SB26-105 • 2026

County Executive Officer Disclosures

Housing

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Sen. N. Hinrichsen, Rep. M. Martinez, Rep. T. Mauro, Sen. A. Benavidez, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. I. Jodeh, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. C. Kolker, Sen. W. Lindstedt, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. K. Mullica, Sen. D. Roberts, Sen. M. Snyder, Sen. T. Sullivan, Sen. K. Wallace, Sen. M. Weissman, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. C. Clifford, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. M. Rutinel, Rep. B. Titone
Last action: 2026-04-17
Official status: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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County Executive Officer Disclosures

The bill requires coroners clerks and recorders, and assessors (county officers) to file post on their official website written disclosures of their financial interest in specified businesses regulated by their respective offices office, including a mortuary, funeral home, crematory, embalming service, or other death-care business within 30 days of taking office or 30 days of acquiring the financial interest, whichever is later.

What This Bill Does

The bill requires coroners clerks and recorders, and assessors (county officers) to file post on their official website written disclosures of their financial interest in specified businesses regulated by their respective offices office, including a mortuary, funeral home, crematory, embalming service, or other death-care business within 30 days of taking office or 30 days of acquiring the financial interest, whichever is later.
The filing is a public record.
A county officer coroner who has disclosed a financial interest may not participate in an official action that would directly and specifically affect that business in which the county officer coroner has a financial interest.
The bill also requires coroners to annually disclose, on an aggregate basis, the number of referrals of remains made by the corner to any mortuary, funeral home, crematory, or other death-care provider.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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L.003

HOU Transportation, Housing & Local Government

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB105_L.003 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.

SB105_L.003 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.
SB26-105 be amended as follows: 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, after line 1 insert: 2 "SECTION 1.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, 30-10-601.5, amend 3 (1)(d) as follows: 4 30-10-601.5.
Qualifications - fingerprints.

L.004

HOU Transportation, Housing & Local Government

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB105_L.004 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.

SB105_L.004 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.
SB26-105 be amended as follows: 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 1, line 102, strike "CORNERS" and 2 substitute "CORONERS".
** *** ** *** ** LLS: Alison Killen x4350

L.005

HOU Transportation, Housing & Local Government

Lost

Plain English: SB105_L.005 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.

SB105_L.005 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government.
SB26-105 be amended as follows: 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, after line 10 insert: 2 "(6) THIS SECTION DOES NOT PROHIBIT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A 3 CANDIDATE FOR, OR SERVING AS, A COUNTY CORONER FROM OPERATING 4 A MORTUARY, FUNERAL HOME, CREMATORY, EMBALMING SERVICE, OR 5 OTHER DEATH-CARE BUSINESS.".
** *** ** *** ** LLS: Alison Killen x4350

L.002

SEN Local Government & Housing

Passed [*]

Plain English: SB105_L.002 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Local Government & Housing.

SB105_L.002 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Local Government & Housing.
SB26-105 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 2, line 2, strike "30-10-114" and substitute 2 "30-10-625".
3 Page 2, strike lines 4 through 7 and substitute: 4 "30-10-625.
County coroner - financial interest in regulated 5 businesses - definition.".

L.006

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: SB105_L.006 Amendment No.

SB105_L.006 Amendment No.
___________ SB26-105 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY REPRESENTATIVE Richardson 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 3, after line 10 insert: 2 "(6) THIS SECTION DOES NOT PROHIBIT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A 3 CANDIDATE FOR, OR SERVING AS, A COUNTY CORONER FROM OPERATING 4 A MORTUARY, FUNERAL HOME, CREMATORY, EMBALMING SERVICE, OR 5 OTHER DEATH-CARE BUSINESS.".
** *** ** *** ** LLS: Alison Killen x4350

L.007

Second Reading

Lost [**]

Plain English: SB105_L.007 Amendment No.

SB105_L.007 Amendment No.
___________ SB26-105 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY REPRESENTATIVE Winter T.
1 Amend the Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee 2 Report, dated March 31, 2026, page 1, line 7, strike "one hundred fifty 3 THREE HUNDRED" and substitute "one hundred fifty".
** *** ** *** ** LLS: Alison Killen x4350

Bill History

2026-04-17 Senate
Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
2026-04-16 House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-15 House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-14 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-04-02 House
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-31 House
House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-03-19 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
2026-03-18 Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-17 Senate
Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-12 Senate
Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
2026-02-11 Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing

Official Summary Text

The bill requires coroners
clerks and recorders, and assessors (county officers)
to
file

post on their official website
written disclosures of their financial interest in specified businesses regulated by their
respective offices

office, including a mortuary, funeral home, crematory, embalming service, or other death-care business

within 30 days of taking office or 30 days of acquiring the financial interest, whichever is later. The filing is a public record.
A
county officer

coroner
who has disclosed a financial interest may not participate in an official action that would directly and specifically affect that business in which the
county officer

coroner
has a financial interest.

