HB 1196: Tenant Data Information - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 4 edits · May 19, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was finalized with the addition of a new section requiring landlords to include a specific notice in all rental applications detailing the data they will access and the criteria they use for screening. It also added a definition of 'personal identifying information' to include bank and credit card numbers, expanding the scope of protected data in eviction filings. The text was cleaned up to remove draft annotations and standardize the formatting for the final act.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded by explicitly defining 'personal identifying information' to include bank and credit card numbers, and by adding a mandatory requirement for landlords to disclose screening criteria in rental applications.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for landlords to include a notice in all rental applications explaining the data they will access and the criteria used for tenant screening decisions.

DEFINITION

Expanded the definition of 'personal identifying information' to explicitly include bank account numbers, credit card numbers, and debit card numbers.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft annotations, committee lists, and summary notes that were present in the revised version but are not part of the final enacted law.

Updated the header and title information to reflect the final act status, including the Governor's signature and final reading dates.

Revised → Rerevised · 3 edits · May 6, 2026

MINOR

The bill was re-revised to include additional Senate sponsors and updated the header to reflect that amendments were adopted in the Second House. The substantive text regarding the redaction of personal identifying information in eviction filings was removed from this specific version, indicating a significant change in the bill's content or a placeholder for later insertion.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability appears to have changed or been deferred, as the specific section governing the redaction of personal identifying information in eviction filings was removed from this version.

REQUIREMENT

The specific requirement for landlords to redact personal identifying information from supporting documents in eviction filings was removed from this version of the bill.

TECHNICAL

Additional names were added to the list of Senate sponsors, expanding the bill's support to include Coleman, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J., and Jodeh.

The header was updated to change the status from 'Revised' to 'Rerevised' and clarified that amendments were adopted in the Second House.

Reengrossed → Revised · 4 edits · May 5, 2026

MODERATE

The bill text was updated to reflect its current status as a 'Revised' version adopted on second reading in the Second House, replacing the previous 'Reengrossed' status. A new date stamp of May 5, 2026, was added to the header, and the Senate Bill Summary section was updated to indicate the summary applies to the 3rd Reading Unamended version. Additionally, specific clauses regarding landlord obligations to include personal identifying information in court documents were removed from the text.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Reengrossed' header and replaced it with 'Revised' to indicate the bill has been amended in the Second House.

Added a specific date stamp of May 5, 2026, to the document header.

Updated the Senate Bill Summary date and reading status to reflect the 3rd Reading Unamended version.

REQUIREMENT

Deleted a section clarifying that landlords are not prohibited from including personal identifying information explicitly required by a court, while other supporting documents must comply with privacy subsections.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · Apr 21, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include new co-sponsors, Bacon and Nguyen, in the House. Additionally, the legislative history note was updated to reflect that a summary for the reengrossed version is now available, and the document date was changed to April 21, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsors Bacon and Nguyen to the House sponsorship list.

Updated the legislative history note to indicate the availability of a summary for the reengrossed version.

Changed the document date from the previous session to April 21, 2026.

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 14, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add a legislative declaration explaining the need for housing transparency and privacy, and to introduce a new section requiring landlords to redact personal identifying information from eviction court filings. The original text requiring landlords to offer 'positive rent reporting' and prohibiting them from charging for it was removed, shifting the bill's focus from rent reporting to tenant screening transparency and eviction record privacy.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted from regulating positive rent reporting and tenant screening notices to focusing primarily on redacting personal data in eviction court filings and declaring the principles of housing transparency.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new legislative declaration stating that safe housing requires transparency in tenant screening and protection of personal data in eviction records.

Added a new requirement for landlords to redact personal identifying information from supporting documents submitted to courts in eviction proceedings to prevent public exposure of sensitive data.

Removed the requirement for landlords to offer 'positive rent reporting' to tenants and the prohibition on charging tenants for this service.

Removed the specific mandate for landlords to provide written notice of tenant screening criteria and data access.

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