Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB1095: Digital Publication for Legal Notice
Status: Chaptered, May 19, 2026
Concerning unpaid online access to public notices published in legal newspapers.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, May 19, 2026:
HOUSE BILL 26-1095 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Suckla and Nguyen, Duran, Hamrick, Richardson, Slaugh, Titone; also SENATOR(S) Pelton R. and Lindstedt, Carson, Gonzales J., Marchman, Snyder, Coleman. CONCERNING UNPAID ONLINE ACCESS TO PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLISHED IN LEGAL NEWSPAPERS. and add (6) as follows: 24-70-103. Requisites of legal newspaper. (5) When any legal notice is required by law to be published in any newspaper, the newspaper publishing the notice shall, at no additional cost to the person or entity placing the notice, place the notice on a statewide website established and maintained by an organization representing a majority of Colorado newspapers as a repository for the notices. THE STATEWIDE PUBLIC NOTICE WEBSITE MUST INCLUDE A LIST OF NEWSPAPERS THAT SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION, 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. IDENTIFIED BY COUNTY. ( 6) WHEN ANY LEGAL NOTICE IS REQUIRED BYLAW TO BE PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE NEWSPAPER SHALL ALSO MAKE THE NOTICE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE WITHOUT CHARGE, AND THE NEWSPAPER SHALL NOT REQUIRE PAYMENT OR SUBSCRIPTION TO ITS PHYSICAL OR DIGITAL PRINT IN ORDER TO VIEW THE NOTICE. A NEWSPAPER SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENT OF …
Sponsors
- Suckla, Larry Don (R, 58) · primary sponsor
- Nguyen, Kenny (D, 33) · primary sponsor
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Hamrick, Eliza (D, 61)
- Richardson, Chris (R, 56)
- Slaugh, Scott (R, 64)
- Titone, Brianna (D, 27)
- Pelton, Rod (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Lindstedt, William (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Carson, John (R, 30)
- Gonzales, Julie (D, 34)
- Marchman, Janice (D, 15)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : 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
- : House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
- : Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing
Votes
- Senate Amendments: REPASS (April 14, 2026): 63 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Amendments: CONCUR (April 14, 2026): 63 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (March 31, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1095, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. (March 25, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Adopt amendment L.007 (March 25, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Third Reading: BILL (March 11, 2026): 64 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Probate--Durable Power of Attorney, Other
Common questions
- What is HB1095?
- HB1095 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Digital Publication for Legal Notice.
- What does HB1095 do?
- Concerning unpaid online access to public notices published in legal newspapers.
- What is the status of HB1095?
- Chaptered as of May 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (May 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1095?
- Suckla, Larry Don (R, 58), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1095?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1095
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