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ColoradoSB26-0612026 Regular SessionSenate

Publication Counties Without Legal Newspapers

Sponsored By: Chris Richardson (Republican), Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Janice Rich (Republican), Meghan Lukens (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Local GovernmentState Government

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Law takes effect August 12, 2026

The law takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on August 12, 2026, the day after the 90-day period following final adjournment. If a referendum petition is filed within that 90-day window, the law or the challenged part does not take effect unless voters approve it in the November 2026 election. If approved, it takes effect on the governor’s official declaration of the vote.

More options to publish legal notices

The law sets a new order for picking a legal newspaper. First, use a paper printed or published in the county that has run at least one year and meets legal rules. Second, use a county paper that meets U.S. Periodicals mailing rules even without paid county circulation. Third, use a local paper that meets the rules but has not yet run a full year. If no qualifying paper is in the county, you can publish in a qualifying paper in a neighboring county, using the same order. If no neighboring county has one, you can use any qualifying paper, choosing the closest. If a town or special district sits in two counties and both have qualifying papers within it, it may publish in either one.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Chris Richardson

    Republican • House

  • Dylan Roberts

    Democratic • Senate

  • Janice Rich

    Republican • Senate

  • Meghan Lukens

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Julie McCluskie

    Democratic • House

  • Monica Duran

    Democratic • House

  • Cathy Kipp

    Democratic • Senate

  • John Carson

    Republican • Senate

  • James Coleman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Janice Marchman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Larry Liston

    Republican • Senate

  • Byron Pelton

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    4/20/2026House

  2. Sent to the Governor

    4/8/2026House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

    4/7/2026Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    4/7/2026House

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    4/2/2026House

  6. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

    4/1/2026House

  7. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

    3/31/2026House

  8. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

    3/27/2026House

  9. House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

    3/24/2026House

  10. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    3/3/2026Senate

  11. Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government

    3/3/2026House

  12. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

    3/2/2026Senate

  13. Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

    2/25/2026Senate

  14. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing

    1/28/2026Senate

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