republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/sb-11.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Search Warrants Provided to Covered Platforms"
description: "The act requires operators of certain websites, online services, online applications, or mobile applications (covered platforms) to ensure that each covered platform provides a streamlined process to allow Colorado law enforcement agencies to contact the covered platform at all times. The process must, at a minimum, make available a staffed hotline for Colorado law enforcement agencies for the purposes of:Receiving and responding to questions about search warrants;Acknowledging the receipt of a search warrant within 8 hours after receipt; andProviding status updates on search warrant compliance to a requesting Colorado law enforcement agency. An operator must comply with a search warrant within 72 hours after receiving the search warrant if certain conditions apply. A court may reasonably extend this time if the court makes a written finding that the operator or covered platform has shown good cause for the extension and that an extension would not cause an adverse result. The failure of an operator or a covered platform to comply with the requirements of a court-ordered search warrant supports a finding of contempt of court. The attorney general or a district attorney with jurisdiction may enforce the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 11"
citation: "Colorado SB 11 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "& Enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Boesenecker", "B. Pelton", "D. Roberts", "J. Caldwell", "J. Carson", "J. Rich", "L. Frizell", "L. Liston", "M. Catlin", "R. Pelton"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 13
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19653dd1-758a-4237-bfc6-bdc341aa3a50"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-011"
source_hash: "858d26ce0829fd4f17aba569f17460ac3fa5d2c437b88751035fc6ae78e5b06f"
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 SB 11 (2026A) — Search Warrants Provided to Covered Platforms

The act requires operators of certain websites, online services, online applications, or mobile applications (covered platforms) to ensure that each covered platform provides a streamlined process to allow Colorado law enforcement agencies to contact the covered platform at all times. The process must, at a minimum, make available a staffed hotline for Colorado law enforcement agencies for the purposes of:Receiving and responding to questions about search warrants;Acknowledging the receipt of a search warrant within 8 hours after receipt; andProviding status updates on search warrant compliance to a requesting Colorado law enforcement agency. An operator must comply with a search warrant within 72 hours after receiving the search warrant if certain conditions apply. A court may reasonably extend this time if the court makes a written finding that the operator or covered platform has shown good cause for the extension and that an extension would not cause an adverse result. The failure of an operator or a covered platform to comply with the requirements of a court-ordered search warrant supports a finding of contempt of court. The attorney general or a district attorney with jurisdiction may enforce the act.(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.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110703/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112046/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113471/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112116/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113360/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113298/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113870/download)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 26-011 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-011, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment F) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Boesenecker — primary (person)
- B. Pelton — primary (person)
- D. Roberts — primary (person)
- J. Caldwell — primary (person)
- J. Carson — primary (person)
- J. Rich — primary (person)
- L. Frizell — primary (person)
- L. Liston — primary (person)
- M. Catlin — primary (person)
- R. Pelton — primary (person)
- B. Kirkmeyer — cosponsor (person)
- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- C. Simpson — cosponsor (person)
- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Ball — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- S. Woodrow — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-30** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-20** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-20** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2026-03-16** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-13** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- **2026-03-10** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2026-02-18** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2026-02-11** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-14** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19653dd1-758a-4237-bfc6-bdc341aa3a50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).