# Colorado SB26-174: Prohibit Lead Generation Legal Marketing Colorado SB26-174, Prohibit Lead Generation Legal Marketing, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Matt Soper (Republican), Michael Carter (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-03 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-174-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-174 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Prohibit Lead Generation Legal Marketing - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-04-21 - Last action: 2026-06-03, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Matt Soper (Republican), Michael Carter (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 18 - Subjects: Business & Economic Development, Professions & Occupations, State Government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (96 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Sue illegal lead sellers for $10,000: benefit, high. You can sue anyone who breaks the lead-generation ban. Courts can order them to stop. If you win, you get $10,000 for each violation, plus your attorney fees and costs. Violations are deceptive trade practices. The Attorney General can write rules, and prosecutors can bring related criminal charges… - Colorado bans paying for legal leads: mixed, medium. The law bans paying for, selling, or doing legal lead generation in Colorado. Lead generation means paying a third party for a potential client's info, including per-lead, per-case, subscriptions, or through affiliates. Traditional ads are allowed if the lawyer or firm is clearly named, like search… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Matt Soper (Republican), House - Sponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sen. A. Benavidez - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Rodriguez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-07 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 51 | 13 | | | 2026-05-05 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-174 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-04-30 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 31 | 4 | | | 2026-04-27 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-174, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 2 | | ## Actions (12) - 2026-06-03: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-27: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-26: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-26: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-07: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-06: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-05: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-04-30: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House) - 2026-04-29: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115434/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116621/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115021/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115497/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116070/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115978/download) - Senate Judiciary Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115318/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117217/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115434/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116621/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115021/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115497/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116070/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115978/download) - [Senate Judiciary Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115318/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117217/download) ## Related - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-155-2026A) - [HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1429-2026A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-174-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).