05-20 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
2026-05-20 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
2026-05-06 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-05-05 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-30 Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-04-27 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing introduction
2026-04-21 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-04-15 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-14 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-03-26 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-24 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-03-11 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
2026-02-11 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b161dca6-0de2-4947-b12a-2bb47b423809. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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