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CO SB051

CO SB051
Age Attestation on Computing Devices

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Introduced
01/27/2026
In Committee
02/24/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

The bill requires an operating system provider to: ! Provide an accessible interface at account setup that requires an account holder to indicate the birth date or age of the user of that device to provide a signal regarding the user's age bracket (age signal) to applications available in a covered application store; ! Provide an application developer (developer) that requests an age signal, with respect to a particular user, the technical ability to call an age signal via a reasonably consistent real-time application programming interface that identifies, at a minimum, the user's age-bracket data; and ! Send only the minimum amount of information necessary to comply with the bill. An operating system provider shall not share an age signal with a third party for a purpose not required by the bill. The bill requires a developer to request an age signal with respect to a particular user from an operating system provider or a covered application store when the developer's application is downloaded and launched. A developer that receives an age signal is deemed to have knowledge of the age range of the user to whom that age signal pertains across all platforms of the application and points of access of the application. However, if a developer has clear and convincing information that a user's age is different than the age indicated by an age signal, the developer shall use that information as the primary indicator of the user's age range. A developer shall not: ! Request more information from an operating system provider or a covered application store than is necessary to comply with the bill; or ! Share an age signal with a third party for a purpose not required by the bill. A person that violates the bill must pay a civil penalty of not more than $2,500 for each minor affected by each negligent violation or not more than $7,500 for each minor affected by each intentional violation. The penalty is assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general.

AI Summary

This bill mandates that operating system providers must implement an accessible interface during account setup to collect a user's birth date or age, generating an "age signal" which is essentially age-bracket data indicating if a user is under 13, 13-15, 16-17, or 18+, to be shared with applications downloaded from a "covered application store" (a platform distributing third-party apps). Developers of these applications must then request this age signal when their app is downloaded and launched, and are considered aware of the user's age range based on this signal, though they must use more definitive information if available. Both operating system providers and developers are restricted from sharing this age signal with third parties for purposes not required by the bill and must only share the minimum necessary information. Violations can result in civil penalties of up to $2,500 per minor for negligent violations and up to $7,500 per minor for intentional violations, to be recovered by the attorney general. The bill also includes provisions for existing devices and specifies certain exceptions, such as for internal business communication apps or enterprise software sales.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (on 03/03/2026)

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