SB 133 CO

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Became Law

The act creates the 'Colorado Artist Company Act', which authorizes a person in the state to create a limited liability company with a stated artistic mission (artist company), which artist company is subject to state law applicable to limited liability companies except where specified in the act.     An artist company must state its artistic mission in its articles of organization or operating agreement and be formed and owned by one or more individuals that create works of authorship or artistic expression comprising written, oral, visual, graphic, literary, musical, audiovisual, digital, or performing art in any medium (artists). Artists must own not less than 51% of all voting securities of the artist company at all times (required ownership percentage).     A limited liability company that meets the required ownership percentage may elect to become an artist company by amending its articles of organization or its operating agreement to state its artistic mission and by complying with certain other requirements.     A person may form an artist company by filing with the Colorado secretary of state articles of organization. The articles of organization may specify certain ownership, governance, artistic work distribution, tax treatment, and dissolution structures.     An artist company may accept capital in any form and its members and managers have certain duties specified in the artist company's articles of organization or operating agreement along with the duties imposed by state law applicable to limited liability companies.     Members of an artist company may assign or exclusively license intellectual property to an artist company as an in-kind capital contribution. An artist company's articles of organization or operating agreement may require artist-members to assign or exclusively license to the artist company artistic work created during membership that relates to the artistic mission of the artist company. An artist company's articles of organization or operating agreement may provide for certain procedures and terms regarding the admission and departure of members.     An artist company may elect at formation, or at the time of election to become an artist company, to be a public benefit artist company (public benefit artist company) by stating in its articles of organization or operating agreement, if any, that it is a public benefit artist company and setting forth in its articles of organization or operating agreement, if any, one or more specific public benefits to be promoted by the artist company. The members and managers of a public benefit artist company are subject to certain additional duties. A public benefit artist company must provide its members and donors with an annual statement specifying certain information as to the public benefits and artistic mission of the public benefit artist company.     Upon the dissolution of an artist company or public benefit artist company, artistic work assigned or licensed by artist-members to the artist company or created by artist-members of the artist company reverts to the artist-member, except as specified in the articles of organization or operating agreement and subject to certain security interests, licenses, and obligations. After giving effect to artistic work reversionary rights, the assets of the artist company must be distributed in accordance with the articles of organization or operating agreement or, if not specified in the articles of organization or operating agreement, pro rata to members based on ownership percentages.     $93,878 is appropriated from the department of state cash fund to the department of state. To implement this act, the department of state may use the appropriation as follows:$5,478 for use by the business and licensing division for personal services; and$88,400 for use by the information technology division for personal services.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• J. Bridges Democratic · sponsor
• M. Catlin Republican · sponsor
• M. Martinez Democratic · sponsor
• R. Taggart Republican · sponsor

1. Jun 2, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 21, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 21, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. May 21, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 13, 2026 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
6. May 11, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. May 9, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
8. May 8, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
9. Apr 21, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
10. May 8, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
11. May 6, 2026 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
12. Apr 22, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor · lower
13. Apr 22, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
14. Apr 21, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - No Amendments · upper
15. Apr 21, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
16. Apr 21, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
17. Apr 9, 2026 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
18. Mar 4, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology · upper