HB26-1196 • 2026

Tenant Data Information

Section 2 of the bill provides that, prior to seeking to obtain information about a prospective tenant for a tenant screening, a landlord shall provide a written notice to the prospective tenant or po

Housing Privacy

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Rep. R. English, Rep. J. Joseph, Sen. A. Benavidez
Last action: 2026-04-15
Official status: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Tenant Data Information

What This Bill Does

Section 2 of the bill provides that, prior to seeking to obtain information about a prospective tenant for a tenant screening, a landlord shall provide a written notice to the prospective tenant or post the notice in a conspicuous location.
The notice must include the following: The information and data that the landlord will attempt to access to conduct the tenant screening; and The specific criteria that would result in the landlord's denial of the prospective tenant's application.
Section 3 requires that, before entering into a lease agreement with a prospective tenant, a landlord that is responsible for 5 or more dwelling units or that receives certain financial assistance (covered landlord) shall offer to the prospective tenant the option for positive rent reporting to at least one consumer reporting agency.
If a tenant declines a covered landlord's initial positive rent reporting offer and enters into a lease agreement with the covered landlord, the covered landlord shall offer to the tenant the option for positive rent reporting to at least one consumer reporting agency any time that the covered landlord and the tenant renew the lease agreement.

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Amendments

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L.017

HOU Transportation, Housing & Local Government

Passed [*]

Plain English: HB1196_L.017 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.

HB1196_L.017 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.
HB26-1196 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, strike everything below the enacting clause and 2 substitute: 3 "SECTION 1.
Legislative declaration.
4 (1) The general assembly finds and declares that: 5 (a) Rent is one of the largest recurring expenses for many 6 households in Colorado, and rent payment has profound implications for 7 tenants' financial stability, opportunity, and long-term wealth-building; 8 (b) Everyone has the right to fair treatment and transparency in 9 housing.

L.022

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: HB1196_L.022 Amendment No.

HB1196_L.022 Amendment No.
___________ HB26-1196 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY REPRESENTATIVE Joseph 1 Amend the Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee 2 Report, dated March 24, 2026, page 1, strike lines 5 through 27 and 3 substitute: 4 "(a) Safe and stable housing is essential to the health, safety, and 5 economic security of individuals and families in Colorado; 6 (b) Everyone has the right to fair treatment and transparency in 7 housing, and affording tenants better opportunities to understand the 8 information landlords access and the criteria used to grant or deny 9 applications will reduce uncertainty, arbitrary denials, and discrimination; 10 (c) Landlords often rely on tenant screening processes that use 11 prospective tenants' personal and financial data, while prospective tenants 12 are not always informed about the type of information landlords review 13 or how it is used in decision-making; 14 (d) This imbalance of information can create confusion, limit 15 meaningful access to housing, and contribute to inconsistent or unfair 16 outcomes for tenants; 17 (e) Court records related to eviction proceedings can include 18 sensitive personal identifying information and are often publicly 19 accessible, meaning those records can expose tenants to identity theft, 20 financial harm, and long-term barriers to accessing housing and economic 21 stability; and 22 (f) The combination of the lack of transparency in tenant 23 screenings and insufficient protections for personal identifying 24 information in eviction proceedings create unnecessary barriers to 25 housing and undermine public confidence in the fairness of the housing 26 system.".
27 Page 2, strike lines 1 through 7.
28 Page 2, strike lines 9 through 16 and substitute "requiring landlords to 29 provide transparency in tenant screening practices and to protect personal 30 identifying information in eviction proceedings is essential to protecting 31 the rights, privacy, and dignity of all renters in Colorado.".

L.023

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: HB1196_L.023 Amendment No.

