The act enacts the 'Uniform Mortgage Modification Act', drafted by the Uniform Law Commission. The act provides that, in the event that a mortgage is modified:The mortgage continues to secure the obligation as modified;The modification does not affect the priority of the mortgage;A mortgage retains its priority regardless of whether a modification agreement is recorded; andThe modification is not a novation.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act requires that an applicant for a teacher license disclose misdemeanor convictions that occurred in the last 7 years, except traffic misdemeanors, unless:The misdemeanor was committed against an at-risk person or a child; or The department of education has specified that the misdemeanor is grounds for denial, annulment, suspension, or revocation of a license, certificate, endorsement, or authorization. The act requires that an applicant for a teacher license disclose any misdemeanor conviction in the 2 above categories, regardless of the date of conviction.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The bill creates a working group to make findings and recommendations concerning how to implement the college opportunity fund for persons who are incarcerated in Colorado, including whether fee-for-service contracts for participating institutions of higher education need to be modified. The bill requires the working group to report its findings and recommendations to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate on or before December 1, 2026.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The bill prohibits a public health facility from denying, restricting, or conditioning the granting, use, or exercise of full medical staff privileges to a certified nurse midwife or a certified midwife (licensee) engaged in independent practice within their scope of practice solely on the basis of their licensure. If granted, privileges extended to a licensee must include admitting and discharge privileges, be consistent with those of other medical staff, and permit a licensee to exercise the same voting rights as other members of the medical staff.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The bill creates the Colorado school district superintendents council (council) in the department of education (department) to coordinate with school districts regarding proposed guidance policies developed by the department and to cooperate with and secure the assistance of school districts in formulating, coordinating, and recommending guidance policies to the department. The department is required to send the council proposed guidance policies, and the council shall review, discuss, and vote on the proposed guidance policies within 45 days after receiving the policies. The proposed guidance policies must not go into effect until the council has taken formal action by a majority vote on the policies. The department is required to consider and incorporate the council's recommendations involving department guidance policies that impact local control.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The act authorizes the secretary of state (secretary) to:Mark as void or remove from the system an entity filing and adjust the entity's status if an electronic payment for the entity filing fee is reversed or is not completed; andMark a business record with a notice that an entity has received a complaint or is under investigation without referring a complaint about the entity to the attorney general if the secretary receives a notice from the attorney general that the entity being listed as the registered agent was created or registered without authorization or for fraudulent purposes. The act prohibits using a fraudulent entity as a registered agent in a business entity filing. Colorado law provides an administrative process for determining if an entity filing is made fraudulently or otherwise violates the law when a complaint is made (violation). When a complaint is filed, the secretary may note on the entity's records a notice of the complaint and investigation. If such a determination is made, the entity filings may be canceled and the filers penalized. The procedures require the attorney general to notify the entity's registered agent. If the entity does not reply, the complaint is deemed to be conceded. The act:Authorizes the attorney general to provide written notice to any other point of contact that the attorney general determines through investigation to be a means to reach the entity, if the address of the registered agent is the same as the address of the complainant;Repeals a requirement that a second 21-day notice be mailed before the complaint is deemed to be conceded;Authorizes a person that is injured by a violation to bring an action to dissolve the entity; andAuthorizes the secretary to take certain actions against another entity that also uses the same fraudulent or unauthorized entity as its registered agent. Under current law, actions to dissolve an entity must be brought in the district court for the county where the entity's principal office is located; if the entity has no principal office in this state, where the registered agent is located; or, if the entity has no registered agent, in Denver. The act authorizes the action to be brought in Denver when the dissolution is based on a fraudulent filing. The act also sets up a procedure through which, if the secretary has a reasonable basis to believe that a record is fraudulent or unauthorized based on the response or failure to respond to an interrogatory, the secretary may:Mark the record with a notice that the record is unauthorized or fraudulent and declare the entity delinquent;Redact the unauthorized address or name from the record and from any other relevant records;Disable filing functionality on the entity's records; andProceed with administrative procedures. A person aggrieved by any of these actions may request the secretary to reverse the actions taken. If the secretary denies the request, the aggrieved person may seek judicial review in Denver. To implement the act, $193,954 is appropriated from the department of state cash fund to the department of state.