republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1196.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tenant Data Information"
description: "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.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1196"
citation: "Colorado HB 1196 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Housing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Benavidez", "J. Joseph", "R. English"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b161dca6-0de2-4947-b12a-2bb47b423809"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1196"
source_hash: "13154b1c0944f6739650a3acea04cc4471a392d4ae1573b7a0821f49748b3ca7"
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 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.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111811/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114561/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116533/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115025/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115900/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115817/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116995/download)

## Votes

- 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b161dca6-0de2-4947-b12a-2bb47b423809`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).