Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 25-201: Require Age Checks for Online Sexual Materials
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 25-201 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on March 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Require Age Checks for Online Sexual Materials. Primary sponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), Meghan Lukens (Democratic), Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Paul Lundeen. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 14, 2025): Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 05/08/2025 - No Amendments.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
On and after July 1, 2026, the bill requires certain internet websites that knowingly and intentionally publish or distribute material that is harmful to children (covered platforms) to: Perform one or more reasonable age verification measures to verify the age of each individual who attempts to access such material; Prevent children from accessing such material; and Arrange for annual independent audits of the results of the covered platform's reasonable age verification measures. On and after July 1, 2026, a covered platform must offer each user at least one option by which the covered platform may verify the user's age without the user having to disclose the user's identity. For this purpose, a covered platform must employ commercially available technologies that are independently certified to be highly effective in establishing that an individual is not a child. A covered platform may not rely solely upon the geographical registration of an internet protocol address to determine a user's location and must apply extensive due diligence based on available technology before concluding that an individual is not located in Colorado. A covered platform must ensure that each reasonable age verification measure that the covered platform employs includes a means by which a potential user of the covered platform may appeal a determination concerning the potential user's age. A covered platform that acquires personal data for the purposes of age verification must destroy the personal data as soon as reasonably possible after a potential user's age is checked for age verification. In acquiring and retaining personal data, a covered platform must otherwise comply with the requirements of the "Colorado Privacy Act". (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandy Lindsay | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Meghan Lukens | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Lindsey Daugherty | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 19 |
| Paul Lundeen | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| D. Michaelson Jenet | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 05/08/2025 - No Amendments
- Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/14/2025 - No Amendments
- Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/10/2025 - No Amendments
- Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/04/2025 - No Amendments
- Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services