HB1196_L.023 Amendment No.
___________ HB26-1196 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY REPRESENTATIVE Joseph 1 Amend the Transportation, Housing and Local Government Committee 2 Report, dated March 24, 2026, page 3, strike line 5 and substitute: 3 "(1.7) (a) A LANDLORD SHALL INCLUDE IN ALL RENTAL 4 APPLICATIONS:".
5 Page 3, line 6, strike "A" and substitute: 6 "(I) A".
7 Page 3, line 8, strike "SCREENING AND THE SPECIFIC CRITERIA THAT 8 WOULD RESULT IN" and substitute "SCREENING; 9 (II) A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE FACTORS THE LANDLORD 10 WILL CONSIDER WHEN EVALUATING A RENTAL APPLICATION, INCLUDING 11 A PROSPECTIVE TENANT'S CREDIT HISTORY, RENTAL HISTORY, INCOME, 12 AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, IF APPLICABLE; AND 13 (III) WHETHER THE LANDLORD USES A THIRD-PARTY TENANT 14 SCREENING SERVICE, AND IF SO, THE NAME OF THE SERVICE.

Bill History

2026-04-15 House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-14 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-03-26 House
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-24 House
House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-03-11 House
House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed
2026-02-11 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government

Official Summary Text

Section 2
of the bill provides that, prior to seeking to obtain information about a prospective tenant for a tenant screening, a landlord shall provide a written notice to the prospective tenant or post the notice in a conspicuous location. The notice must include the following:
The information and data that the landlord will attempt to access to conduct the tenant screening; and
The specific criteria that would result in the landlord's denial of the prospective tenant's application.

Section 3
requires that, before entering into a lease agreement with a prospective tenant, a landlord that is responsible for 5 or more dwelling units or that receives certain financial assistance (covered landlord) shall offer to the prospective tenant the option for positive rent reporting to at least one consumer reporting agency. If a tenant declines a covered landlord's initial positive rent reporting offer and enters into a lease agreement with the covered landlord, the covered landlord shall offer to the tenant the option for positive rent reporting to at least one consumer reporting agency any time that the covered landlord and the tenant renew the lease agreement.
If a tenant accepts a covered landlord's offer of positive rent reporting, the covered landlord shall send the tenant's rental payment information, including the tenant's full name and date of rent payment, to at least one consumer reporting agency each time the tenant pays rent. A covered landlord shall not charge a tenant for positive rent reporting or pass on the cost of positive rent reporting to a tenant by raising rent prices. A tenant that has opted into positive rent reporting may opt out at any time by notifying the tenant's covered landlord.

Section 1
provides that the failure of a covered landlord to comply with new positive rent reporting requirements is an unfair and deceptive trade practice.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Current Bill Text

