HB26-1215 • 2026

Technical Revision Online Marketplaces Requirement

Statutory Revision Committee. The bill makes a technical revision to language from Senate Bill 25-070, enacted in 2025, to clarify an online marketplace's obligation to alert law enforcement if the on

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Rep. M. Carter, Rep. S. Luck, Sen. M. Catlin, Sen. T. Exum, Rep. B. Bradley, Rep. C. Espenoza, Rep. L. Garcia Sander, Sen. J. Coleman
Last action: 2026-04-06
Official status: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2026 - No Amendments
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on exemptions or handling other types of illegal activities, so these statements were removed.

Clarifying Online Marketplace Obligations

This bill revises existing law to clarify that online marketplaces must inform law enforcement if they know or should have known about third-party sellers selling stolen goods in Colorado.

What This Bill Does

Changes the language of an earlier law (Senate Bill 25-070) to make it clearer.
Requires online marketplaces to tell police when a seller on their site is trying to sell stolen items.

Who It Names or Affects

Online marketplaces operating in Colorado
Law enforcement agencies in Colorado

Terms To Know

Third-party seller: A person or business that sells products on an online marketplace but is not directly owned by the marketplace.
Stolen goods: Items that have been taken without permission and are considered property of another person.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if an online marketplace fails to report suspicious activity.
It is unclear how this law will be enforced or what penalties might apply for non-compliance.

Bill History

2026-04-07 Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-06 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2026 - No Amendments
2026-04-06 Senate
Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-31 Senate
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
2026-03-12 Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
2026-03-09 House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-06 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-05 House
House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-02-17 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

Official Summary Text

Statutory Revision Committee.
The bill makes a technical revision to language from Senate Bill 25-070, enacted in 2025, to clarify an online marketplace's obligation to alert law enforcement if the online marketplace knows or should have known that a third-party seller is selling or attempting to sell stolen goods to a consumer in Colorado.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REREVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the Second House
LLS NO. 26-0167.01 Clare Haffner x6137 HOUSE BILL 26-1215
House Committees Senate Committees
State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING A TECHNICAL REVISION TO LANGUAGE IN SENATE BILL101
25-070 RELATED TO A REQUIREMENT FOR ONLINE102
MARKETPLACES WITH RESPECT TO THIRD-PARTY SELLERS.103
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/.)
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill makes a technical
revision to language from Senate Bill 25-070, enacted in 2025, to clarify
an online marketplace's obligation to alert law enforcement if the online
marketplace knows or should have known that a third-party seller is
selling or attempting to sell stolen goods to a consumer in Colorado.
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 7, 2026
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 6, 2026
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 9, 2026
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
March 6, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Carter and Luck, Bradley, Espenoza, Garcia Sander
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Catlin and Exum, Coleman
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.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 6-1-1402, amend2
(5)(b) introductory portion as follows:3
6-1-1402. Disclosure of information by online marketplaces to4
inform consumers - reporting of suspicious marketplace activity.5
(5) Reporting mechanism.6
(b) An online marketplace shall alert a law enforcement agency7
if the online marketplace knows or should have known that a third-party8
seller is selling or attempting to sell stolen goods to a consumer in9
Colorado, unless the online marketplace has received a notice from the10
law enforcement agency that the same third-party seller is suspected OF11
SELLING or attempting to sell the same stolen goods on the online12
marketplace to a consumer in Colorado. An online marketplace shall13
establish:14
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act15
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the16
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August17
12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); ex cept that, if a18
referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the19
state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act20
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect21
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in22
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the23
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.24
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