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The bill provides personal data privacy protections for consumers relating to homeowner's insurance transactions. The bill establishes standards for an insurer, insurance producer, or surplus line insurer (licensee), and the director, officer, or agent of the licensee, as well as a processor on behalf of a licensee, relating to the use of a consumer's personal data. A licensee or processor is prohibited from processing a consumer's personal data for purposes unrelated to a homeowner's insurance transaction, selling personal data, or engaging in targeted advertising or joint marketing of cobranded financial products without first obtaining the consumer's affirmative consent to any of those practices by exercising the right to opt in to those practices. Affiliates of licensees are subject to the same requirements as licensees with respect to processing personal data. A consumer's personal data is defined in the bill, in part, as data that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with a particular consumer or household and includes, among other data, a consumer's name, unique personal identifier, account number, social security number, property records, products or services purchased, account logins, information regarding the consumer's interactions with an internet application, loss history information, credit report, insurance score, insurance policy number and expiration date, and racial and ethnic origin. Personal data does not include de-identified data and publicly available data. A consumer has the right to confirm whether a licensee is processing the consumer's personal data, to access the consumer's personal data, and to request a correction or amendment of inaccurate or incomplete personal data or the deletion of personal data that is not needed for the homeowner's insurance transaction or for specific products or services for which the consumer has given their consent. The bill requires a licensee to provide a consumer with a data privacy notice that includes the consumer's rights with respect to personal data, including the right to know whether and with whom personal data is being shared, the type and sources of personal data being collected, and the right to opt in to the sharing or sale of personal data. The bill prohibits a licensee from retaliating against a consumer with respect to the provision of homeowner's insurance and the terms of the insurance if the consumer does not consent to opt in to certain actions relating to their personal data. The bill requires a licensee to:Enter into a contract with a processor to ensure that those processing personal data on behalf of the licensee are complying with the consumer data privacy protections; andHave a retention policy to ensure that a consumer's personal data is deleted when it is no longer necessary for the insurance or other products or services to which the consumer has consented. Additionally, if a licensee makes an adverse underwriting decision relating to a consumer's request for homeowner's insurance, the licensee must provide the consumer with the specific reasons for the adverse decision and allow the consumer to review the specific data relating to the adverse decision and to correct the data if appropriate. The bill prohibits a licensee from denying insurance based solely on the loss history of the previous owner of the property, or based solely on personal data received from a processor whose primary source of information is licensees, without the licensee obtaining further information that supports the adverse decision. A consumer aggrieved by a violation of the consumer data privacy protections in the bill may bring a civil action in court and may be awarded damages for each violation, including treble damages if proved by clear and convincing evidence that the person violating the bill engaged in bad faith conduct or intentionally violated the consumer data privacy protection provisions of the bill. In addition, the bill makes a violation of the bill an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance and gives the commissioner of insurance the power to enforce the bill through actions against licensees and the assessment of civil penalties.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Existing law requires a county or municipality to publish legal notices in a physical print newspaper. The act requires a newspaper to also publish these notices online, either on its own website or by providing a link on its website to a location where the full text of the notice is available, such as the statewide public notice website. Legal notices published online must be free to access and cannot be kept behind a paywall or subscription. The act also requires the statewide public notice website to include a list of newspapers that meet the requirements to publish legal notices.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act defines critical infrastructure material as any component or part used in covered infrastructure that is made of or contains a commodity metal, the theft of which poses an imminent threat to life or the physical safety of a person, including through serious harm to the basic supply of covered infrastructure to the population or to the exercise of a core function of covered infrastructure. The act adds critical infrastructure materials to regulations in existing law on the sale and possession of commodity metals. The act prohibits an owner, keeper, or proprietor (owner) of a junk shop, junk store, salvage yard, or junk cart or other vehicle, and every collector of or dealer in junk, salvage, or other secondhand property who buys a critical infrastructure material (buyer) from paying cash for the critical infrastructure material unless the seller is paid by means of any process in which a picture of the seller is taken or the transaction is worth less than $300. The act prohibits a buyer from possessing critical infrastructure material without an affidavit from the seller or donator of the commodity metal. Unlawful possession of critical infrastructure materials is a class 2 misdemeanor if the amount is less than $1,000, a class 2 misdemeanor if the amount is $1,000 to $2,000, and a class 6 felony if the amount is $2,000 or more. A buyer who unknowingly takes possession of critical infrastructure material as part of a load of otherwise noncritical infrastructure materials with an affidavit stating they can transfer the noncritical infrastructure material has a duty to notify the appropriate law enforcement agency or municipal code enforcement agency. Failure to report stolen critical infrastructure materials is a class 2 misdemeanor if the amount is less than $1,000, a class 2 misdemeanor if the amount is $1,000 to $2,000, and a class 6 felony if the amount is $2,000 or more. An owner of a junk shop, junk store, salvage yard, or junk cart must make their book or register available to a law enforcement agency or municipal code enforcement agency upon request. The act modifies existing criminal penalties related to the theft of commodity metals so that it is a class 6 felony for any amount that is $2,000 or more.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act redirects a portion of certain vehicle registration fees to increase the amount of revenue that is directed to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account (DRIVES account) created in the highway users tax fund (HUTF). Beginning on July 1, 2026, the act redirects fees for special vehicle registrations for personalized license plates from the HUTF to the DRIVES account; except that, consistent with current law, $2 of each fee is remitted to the county general fund. Beginning on July 1, 2027, the act redirects $2 of each late vehicle registration fee from the HUTF to the DRIVES account and, consistent with current law, credits the remainder of the fees to the HUTF.