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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
ENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 26-0212.01 Caroline Martin x5902 HOUSE BILL 26-1196
House Committees Senate Committees
Transportation, Housing & Local Government
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING TENANT DATA INFORMATION.101
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov.)
Section 2 of the bill provides that, prior to seeking to obtain
information about a prospective tenant for a tenant screening, a landlord
shall provide a written notice to the prospective tenant or post the notice
in a conspicuous location. The notice must include the following:
! The information and data that the landlord will attempt to
access to conduct the tenant screening; and
! The specific criteria that would result in the landlord's
denial of the prospective tenant's application.
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 14, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
English and Joseph,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Benavidez,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
Section 3 requires that, before entering into a lease agreement with
a prospective tenant, a landlord that is responsible for 5 or more dwelling
units or that receives certain financial assistance (covered landlord) shall
offer to the prospective tenant the option for positive rent reporting to at
least one consumer reporting agency. If a tenant declines a covered
landlord's initial positive rent reporting offer and enters into a lease
agreement with the covered landlord, the covered landlord shall offer to
the tenant the option for positive rent reporting to at least one consumer
reporting agency any time that the covered landlord and the tenant renew
the lease agreement.
If a tenant accepts a covered landlord's offer of positive rent
reporting, the covered landlord shall send the tenant's rental payment
information, including the tenant's full name and date of rent payment, to
at least one consumer reporting agency each time the tenant pays rent. A
covered landlord shall not charge a tenant for positive rent reporting or
pass on the cost of positive rent reporting to a tenant by raising rent
prices. A tenant that has opted into positive rent reporting may opt out at
any time by notifying the tenant's covered landlord.
Section 1 provides that the failure of a covered landlord to comply
with new positive rent reporting requirements is an unfair and deceptive
trade practice.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. 2
(1) The general assembly finds and declares that:3
(a) Safe and stable housing is essential to the health, safety, and4
economic security of individuals and families in Colorado;5
(b) Everyone has the right to fair treatment and transparency in6
housing, and affording tenants better opportun ities to understand the7
information landlords access and the criteria used to grant or deny8
applications will reduce uncertainty, arbitrary denials, and discrimination;9
(c) Landlords often rely on tenant screening processes that use10
prospective tenants' personal and financial data, while prospective tenants11
are not always informed about the type of information landlords review12
or how it is used in decision-making;13
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(d) This imbalance of information can create confusion, limit1
meaningful access to housing, and contribute to inconsistent or unfair2
outcomes for tenants;3
(e) Court records related to eviction proceedings can include4
sensitive personal identifying information and are often publicly5
accessible, meaning those records can expose tenants to identity theft,6
financial harm, and long-term barriers to accessing housing and economic7
stability; and8
(f) The combination of the lack of transparency in tenant9
screenings and insufficient protections for personal identifying10
information in eviction proceedings create unnecessary barriers to11
housing and undermine public confidence in the fairness of the housing12
system.13
(2) Therefore, the general assembly finds and declares that14
requiring landlords to provide transparency in tenant screening practices15
and to protect personal identifying information in eviction proceedings is16
essential to protecting the rights, privacy, and dignity of all renters in17
Colorado.18
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 13-40-110.2 as19
follows:20
13-40-110.2. Personal identifying information in eviction court21
filings - landlord's duties - definition.22
(1) A LANDLORD SHALL COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE COURT RULES23
GOVERNING THE PROTECTION AND REDACTION OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING24
INFORMATION IN EVICTION FILINGS.25
(2) A LANDLORD SHALL REDACT PERSONAL IDENTIFYING26
INFORMATION FROM ANY SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO A27
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COURT THAT MAY BECOME PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE . A LANDLORD MAY1
SUBMIT PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IN A CONFIDENTIAL2
MANNER CONSISTENT WITH JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES IF A3
COURT REQUIRES SUCH INFORMATION.4
(3) N OTHING IN THIS SECTION PROHIBITS A LANDLORD FROM5
INCLUDING PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION EXPLICITLY REQUIRED6
BY A COURT. ALL OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED MUST7
COMPLY WITH SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION.8
(4) AS USED IN THIS SECTION , UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE9
REQUIRES, "PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION" INCLUDES A:10
(a) SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER;11
(b) BIRTH DATE;12
(c) DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER;13
(d) STATE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER;14
(e) BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER;15
(f) CREDIT CARD NUMBER; AND16
(g) DEBIT CARD NUMBER.17
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 38-12-904, add (1.7)18
as follows:19
38-12-904. Consideration of rental applications - limitations20
- portable tenant screening report - notice to prospective tenants -21
denial notice.22
(1.7) (a) A LANDLORD SHALL INCLUDE IN ALL RENTAL23
APPLICATIONS: 24
(I) A NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE TENANTS REGARDING THE25
INFORMATION AND DATA THE LANDLORD WILL ATTEMPT TO ACCESS WHEN26
CONDUCTING A TENANT SCREENING;27
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(II) A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE FACTORS THE LANDLORD1
WILL CONSIDER WHEN EVALUATING A RENTAL APPLICATION, INCLUDING2
A PROSPECTIVE TENANT'S CREDIT HISTORY , RENTAL HISTORY, INCOME,3
AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND, IF APPLICABLE; AND4
(III) W HETHER THE LANDLORD USES A THIRD -PARTY TENANT5
SCREENING SERVICE, AND IF SO, THE NAME OF THE SERVICE.6
(b) NOTHING IN THIS SUBSECTION (1.7) REQUIRES A LANDLORD TO7
ADOPT OR DISCLOSE FIXED DISQUALIFYING CRITERIA.8
SECTION 4. Effective date. This act takes effect January 1,9
2027.10
SECTION 5. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,11
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate12
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for13
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state14
institutions.15
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