ColoradoLegal Protections for Dignity of Minors
What it does
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 act requires the court to suppress the record unless the petitioner was previously convicted of a felony. The act 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.
More detail
The act 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.(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
- Apr 20Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Apr 8Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 7Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Apr 7Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Apr 2House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 1House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Vote recorded LIMIT. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded AMD (H.001). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded AMD (H.003). Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded AMD (H.002). Result: fail.Lower
- Mar 30House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 25House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-018 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-018 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Introduced In House - Assigned to JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 24Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 23Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, FloorMinor
- Vote recorded COW * (S.001). Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 18Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-018, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment D). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment H). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment I). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 14Introduced In Senate - Assigned to JudiciaryIntroduced