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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REREVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the Second House
LLS NO. 26-0788.01 Stephanie Schrab x4330 HOUSE BILL 26-1293
House Committees Senate Committees
State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING THE MODERNIZATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE101
BALLOT INFORMATION BOOKLET.102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov/.)
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill amends the statutory
requirements for the ballot information booklet (booklet) to conform with
modern drafting practices and to remove antiquated and redundant
language from the booklet's required text. The bill also repeals obsolete
provisions regarding transfers to and from the ballot information
publication and distribution revolving fund in state fiscal year 2007-08
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 7, 2026
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 6, 2026
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 9, 2026
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
March 6, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Espenoza and Luck, Carter, Bradley, Duran, Hamrick, Phillips
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Exum, Coleman
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
through state fiscal year 2010-11.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-40-124.5, amend2
(1.7)(b) and (3) as follows:3
1-40-124.5. Ballot information booklet.4
(1.7) (b) (I) Each person submitting written comments in5
accordance with section 1 (7.5)(a)(II) of article V of the state constitution6
shall provide his or her THE PERSON 'S name and the name of any7
organization the person represents or is affiliated with for purposes of8
making the comments.9
(II) The arguments for and against each measure in the EACH10
analysis section of the ballot information booklet shall be preceded by the11
phrase: "For information on those issue committees that support or12
oppose the measures on the ballot at the (date and year) election, go to the13
Colorado secretary of state's elections center website hyperlink for ballot14
and initiative information (appropriate secretary of state website15
address)." MUST INCLUDE AN EXPLANATION OF HOW TO ACCESS16
INFORMATION FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE ABOUT ISSUE COMMITTEES17
THAT SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE MEASURES ON THE BALLOT AND THE18
WEBSITE ADDRESS TO ACCESS THIS INFORMATION.19
(3) (a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the ballot20
information publication and distribution revolving fund. Except as21
otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), Moneys THE22
GENERAL ASSEMBLY shall be appropriated APPROPRIATE MONEY to the23
fund each year by the general assembly in the annual general24
appropriation act. All interest earned on the investment of moneys MONEY25
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in the fund shall be IS credited to the fund. Moneys M ONEY in the1
revolving fund are IS continuously appropriated to the legislative council2
of the general assembly to pay the costs of publishing the text and title of3
each constitutional amendment, each initiated or referred measure, or part4
of a measure, and the text of a referred or initiated question arising under5
section 20 of article X of the state constitution, as defined in section6
1-41-102 (3), in at least one legal publication of general circulation in7
each county of the state, as required by section 1-40-124, and the costs of8
distributing the ballot information booklet, as required by subsection (2)9
of this section. Any moneys MONEY credited to the revolving fund and10
unexpended at the end of any given fiscal year shall remain REMAINS in11
the fund and shall DOES not revert to the general fund.12
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys13
appropriated from the general fund to the legislative department of the14
state government for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2007, that are15
unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of the fiscal year shall not16
revert to the general fund and shall be transferred by the state treasurer17
and the controller to the ballot information publication and distribution18
revolving fund created in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3); except that19
the amount so transferred shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars.20
(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys21
appropriated from the general fund to the legislative department of the22
state government for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2008, that are23
unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of the fiscal year shall not24
revert to the general fund and shall be transferred by the state treasurer25
and the controller to the ballot information publication and distribution26
revolving fund created in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3).27
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(d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys1
appropriated from the general fund to the legislative department of the2
state government for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2009, that are3
unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of the fiscal year and that4
are in excess of the amount of one million forty-two thousand dollars5
shall not revert to the general fund and shall be transferred by the state6
treasurer and the controller to the ballot information publication and7
distribution revolving fund created in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3);8
except that the amount so transferred shall not exceed one million one9
hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred seven dollars.10
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (3) to the11
contrary, on August 11, 2010, the state treasurer shall deduct one million12
one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred seven dollars from the13
ballot information publication and distribution revolving fund and14
transfer such sum to the redistricting account within the legislative15
department cash fund.16
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act17
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the18
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August19
12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a20
referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the21
state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act22
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect23
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in24
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the25
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.26
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