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House adopts cleanup to tenant screening portability after hours of debate
Summary
The Colorado House on March 26 approved House Bill 12-36 to adjust portable tenant screening reports and their use by applicants with housing subsidies, passing 36–29 after extended debate and a failed motion to refer the measure back to second reading.
The Colorado House on March 26 adopted House Bill 12-36, a technical change intended to make portable tenant screening reports easier to use for prospective renters, including those with housing subsidies. The bill passed on third reading by a vote of 36–29.
Supporters said the change fixes implementation problems with a law passed in 2023 that was meant to allow applicants to reuse a single screening report rather than paying repeated application fees. Representative Lindsey, a sponsor of the earlier statute, said lawmakers passed Senate Bill 184 in 2023 to let applicants reuse a screening report and that "we are attempting to marry the two and say, people who are on vouchers ... can also use this portable screening report."
Opponents warned the change would reduce landlords’ ability to assess financial risk and could shrink the…
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