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The act requires a law enforcement entity that receives a report alleging an offense involving sexual assault or abuse of a child to conduct a minimal facts interview and record certain information, including the child's name, the alleged offender's name, and a summary of the alleged incident. After receiving the report, a law enforcement entity must notify a child advocacy center within the judicial district where the alleged crime occurred, or another appropriate child advocacy center, within one week after taking the report. The law enforcement entity is required to collaborate with the child advocacy center in requesting a forensic interview for the alleged child victim if the law enforcement entity deems a forensic interview is necessary and appropriate. The act changes the definition of a child witness for purposes of testifying using closed-circuit television from a person who is 12 years old or younger, to a person who is younger than 18 years old. The act requires a judge to make findings on the record regarding a witness who is a child or a person who has an intellectual and developmental disability, specifically, if the witness will suffer serious emotional distress or trauma from courtroom testimony when the defendant is present.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

The bill requires the secretary of state (secretary) to cause to be conducted an annual change of address search of the computerized statewide voter registration list (statewide list) using a third-party credit bureau (credit bureau) to verify voters' address information. All electors in the statewide list are included in the search, except participants in the state address confidentiality program and electors, including first responders, enrolled as confidential voters. The secretary is allowed to transmit to the credit bureau only electors' names, birth years, and residential addresses. Within 30 days of receipt, the credit bureau must compare this information to its database and identify any discrepancy in address information. Within 30 days of this comparison, the credit bureau must create and transmit to the secretary a list of all electors with a discrepancy in address information, including the address information for each elector from the credit bureau's database. The secretary must then distribute this information to the relevant county clerks and recorders for further verification and possible action, in their discretion and in accordance with existing law. Prior to transmitting any voter registration information, the secretary must retain the credit bureau in accordance with the state "Procurement Code" and enter into an agreement that:Acknowledges and complies with the technological security measures previously developed by the secretary to prevent unauthorized access to the computerized statewide voter registration list;Acknowledges and complies with the technological security requirements for the exchange or transfer of data related to voter registration between the secretary and any other agency as if the credit bureau is such an agency;Prohibits the credit bureau from selling, disclosing, or otherwise releasing the voter registration information transmitted by the secretary.The secretary may establish rules necessary to implement and administer the address verification program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

If a pregnant person presents to a health-care facility requesting an abortion, the bill requires the person's health-care provider, if willing, or another willing health-care provider to discuss, at least 24 hours before the abortion procedure, certain information related to adoption as a pregnancy outcome option, unless the person declines the discussion.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The bill limits the number of forcible entry and detainer (eviction) actions that a county court schedules on one business day. 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. 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. 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. When a tenant in an eviction action asserts that they were affected by one of the specified reasons, the bill requires a court to: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;Permit additional and amended pleadings; andExtend the trial date. The bill repeals appeals bond in eviction cases. 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. The bill prohibits the execution of writs in eviction actions during inclement weather.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The act establishes information disclosure requirements for a licensed facility that offers on-site and residential services for individuals with dementia and dementia-related conditions, including Alzheimer's disease ('dementia care facility' or 'facility'). The act requires the department of public health and environment (department), in consultation with the state long-term care ombudsman or the ombudsman's designee, to create a dementia care services information form (form) by July 1, 2027. The form must include certain specified fields for the disclosure of information regarding a dementia care facility's dementia care services, including the facility's:Dementia training requirements for staff that are in addition to statutory training requirements;Guidelines for using restraints;Security features and procedures for addressing the needs of residents with dementia; andCriteria and processes to determine placement, transfer, or discharge of residents living with dementia. The department may review and update the form to ensure that it facilitates the disclosure of the required information. After creating or updating the form, the department must provide the form to every dementia care facility in the state. A dementia care facility must complete the form with responsive, accurate, and complete information regarding the facility's dementia care services. Beginning October 1, 2027, every dementia care facility shall:Provide its completed form to every individual who contacts the facility seeking dementia care services;Review and update the form when the facility's information changes to ensure the information on the form is current, complete, and correct;Publish the facility's current completed form on the facility's website; andMaintain on the facility's premises and have available for inspection a copy of the facility's current completed form, and produce the form upon request by the department during a survey or inspection of the facility. The act requires the department to issue a citation to a facility that fails to maintain on its premises and have available for inspection its completed form or that fails to produce the form upon request by the department during a survey or inspection. The department may adopt rules, as necessary, to implement the act's requirements concerning the form; except that the rules adopted by the department must not exceed applicable national standards. The department may use money from the assisted living residence improvement cash fund for the purposes of creating the form and adopting related rules.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)