HB 23-1245 CO

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The law regulating campaign finance did not set limits on contributions to candidates for municipal elected office. For municipal elections held on or after January 1, 2024, the act sets aggregate limits on contributions to candidates for municipal office from persons, including any political party and excluding any small donor committee, for any election cycle in the amount of $400. The act sets aggregate limits on contributions to candidates for municipal office from small donor committees for any election cycle in the amount of $4,000. The act subjects the new contribution limits to existing statutory provisions governing the disclosure of campaign contributions. The act requires campaign contribution reports for candidates for a municipal office for a municipality that has a population of 1,000 or more to be filed with the municipal clerk no later than 60 days, 30 days, and 15 days before and 30 days after the major election in election years and annually in off-election years; except that, for a runoff election, reports must be filed no later than 15 days before and after the runoff election. The act clarifies that an independent expenditure committee that makes expenditures in connection with a municipal election must file its disclosure reports with the applicable municipal clerk. The act also extends the retention requirements for campaign contribution reports from one year to 10 years for a candidate that is not elected and from one year to 6 years after the candidate leaves office for a candidate that is elected and requires that reports be made publicly available without charge on a website or for in-person inspection. APPROVED by Governor June 7, 2023 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Jennifer Parenti · primary
• Jenny Willford Democratic · primary
• Kevin Priola · primary
• Robert Rodriguez Democratic · primary

1. Jun 7, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 22, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 22, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 22, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 4, 2023 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 3, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. May 2, 2023 Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · upper
8. May 1, 2023 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
9. Apr 27, 2023 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
10. Apr 24, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs · upper
11. Apr 18, 2023 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
12. Apr 15, 2023 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
13. Apr 14, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
14. Apr 10, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
15. Mar 30, 2023 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
16. Mar 27, 2023 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
17. Mar 13, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower