Archive #5286

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Bill Number: HB26-1106
HTTP Status: 200
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Archived At: 2026-02-18 13:42:14 MST
Created At: 2026-02-18 13:42:14 MST

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  "active": "T",
  "origin": "House",
  "lls_num": "26-0348",
  "session": "2026A",
  "subject": [
    "Courts & Judicial",
    "Housing"
  ],
  "bill_num": "HB26-1106",
  "sponsors": [
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      "id": "ML002",
      "title": "Representative",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "House",
      "full_name": "Mandy Lindsay",
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    },
    {
      "id": "EV002",
      "title": "Representative",
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      "chamber": "House",
      "full_name": "Elizabeth Velasco",
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    },
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      "id": "MW001",
      "title": "Senator",
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      "chamber": "Senate",
      "full_name": "Mike Weissman",
      "last_name": "Weissman",
      "first_name": "Mike",
      "sponsor_order": "3"
    },
    {
      "id": "DJ002",
      "title": "Senator",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "Senate",
      "full_name": "Dafna Michaelson Jenet",
      "last_name": "Michaelson Jenet",
      "first_name": "Dafna",
      "sponsor_order": "4"
    }
  ],
  "bill_files": [
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      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/FF1DB744F4669D6D87258D2A007447FC/$File/1106_01.pdf",
      "date": "02/03/2026",
      "label": "Introduced",
      "url_html": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/FF1DB744F4669D6D87258D2A007447FC/$File/1106_01.html",
      "lastModified": "02/03/2026 03:45:21 PM"
    }
  ],
  "committees": [
    {
      "id": "H_JUD_2026A",
      "name": "Judiciary",
      "chamber": "House"
    }
  ],
  "long_title": "Concerning eviction protections for tenants.",
  "bill_status": "In Committee - HOU Judiciary",
  "short_title": "Eviction Protections for Tenants",
  "bill_summary": "<html><body><p></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The bill limits the number of forcible entry and detainer (eviction) actions that a county court schedules on one business day.</p><p></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The bill prohibits including a minor defendant as a named defendant in an eviction complaint when a parent or adult guardian is also listed as a defendant on the same complaint.</p><p></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The bill prohibits a court from entering judgment without a trial or a hearing when a tenant's answer to an eviction complaint expresses an intent to cure nonpayment.</p><p></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The bill specifies that the following reasons excuse a tenant from filing a timely written answer to an eviction complaint: A hospitalization, a sickness or injury, a reasonable accommodation request for a disability, a lack of proper service, a transportation issue, a complication related to electronic filing that was reasonably outside of the tenant's control, and a court issue that was reasonably outside of the tenant's control.</p><p></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>When a tenant in an eviction action asserts that they were affected by one of the specified reasons, the bill requires a court to:</p><p></p><p><ul><li>Relieve a tenant from final judgment, vacate any judgment or writ of restitution that was issued, and provide the tenant with a reasonable amount of time to file an answer;</p><p><li>Permit additional and amended pleadings; and</p><p><li>Extend the trial date.</p><p></li></ul>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The bill repeals appeals bond in eviction cases.</p><p></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The bill extends the time for executing a writ of restitution in an eviction action from 48 hours to 30 days, except in cases involving substantial violations.</p><p></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The bill prohibits the execution of writs in eviction actions during inclement weather.</p><p><br/><i>(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)</i></p></body></html>",
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      "end": "F",
      "label": "Introduced",
      "position": 1
    },
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      "end": "F",
      "label": "Under Consideration",
      "position": 2
    }
  ],
  "special_type": "",
  "bill_category": "Property",
  "allow_testimony": "F",
  "amendment_files": [],
  "full_bill_topic": "Eviction Protections for Tenants",
  "long_bill_files": [],
  "GHG_report_files": [],
  "preamended_files": [],
  "bill_sub_category": "Tenants and Landlords",
  "fiscal_note_files": [],
  "is_budget_package": "No",
  "session_laws_files": "",
  "summarized_history": [
    {
      "date": "02/03/2026",
      "action": "Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary",
      "location": "House"
    }
  ],
  "research_note_files": [],
  "bill_sub_sub_category": "Other",
  "committee_report_files": [],
  "demographic_note_files": [],
  "updated_bill_summary_files": [],
  "budget_staff_analysis_files": [],
  "first_chamber_third_reading_date": "",
  "second_chamber_third_reading_date": ""
}

Raw Response

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