ColoradoSearch Warrants Provided to Covered Platforms
What it does
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.
More detail
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.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 30Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Mar 20Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Mar 20Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Mar 20Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 18Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 16House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 13House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- Mar 10House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-011 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Introduced In House - Assigned to JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 17Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteeMinor
- Feb 11Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded 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. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment F). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 14Introduced In Senate - Assigned to JudiciaryIntroduced