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HB 1201COLORADOSession 2026AState Billin committee

Colorado Bill HB 1201 Allows HOAs to Require Proof of Need for Non-English Notices and Eliminates Dual-Language Mailing Requirement

Original title: Homeowners' Preferred Language Notice to Homeowners' Association

Last action · February 25, 2026: House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Postpone IndefinitelySponsor: Ron Weinberg

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What This Bill Would Do

Colorado House Bill 1201 permits homeowners' associations (HOAs) to require s to demonstrate the need for non-English correspondence before sending notices in a preferred language, and removes the requirement to send notices in both English and the preferred language.

Why it matters

Homeowners requesting association notices in languages other than English may face additional administrative hurdles to prove their need, while HOAs reduce mailing costs by sending documents in only one language.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

unit owners in a homeowners' association

Unit owners requesting non-English notices may be required to prove their need and will receive correspondence solely in their preferred language rather than dual-language packets.

Directly affected

homeowners' associations

HOAs gain the authority to require proof of language need and are relieved of the mandate to send duplicate notices in both English and a secondary language.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can an HOA still send notices in English and another language?

The bill removes the requirement to send notices in both English and the preferred language, replacing it with a requirement to send them only in the preferred language.

What must a unit owner do under the proposed bill to receive notices in another language?

The HOA is authorized to require the to first demonstrate the need for correspondence and notices in the preferred language.

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

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Feb 25, 2026House
House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Postpone Indefinitely
Feb 11, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government

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Voting Record

Motion failedHouse2/25/2026Open StatesOfficial roll call ↗

Refer House Bill 26-1201 to the Committee of the Whole.

Total

Yes: 1
No: 2
Present: 0
Not voting: 0
Abstain: 0
Other positions: 1

How they voted (4)

Meg FroelichParty not recordedno

Ron WeinbergParty not recordedyes

Kenny NguyenParty not recordedno

Lori GoldsteinParty not recordedexcused

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Motion succeededHouse2/25/2026Open StatesOfficial roll call ↗

Postpone House Bill 26-1201 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.

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