CO SB 59

enacted

Multiple Elected Offices Prohibited for General Assembly

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did CO SB 59 pass?

Yes. CO SB 59 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-04): Governor Signed

What is CO SB 59 about?

Beginning with the first regular session of the seventy-sixth general assembly, the act prohibits a member of the general assembly from holding any other elected offices while serving as a member of the general assembly, with the following exceptions:The member of the general assembly holds a special district elected office;The member of the general assembly has less than one year remaining in their term in another elected office at the time they take the oath of office of the general assembly;The member of the general assembly has less than one year remaining in their term in the general assembly at the time they take the oath of office of another elected office; orThe member of the general assembly is a senator who is in the middle of their term at the beginning of the first regular session of the seventy-sixth general assembly.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO SB 59?

M. Lindsay, L. Cutter, M. Ball are the primary sponsors of CO SB 59, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-28
Latest action: 2026-05-04 — Governor Signed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-04
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-04-27
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-04-27
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-04-27
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-04-22
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
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2026-04-21
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-20
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-26
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-23
House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-03
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
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2026-03-03
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
introduction
2026-03-02
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
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2026-02-27
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/02/2026 - No Amendments
2026-02-24
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage
2026-01-28
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
introduction

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Engrossed — 2026-03-02Compare
Reengrossed — 2026-03-03Compare
Revised — 2026-04-20Compare
Rerevised — 2026-04-22Compare
Final Act — 2026-04-24Compare
Signed Act — 2026-05-05Compare
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Documents

Votes

Refer Senate Bill 26-059, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
2026-02-24 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Tom Sullivan: yes
- Katie Wallace: yes
- Lynda Zamora Wilson: yes
- Mark Baisley: yes
- William Lindstedt: yes
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C).
2026-02-24 · pass · 0-0
Refer Senate Bill 26-059 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-03-23 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Scott Bottoms: yes
- Brandi Bradley: yes
- Michael Carter: no
- Cecelia Espenoza: yes
- Lisa Feret: yes
- Meg Froelich: yes
- Stephanie Luck: yes
- Kenny Nguyen: yes
- Naquetta Ricks: yes
- Chad Clifford: yes
- Jenny Willford: yes
BILL
2026-04-22 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: excused
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: no
- Bradley: no
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: no
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: yes
- Duran: no
- English: no
- Espenoza: no
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: excused
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: no
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: no
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: no
- Smith: yes
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: no
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: excused
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: no
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: yes
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: no
- McCluskie: yes

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-059

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