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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 18: Legal Protections for Dignity of Minors

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 18 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Legal Protections for Dignity of Minors. Primary sponsor: Lorena García (Democratic), Meg Froelich (Democratic), Katie Wallace (Democratic), Chris Kolker (Democratic). It lists 27 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 20, 2026): Governor Signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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, the act requires the court to suppress the record unless the petitioner was previously convicted of a felony. The act 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. A petitioner who is under 18 years old is not required to give public notice of the name change. The act 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.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 31

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lorena GarcíaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Meg FroelichPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Katie WallacePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Chris KolkerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Jennifer BaconCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Andy BoeseneckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Kyle BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Sean CamachoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Michael CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Monica DuranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Lindsay GilchristCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Nick HinrichsenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Iman JodehCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Junie JosephCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Cathy KippCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Mandy LindsayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Matt MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Karen McCormickCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Kenny NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Amy PaschalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Gretchen RydinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Emily SirotaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Lesley SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Tammy StoryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Brianna TitoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Alex ValdezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Elizabeth VelascoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Mike WeissmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Jenny WillfordCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Steven WoodrowCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2
Yara ZokaieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor Signed
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  7. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
  8. House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
  9. Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
  10. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  11. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
  12. Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source