CO HB 1137
died on adjournmentRequirements for Campaign Consultants
Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CO HB 1137 pass?
No. CO HB 1137 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-10): House Third Reading Lost - No Amendments
What is CO HB 1137 about?
The bill imposes certain requirements on persons engaged in campaign consulting services, which are professional services to promote the election, retention, recall, or defeat of a candidate. Campaign consultants and consulting firms are not allowed to knowingly:Represent an interest adverse to their client without first obtaining the written consent of the client after full disclosure; Provide campaign consulting services in support of opposing candidates in the same election without first obtaining the written consent of both candidates after full disclosure; or Disclose, to provide material benefit to an opposing candidate in the same election, confidential information that relates to a candidate on behalf of whom the consultant or consulting firm provided campaign consulting services and that was gained in the course of the campaign consulting for that candidate. An aggrieved person may file a civil suit alleging a violation of these requirements.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Who sponsors CO HB 1137?
S. Woodrow, E. Velasco, R. Taggart and 16 others are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1137.
Description
The bill imposes certain requirements on persons engaged in campaign consulting services, which are professional services to promote the election, retention, recall, or defeat of a candidate. Campaign consultants and consulting firms are not allowed to knowingly:Represent an interest adverse to their client without first obtaining the written consent of the client after full disclosure; Provide campaign consulting services in support of opposing candidates in the same election without first obtaining the written consent of both candidates after full disclosure; or Disclose, to provide material benefit to an opposing candidate in the same election, confidential information that relates to a candidate on behalf of whom the consultant or consulting firm provided campaign consulting services and that was gained in the course of the campaign consulting for that candidate. An aggrieved person may file a civil suit alleging a violation of these requirements.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
- Introduced
- 2026-02-04
- Latest action
- 2026-03-10 — House Third Reading Lost - No Amendments
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- S. Woodrowsponsor
- E. Velascosponsor
- R. Taggartsponsor
- T. Storysponsor
- M. Sopersponsor
- K. Nguyensponsor
- B. Marshallsponsor
- J. Mabreysponsor
- M. Lindsaysponsor
- R. Keltiesponsor
- J. Josephsponsor
- E. Hamricksponsor
- M. Froelichsponsor
- M. Bradfieldsponsor
- S. Bottomssponsor
- J. Baconsponsor
- L. Cuttersponsor
- B. Titonesponsor
- L. Garcíasponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-10
House Third Reading Lost - No Amendments
2026-03-09
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
2026-02-26
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-02-23
House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-04
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
introduction
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Documents
Votes
Refer House Bill 26-1137 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-02-23 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Scott Bottoms: no
- Brandi Bradley: no
- Michael Carter: no
- Cecelia Espenoza: no
- Lisa Feret: yes
- Meg Froelich: yes
- Stephanie Luck: no
- Kenny Nguyen: yes
- Naquetta Ricks: yes
- Chad Clifford: yes
- Jenny Willford: yes
BILL
2026-03-10 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: no
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: no
- Bradley: no
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: no
- Duran: no
- English: yes
- Espenoza: no
- Feret: no
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: no
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: no
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: excused
- Mauro: no
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: excused
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: no
- Smith: no
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: no
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: yes
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: excused
- Velasco: excused
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: no
Related bills
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