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Bill Number: SB26-018
HTTP Status: 200
Valid JSON: Valid
Archived At: 2026-03-26 07:57:03 MDT
Created At: 2026-03-26 07:57:03 MDT

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Raw Response

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<i>Beginning July 1, 2026, if a petitioner is under 18 years old at the time of filing a petition seeking to change the petitioner's name,</i> the bill requires the court to suppress <strike>a record associated with a petition seeking to change the name of a petitioner who is less than 18 years of age</strike> <i>the record</i> unless the petitioner was previously convicted of a felony. The bill authorizes the court to use the suppressed court record for administrative purposes, but the court is prohibited from publishing the petitioner's name or the petitioner's new name online. <i>A petitioner who is under 18 years old is not required to give public notice of the name change.</i> The bill authorizes an individual to access a suppressed court record without a court order if the individual obtains verbal consent from a party to the case and submits an affidavit to the court, upon penalty of perjury, that the individual has obtained the verbal consent.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strike>In determining parenting time and the allocation of decision-making responsibility, the bill requires the court to consider whether the parties recognize the child's identity as it relates to a protected class.</strike></p><p><i>(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)</i></p><p><i>(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)</i></p></body></html>","amendment_files":[{"chamber":"Senate","date":"02/23/2026 01:07:35 PM","amendment":"S.001","hearing":"Committee of the Whole","vote":"Lost","url":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/27AC8CD1C4C5FB8287258DA7006DF6D6/SB018_S.001.pdf","url_html":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/27AC8CD1C4C5FB8287258DA7006DF6D6/SB018_S_001.html"},{"chamber":"Senate","date":"02/23/2026 12:47:36 PM","amendment":"L.007","hearing":"Second Reading","vote":"Lost**","url":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/28B6D54F9ADD0BFF87258DA7005F3CAB/SB018_L.007.pdf","url_html":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/28B6D54F9ADD0BFF87258DA7005F3CAB/SB018_L_007.html"},{"chamber":"Senate","date":"02/23/2026 12:41:26 PM","amendment":"L.006","hearing":"Second Reading","vote":"Passed**","url":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/B3FE2F1EE0D56A0A87258DA70054E500/SB018_L.006.pdf","url_html":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/B3FE2F1EE0D56A0A87258DA70054E500/SB018_L_006.html"},{"chamber":"Senate","date":"02/18/2026 05:01:36 PM","amendment":"L.003","hearing":"SEN Judiciary","vote":"Passed*","url":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/BF708CB6D5A94EFE87258D9D005709F4/SB018_L.003.pdf","url_html":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/BF708CB6D5A94EFE87258D9D005709F4/SB018_L_003.html"},{"chamber":"Senate","date":"02/18/2026 05:00:30 PM","amendment":"L.002","hearing":"SEN Judiciary","vote":"Passed*","url":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/0BF5E667F02FA2F987258D9D0056EF09/SB018_L.002.pdf","url_html":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/0BF5E667F02FA2F987258D9D0056EF09/SB018_L_002.html"},{"chamber":"Senate","date":"02/18/2026 04:59:49 PM","amendment":"L.001","hearing":"SEN Judiciary","vote":"Passed*","url":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/E06C55452E0020D687258D9D0056A311/SB018_L.001.pdf","url_html":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/E06C55452E0020D687258D9D0056A311/SB018_L_001.html"},{"chamber":"Senate","date":"02/18/2026 02:15:54 PM","amendment":"L.005","hearing":"SEN Judiciary","vote":"Passed*","url":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/0B44AC2EC651C42487258D9D00617CCF/SB018_L.005.pdf","url_html":"https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2026A/amendments/0B44AC2EC651C42487258D9D00617CCF/SB018_L_005.html"}],"session_laws_files":"","votes":[{"vote_id":"5251","chamber":"SENATE","action":"Third Reading","date":"02/24/2026",
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