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CO SB 168

died on adjournment

Transparency of Legislative Caucuses' Money

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CO SB 168 pass?

No. CO SB 168 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 (2026-05-05): Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely

What is CO SB 168 about?

The bill requires any 2 or more legislators who organize themselves according to a common interest, ideology, issue, identity, or for any other reason and who accept, receive, or expend money, other than their own private, personal money (legislative caucus) to deliver to the legislative council staff a quarterly report that lists all money that the legislative caucus received, accepted, or expended during the previous quarter. The legislative council staff is required to post each report received on a publicly accessible page on the website of the general assembly.     Each legislative caucus is required to provide the legislative council staff with accurate contact information for the caucus and shall promptly inform the legislative council staff of any changes to that contact information. A legislative caucus that does not receive, accept, or expend any money in a quarter shall file a no activity report as prescribed by the legislative council staff.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Who sponsors CO SB 168?

Y. Zokaie, M. Weissman are the primary sponsors of CO SB 168.

Description

The bill requires any 2 or more legislators who organize themselves according to a common interest, ideology, issue, identity, or for any other reason and who accept, receive, or expend money, other than their own private, personal money (legislative caucus) to deliver to the legislative council staff a quarterly report that lists all money that the legislative caucus received, accepted, or expended during the previous quarter. The legislative council staff is required to post each report received on a publicly accessible page on the website of the general assembly.     Each legislative caucus is required to provide the legislative council staff with accurate contact information for the caucus and shall promptly inform the legislative council staff of any changes to that contact information. A legislative caucus that does not receive, accept, or expend any money in a quarter shall file a no activity report as prescribed by the legislative council staff.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Introduced
2026-04-17
Latest action
2026-05-05 — Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Y. Zokaiesponsor
  • M. Weissmansponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-05

    Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely

  2. 2026-04-17

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Refer Senate Bill 26-168 to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-05-05 · fail · 0-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • William Lindstedt: no
    • Rod Pelton: no
    • Lynda Zamora Wilson: no
    • Tom Sullivan: yes
    • Katie Wallace: yes
  • Postpone Senate Bill 26-168 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.

    2026-05-05 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • William Lindstedt: yes
    • Rod Pelton: yes
    • Lynda Zamora Wilson: yes
    • Tom Sullivan: no
    • Katie Wallace: no

Related bills

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