House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Judiciary
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March 18, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1255 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 4, line 8, strike "section," and substitute
Page 1, Line 2"section or any other law, including section 32 of article II of
Page 1, Line 3the state constitution; the "Colorado Privacy Act", part 13 of
Page 1, Line 4article 1 of title 6; section 16-3-301 (4); and the "Reproductive
Page 1, Line 5Health Equity Act", part 4 of article 6 of title 25,".
Page 1, Line 6Page 5, lines 16 and 17, strike "threats and enticements" and substitute
Page 1, Line 7"adverse actions".
Page 1, Line 8Page 5, after line 19 insert:
Page 1, Line 9"(a) "Adverse action" means an action taken by a social
Page 1, Line 10media platform against a user in response to the user posting
Page 1, Line 11content in violation of the social media platform's policies
Page 1, Line 12concerning threatening or criminal behavior. "Adverse action"
Page 1, Line 13includes a restriction, suspension, or termination of a user's
Page 1, Line 14account on a social media platform.".
Page 1, Line 15Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 1, Line 16Page 6, strike lines 6 through 26 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 17"(2) Not later than twenty-four hours after a social
Page 1, Line 18media platform takes an adverse action against a user, the
Page 1, Line 19operator of the social media platform shall report the adverse
Page 1, Line 20action to the local law enforcement agency, including the
Page 1, Line 21content in question that was allegedly posted by the user.".
Page 1, Line 22Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
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