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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado Prohibits Government Entities from Accessing Historical Location Databases Without Exceptions
Last action · April 29, 2026: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 07/04/2026 - No AmendmentsSponsors: Judy Amabile and 16 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Colorado government entities are prohibited from accessing databases containing individual or vehicle , sharing such data with third parties or out-of-jurisdiction agencies, and using unlawfully obtained data in trials. The bill exempts certain situations, excludes location data from the , and mandates compliance policies for collecting entities.
Residents gain legal protections shielding their historical movements from government tracking and out-of-jurisdiction sharing, while state prosecutors face evidentiary exclusions for non-compliant data collections.
- The Colorado Open Records Act governs the public's right to inspect and copy public records maintained by state and local government entities. context
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.
Government entities
Government entities are barred from accessing historical location databases, restricted from sharing data with third parties, required to adopt compliance policies, and subject to enforcement actions by the attorney general.
Colorado residents
Residents receive protections preventing government entities from accessing or sharing their historical location information from databases.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can government agencies still access historical location data under any circumstances?
Does this bill make historical location information available to the public through records requests?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently on floor. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Passed.
Procedural history
6 actions- Apr 29, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Laid Over to 07/04/2026 - No Amendments
- Apr 24, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/27/2026 - No Amendments
- Apr 23, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 21, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Feb 23, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations
- Jan 28, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
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View official text →Voting Record
Adopt amendment L.013
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Refer Senate Bill 26-070, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
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Refer Senate Bill 26-070, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
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Lobbying Activity
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Full breakdown
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Sponsors
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Discoveries
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Restriction on Government Location Tracking
The bill marks a formal statutory shift to block government entities from querying historical location databases and sharing such data externally.
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