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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For SB26-011

SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Date Feb 11, 2026       Location Old Supreme Court

SB26-011 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole - Consent Calendar
02:15:22 PM  
Senators Roberts and Frizell, co-prime sponsors, presented Senate Bill 26-011, concerning search warrant requirements for operators of certain electronic platforms.

Committee members asked questions about warrants and the social media platforms included in the bill.
02:25:29 PM  
Kimberly Osterman, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Aaron Ping, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dawn Reinfeld, representing Blue Rising, testified in support of the bill. Jason McBride, representing McBride Impact, testified in support of the bill. Evie Hudak, representing Colorado PTA, testified in support of the bill. Denise Abdoo, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.

Committee members asked questions about the average length of time it takes for social media platforms to respond to a warrant.  Further questions were raised about disappearing messages and evidence.
02:48:47 PM  
George Brauchler, representing the 23RD District Attorney's Office, testified in support of the bill.
02:54:51 PM  
Brian Mason, representing the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office, testified in support of the bill. Lieutenant Stevens, representing the Colorado Association of the Chiefs of Police, testified in support of the bill. Mr. David Karnes, representing Violence Free Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Elizabeth Newman, representing the Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Cody Clark, representing the Colorado Fraternal Order of Police, testified in support of the bill.

The panel responded to questions about online platforms and the ability to respond to warrants.
03:13:33 PM  
Andrew Sidley-MacKie, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Andrew Wood, representing TechNet, testified to amend the bill.
03:18:57 PM  
Ms. Eileen McCarron, representing Colorado Ceasefire, testified in support of the bill. Antonia Merzon, representing Blue Rising, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Jessica Dotter, representing the Colorado District Attorneys' Council, testified in support of the bill. Jefferey Riester, representing the Department of Law, testified in support of the bill.

Committee discussion ensued about privacy, exigent circumstances, and prioritization of warrants.
03:35:01 PM  
The bill sponsors distributed and explained Amendments L.002 (Attachment C).

03:36:40 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C)
Moved Frizell
Seconded
Carson
Frizell
Hinrichsen
Snyder
Wallace
Roberts
Weissman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:36:42 PM  
The bill sponsors presented and distributed Amendment L.003 (Attachment D) to add a severability clause.

03:37:25 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D)
Moved Frizell
Seconded
Carson
Frizell
Hinrichsen
Snyder
Wallace
Roberts
Weissman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:37:27 PM  
The bill sponsors distributed and explained Amendment L.004 (Attachment E).

03:38:17 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment E)
Moved Frizell
Seconded
Carson
Frizell
Hinrichsen
Snyder
Wallace
Roberts
Weissman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:38:33 PM  
The bill sponsors distributed and explained Amendment L.005 (Attachment F).

03:40:21 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment F)
Moved Frizell
Seconded
Carson
Frizell
Hinrichsen
Snyder
Wallace
Roberts
Weissman
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
03:40:22 PM  
The bill sponsors made closing remarks about the bill. Committee members made closing remarks.

03:48:38 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 26-011, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Moved Roberts
Seconded
Carson Yes
Frizell Yes
Hinrichsen Yes
Snyder Yes
Wallace Yes
Roberts Yes
Weissman Yes
Final YES: 7   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS