Colorado 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 22 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 25-1236 — Residential Tenant Screening

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on June 03, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 25 sponsors

    4 primary, 21 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (22 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

The act amends the definition of a "portable tenant screening report" (screening report) to specify that a prospective tenant using a housing subsidy is not required to include a credit history report, a credit score, or an adverse credit event with the tenant's screening report. The act also repeals language allowing a landlord to require a tenant to make a screening report directly available to the landlord through a consumer reporting agency or third-party website. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

22 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill HB 25-1236 include additional clarifications in the bill's summary regarding the screening process for prospective residential tenants by landlords. Specifically, it adds details about the request for a "portable tenant screening report," which will provide key information about a tenant's background. This change matters because it aims to create more transparency and consistency in how landlords assess potential renters, potentially leading to fairer rental practices.

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First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
25-0822.01 Yelana Love x2295 HOUSE BILL 25-1236 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Lindsay, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Weissman, House Committees Senate Committees Transportation, Housing & Local Government A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNINGTHESCREENINGOFAPROSPECTIVERESIDENTIALTENANT BY A LANDLORD .
25-0822.01 Yelana Love x2295 HOUSE BILL 25-1236 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Lindsay and Zokaie, Boesenecker, Brown, Froelich, Garcia, Mabrey, Ricks, Rutinel, Sirota, Story, Velasco SENATE SPONSORSHIP Weissman and Jodeh, House Committees Senate Committees Transportation, Housing & Local Government A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNINGTHESCREENINGOFAPROSPECTIVERESIDENTIALTENANT BY A LANDLORD .
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill amends the definition of a "portable tenant screening report" (screening report) to specify that a prospective tenant using a housing subsidyis not required to include a credit historyreport, a credit score, or an adverse credit event with the tenant's screening report.
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill e n 5 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that m 0 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at E n , U U 2 http://leg.colorado.gov.) O i h H a a The bill amends the definition of a "portable tenant screening R M r report" (screening report) to specify that a prospective tenant using a 3 housing subsidyis not required to include a credit historyreport, a credit score, or an adverse credit event with the tenant's screening report.
The bill repeals language allowing a landlord to require a tenant i 5 to make a screening report directly available to the landlord through a a 2 S R 0 O n 2 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
The bill repeals language allowing a landlord to require a tenant i 5 a 0 to make a screening report directly available to the landlord through a E e , U d 2 O 2 h Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
H 2 r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing daw.
H d a Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.d M Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
e A consumer reporting agency or third-party website.
e m A consumer reporting agency or third-party website.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

  7. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  8. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  9. Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

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

  11. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  12. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  13. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor

  14. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

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

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

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 21 co-sponsors · 76 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (21)

Not signed on (76)

76 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 25-1236 do?
The act amends the definition of a "portable tenant screening report" (screening report) to specify that a prospective tenant using a housing subsidy is not required to include a credit history report, a credit score, or an adverse credit event with the tenant's screening report. The act also repeals language allowing a landlord to require a tenant to make a screening report directly available to the landlord through a consumer reporting agency or third-party website. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors HB 25-1236?
HB 25-1236 is sponsored by Katie Wallace (Democrat), Tom Sullivan (Democrat), Robert Rodriguez (Democrat), Cathy Kipp (Democrat), Julie Gonzales (Democrat), Tony Exum (Democrat), Lisa Cutter (Democrat), Elizabeth Velasco (Democrat), Tammy Story (Democrat), Emily Sirota (Democrat), Manny Rutinel (Democrat), Naquetta Ricks (Democrat), Javier Mabrey (Democrat), L. García, Meg Froelich (Democrat), Regina English (Democrat), Kyle Brown (Democrat), Andrew Boesenecker (Democrat), Jennifer Bacon (Democrat), Iman Jodeh (Democrat), Mike Weissman (Democrat), Yara Zokaie (Democrat), Mandy Lindsay (Democrat), Ty Winter (Republican), and Michaelson Jenet.
What is the current status of HB 25-1236?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2025. Enacted.
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