SB 168 CO
Transparency of Legislative Caucuses' Money
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Summary
This bill requires Colorado legislative caucuses to report financial activity to the public. A legislative caucus is defined as 2 or more legislators organized by common interest, ideology, issue, or identity that receive or expend money other than their own personal money. Each caucus must file a quarterly report with the legislative council staff listing all money received, accepted, or expended during the previous quarter. The legislative council staff is required to post these reports on a publicly accessible page on the state general assembly website. Caucuses must provide accurate contact information and file a no activity report for quarters when they receive or expend no money.
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Official abstract
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.)
Sponsors (2)
- M. Weissman Democratic · sponsor
- Y. Zokaie Democratic · sponsor
Action history (2)
- May 5, 2026 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely · upper
- Apr 17, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs · upper
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