Bill Sponsor
Colorado Senate Bill 18
Session 2026A
Legal Protections for Dignity of Minors
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 25, 2026
Sponsors
Unknown
C. Kolker
Unknown
K. Wallace
Unknown
M. Froelich
Unknown
L. García
First Action
Jan 14, 2026
Latest Action
Feb 25, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
18
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
Sponsorship by Party
Unknown
C. Kolker
Sponsor
Unknown
K. Wallace
Sponsor
Unknown
L. García
Sponsor
Unknown
M. Froelich
Sponsor
Unknown
C. Kipp
Cosponsor
Unknown
I. Jodeh
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Weissman
Cosponsor
Unknown
N. Hinrichsen
Cosponsor
Senate Votes (6)
Motion Text
Refer Senate Bill 26-018 to the Committee of the Whole.
Summary
Beginning July 1, 2026, if a petitioner is under 18 years old at the time of filing a petition seeking to change the petitioner's name, the bill requires the court to suppress a record associated with a petition seeking to change the name of a petitioner who is less than 18 years of age the record unless the petitioner was previously convicted of a felony. The bill authorizes the court to use the suppressed court record for administrative purposes, but the court is prohibited from publishing the petitioner's name or the petitioner's new name online. A petitioner who is under 18 years old is not required to give public notice of the name change. The bill authorizes an individual to access a suppressed court record without a court order if the individual obtains verbal consent from a party to the case and submits an affidavit to the court, upon penalty of perjury, that the individual has obtained the verbal consent.      In determining parenting time and the allocation of decision-making responsibility, the bill requires the court to consider whether the parties recognize the child's identity as it relates to a protected class.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Actions (5)
02/25/2026
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
02/24/2026
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/23/2026
Senate
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
02/18/2026
Senate
Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
01/14/2026
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
Sources
Record Created
Jan 15, 2026 12:49:03 AM
Record Updated
Mar 23, 2026 9:21:01 PM