Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB1255: Social Media Duty to Report & Search Warrants
Status: Vetoed, May 28, 2026
concerning a search warrant and requiring an operator to report to a local law enforcement agency if the operator's social media platform takes an adverse action against a user of the social media platform.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, May 29, 2026:
HOUSE BILL 26-1255 0 . ~ BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) St Garcia, Goldstein, Hamrick, Joseph, Lieder, Lin~- n 'tone, Willford; also SENATOR(S) Cutt Be nielson, Daugherty, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kolker, Marchman, ace, Coleman. CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR USERS OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, REQUIRING AN OPERA TOR OF A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TO ENSURE THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM PROVIDES A STREAMLINED PROCESS TO ALLOW A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO CONTACT THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM CONCERNING A SEARCH WARRANT AND REQUIRING AN OPERATOR TO REPORT TO A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IF THE OPERA TOR'S SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TAKES AN ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST A USER OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM. SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 16-3-314 as follows: 16-3-314. Search warrants served on social media platforms - process required - definitions. Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act. (1) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES: (a) "OPERATOR" MEANS A PERSON, BUSINESS, OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY THAT OPERAT ES OR PROVIDES A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM. (b) (I) "SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM" MEANS A PUBLIC OR SEMIPUBLIC WEBSITE, ONLINE SERVICE, ONLINE APPLICATION, OR MOBILE APPLICATION (B) ALLOWS A USER TO CONSTRUCT A PUBLIC …
Sponsors
- Story, Tammy (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Garcia, Lorena (D, 35)
- Goldstein, Lori (D, 29)
- Hamrick, Eliza (D, 61)
- Joseph, Junie (D, 10)
- Lieder, Sheila (D, 28)
- Lindsay, Mandy (D, 42)
- Nguyen, Kenny (D, 33)
- Titone, Brianna (D, 27)
- Willford, Jenny (D, 34)
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- : Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- : Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
Votes
- Third Reading: BILL (May 13, 2026): 18 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Senate Amendments: REPASS (May 13, 2026): 35 yea, 30 nay, passed
- Senate Amendments: CONCUR (May 13, 2026): 43 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1255, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (May 6, 2026): 6 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Adopt amendment L.017 (Attachment G) (May 6, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Adopt amendment L.016 (Attachment F) (May 6, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Education - Public Schools, Safety
Common questions
- What is HB1255?
- HB1255 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Social Media Duty to Report & Search Warrants.
- What does HB1255 do?
- concerning a search warrant and requiring an operator to report to a local law enforcement agency if the operator's social media platform takes an adverse action against a user of the social media platform.
- What is the status of HB1255?
- Vetoed as of May 28, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (May 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1255?
- Story, Tammy (D, 25), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1255?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1255
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