The bill also requires coroners to annually disclose, on an aggregate basis, the number of referrals of remains made by the corner to any mortuary, funeral home, crematory, or other death-care provider. No personal identifying information related to the decedent or the decedent's family may be disclosed.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Current Bill Text

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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. 26-0176.01 Alison Killen x4350 SENATE BILL 26-105
Senate Committees House Committees
Local Government & Housing Transportation, Housing & Local Government
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING COUNTY CORONERS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,101
REQUIRING CORONERS TO DISCLOSE THEIR FINANCIAL102
INTERESTS IN REGULATED BUSINESSES.103
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.)
The bill requires coroners, clerks and recorders, and assessors
(county officers) to file written disclosures of their financial interest in
specified businesses regulated by their respective offices within 30 days
of taking office or 30 days of acquiring the financial interest, whichever
is later. The filing is a public record. A county officer who has disclosed
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 16, 2026
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 14, 2026
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 18, 2026
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
March 17, 2026
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Hinrichsen, Benavidez, Coleman, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker,
Lindstedt, Marchman, Mullica, Roberts, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Martinez and Mauro, Bacon, Boesenecker, Clifford, Duran, Lindsay, Rutinel, Titone
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.
a financial interest may not participate in an official action that would
directly and specifically affect that business in which the county officer
has a financial interest.
The bill also requires coroners to annually disclose, on an
aggregate basis, the number of referrals of remains made by the corner to
any mortuary, funeral home, crematory, or other death-care provider. No
personal identifying information related to the decedent or the decedent's
family may be disclosed.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: 1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 30-10-601.5, amend2
(1)(d) as follows:3
30-10-601.5. Qualifications - fingerprints.4
(1) A person is eligible to hold the office of coroner if the person:5
(d) For a coroner elected on or after November 5, 2024, in a6
county with a population greater than one hundred fifty THREE HUNDRED7
thousand, is a death investigator certified by and in good standing with8
the American board of medicolegal death investigators or is a forensic9
pathologist certified by and in good standing with the American board of10
pathology.11
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 30-10-625 as12
follows:13
30-10-625. County coroner - financial interest in regulated14
businesses - definition.15
(1) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE16
REQUIRES, "FINANCIAL INTEREST " MEANS AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST ,17
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP , MANAGEMENT ROLE , CONTRACTUAL18
RELATIONSHIP, OR OTHER DIRECT PECUNIARY INTEREST.19
(2) (a) T HE CORONER DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION WHO HAS A20
FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A BUSINESS THAT IS SUBJECT TO REGULATION OR21
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OVERSIGHT BY THE OFFICE OF THE CORONER SHALL DISCLOSE THAT1
INTEREST IN WRITING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.2
(b) A COUNTY CORONER SHALL DISCLOSE ANY FINANCIAL3
INTEREST IN A MORTUARY , FUNERAL HOME , CREMATORY , EMBALMING4
SERVICE, OR OTHER DEATH -CARE BUSINESS THAT MAY BE SUBJECT TO5
REFERRAL, INVESTIGATION, OVERSIGHT, OR OTHER OFFICIAL ACTION BY6
THE CORONER'S OFFICE.7
8
(3) T HE CORONER SHALL DISCLOSE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A9
REGULATED BUSINESS AS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION10
BY POSTING A NOTICE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST ON THE CORONER 'S11
WEBSITE.12
(4) A CORONER WHO HAS DISCLOSED A FINANCIAL INTEREST13
PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY OFFICIAL14
ACTION THAT WOULD DIRECTLY AND SPECIFICALLY AFFECT THE BUSINESS15
IN WHICH THE CORONER HAS THE FINANCIAL INTEREST.16
17
(5) THIS SECTION APPLIES IN ADDITION TO, AND DOES NOT LIMIT,18
ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, ETHICS, OR DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR19
A CORONER IMPOSED BY OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW.20
(6) THIS SECTION DOES NOT PROHIBIT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A21
CANDIDATE FOR, OR SERVING AS, A COUNTY CORONER FROM OPERATING22
A MORTUARY, FUNERAL HOME, CREMATORY, EMBALMING SERVICE, OR23
OTHER DEATH-CARE BUSINESS.24
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act25
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the26
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August27
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12, 2026, if adj ournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a1
referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the2
state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act3
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect4
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in5
November 2026 a nd, in such case, will take effect on the date of the6
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.7
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