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HB 1137 CO
Introduced

Requirements for Campaign Consultants

CO · session 2026A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 4, 2026

Latest action (Mar 10, 2026) Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

Summary

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.)

Sponsors (19)

Action history (5)

  1. Mar 10, 2026 House Third Reading Lost - No Amendments · lower
  2. Mar 9, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · lower
  3. Feb 26, 2026 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  4. Feb 23, 2026 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  5. Feb 4, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower
Subjects
Elections & RedistrictingProfessions & Occupations

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