CO HB 1320

enacted

Accessible Language Statutory Ballot Title Requirements

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CO HB 1320 pass?

Yes. CO HB 1320 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): Governor Signed

What is CO HB 1320 about?

Under current law, the title board must set a ballot title for an initiative petition that is brief, does not conflict with another title for an initiative petition filed for the same election, and is in the form of a question that may be answered 'yes/for' or 'no/against' and that unambiguously states the principle of the provision sought to be added, amended, or repealed by the initiative. The act adds a requirement that the title board write a ballot title using accessible language, which means plain language that is understood by the widest possible audience. In determining whether a ballot title is written using accessible language, the title board may consider whether the title:Avoids using legal, technical, or specialized terminology when possible;Clearly identifies the principal change in law or policy proposed by the proposed statutory or constitutional amendment;Avoids unnecessary qualifiers, double negatives, and overly complex phrasing;Organizes clauses so that the effect of a 'yes/for' or 'no/against' vote is readily understood; andPresents necessary information within the ballot title in a logical and readable order. In addition, current law requires that specific language appear in the ballot title for certain initiatives that increase or reduce tax revenue. For initiatives that reduce state tax revenue or local district property tax revenue through a tax change, this required language must appear at the beginning of the ballot title. For initiatives that increase tax revenue for any district through a tax change, this required language must appear directly after language required by the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights. The act modifies these statutory provisions so that the required ballot title language must only be substantially similar to the specific statutory language and may appear anywhere in the ballot title. The act applies to initiative petitions submitted to the secretary of state for title setting on or after the effective date of the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO HB 1320?

A. Benavidez, K. Nguyen, L. García are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1320, joined by 30 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-03-04
Latest action: 2026-05-29 — Governor Signed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-29
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-05-21
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-05-21
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-05-21
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-04
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
2026-04-28
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
2026-04-27
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-04-24
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
reading-2
2026-04-21
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-31
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
introduction
2026-03-27
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-03-26
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-25
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
2026-03-23
House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-04
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
introduction

Versions

Introduced — 2026-03-04Compare
Engrossed — 2026-03-25Compare
Reengrossed — 2026-03-27Compare
Revised — 2026-04-24Compare
Rerevised — 2026-04-27Compare
Final Act — 2026-05-21Compare
Signed Act — 2026-06-02Compare
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Documents

Votes

Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C).
2026-03-23 · pass · 0-0
Refer House Bill 26-1320, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-03-23 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Scott Bottoms: no
- Brandi Bradley: no
- Michael Carter: yes
- Cecelia Espenoza: yes
- Lisa Feret: yes
- Meg Froelich: yes
- Stephanie Luck: no
- Kenny Nguyen: yes
- Naquetta Ricks: yes
- Chad Clifford: yes
- Jenny Willford: yes
AMD (H.002)
2026-03-25 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: excused
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: no
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: yes
- Duran: no
- English: no
- Espenoza: no
- Feret: no
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: no
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: excused
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: no
- Mauro: no
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: no
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: no
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: no
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: no
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: no
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: excused
- Titone: no
- Valdez: no
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: excused
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: no
- McCluskie: no
LIMIT
2026-03-25 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: no
- Bradley: no
- Brooks: no
- Brown: excused
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: excused
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: no
- Duran: yes
- English: no
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: no
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: no
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: excused
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: excused
- Slaugh: no
- Smith: yes
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: excused
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: excused
- McCluskie: yes
AMD (H.001)
2026-03-25 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: excused
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: no
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: yes
- Duran: no
- English: no
- Espenoza: no
- Feret: no
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: no
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: no
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: excused
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: no
- Mauro: no
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: no
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: no
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: no
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: no
- Soper: yes
- Stewart K.: no
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: excused
- Titone: no
- Valdez: no
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: excused
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: no
- McCluskie: no
BILL
2026-03-27 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: no
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: no
- Duran: yes
- English: yes
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: excused
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: no
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: no
- Smith: yes
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: no
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: excused
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: excused
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: excused
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes
Refer House Bill 26-1320, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-04-21 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (5)
- William Lindstedt: yes
- Rod Pelton: yes
- Lynda Zamora Wilson: no
- Tom Sullivan: yes
- Katie Wallace: yes
CONCUR
2026-05-04 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: no
- Duran: yes
- English: yes
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: no
- Smith: yes
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: yes
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes
REPASS
2026-05-04 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: no
- Bradley: no
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: no
- Duran: yes
- English: yes
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: no
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: no
- Smith: yes
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: no
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1320

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