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SB26-108 • 2026

Transparency of Legislative Groups' Money

The bill requires any caucus, committee, club, organization, or group that consists of one or more legislative members and accepts, receives, or expends money (legislative group) to deliver to the leg

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Sen. L. Daugherty, Sen. M. Weissman, Rep. S. Camacho, Rep. Y. Zokaie
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not mention donors providing items to legislative groups as affected parties.

Money Reporting Rules for Legislative Groups

This bill requires legislative groups to submit monthly financial reports detailing all money received, accepted, or spent and mandates the public posting of these reports on a state website.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires legislative groups to submit monthly reports detailing all money they receive, accept, or spend.
  • Specifies that legislative council staff must post these reports publicly on the general assembly's website.
  • Requres legislative groups to provide accurate contact information and update it promptly if there are any changes.
  • Exempts certain types of funding from reporting requirements, such as money already reported under other laws or appropriations by the General Assembly.
  • Requires a no activity report for months when no financial transactions occur.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Legislative groups that receive, accept, or spend money.
  • The legislative council staff responsible for receiving and posting reports.

Terms To Know

legislative group
Any caucus, committee, club, organization, or group that includes one or more legislative members and handles money.
legislative member
A member of the General Assembly who is part of a legislative group.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a legislative group fails to submit required reports.
  • It's unclear how this will affect existing reporting requirements for other types of funding.
  • There are no details on the penalties for non-compliance with these new rules.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Official Summary Text

The bill requires any caucus, committee, club, organization, or group that consists of one or more legislative members and accepts, receives, or expends money (legislative group) to deliver to the legislative council staff a monthly report that lists all money that the legislative group received, accepted, or expended during the previous month. Legislative council staff is required to post each report received on a publicly accessible page on the website of the general assembly.
Each legislative group is required to provide the legislative council staff with accurate contact information for the group and shall promptly inform the legislative council staff of any changes to that contact information. A legislative group that does not receive, accept, or expend any money in a month shall file a no activity report as prescribed by the legislative council staff.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Current Bill Text

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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED

LLS NO. 26-0336.01 Caroline Martin x5902 SENATE BILL 26-108
Senate Committees House Committees
State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING THE REPORTING OF MONEY HANDLED BY LEGISLATIVE101
GROUPS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , REQUIRING EACH102
LEGISLATIVE GROUP TO REPORT MONEY ACCEPTED, RECEIVED,103
AND EXPENDED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF AND104
REQUIRING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF TO PUBLICLY105
POST FINANCIAL REPORTS.106
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 any caucus, committee, club, organization, or
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Weissman and Daugherty,
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Zokaie and Camacho,
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.
group that consists of one or more legislative members and accepts,
receives, or expends money (legislative group) to deliver to the legislative
council staff a monthly report that lists all money that the legislative
group received, accepted, or expended during the previous month.
Legislative council staff is required to post each report received on a
publicly accessible page on the website of the general assembly.
Each legislative group is required to provide the legislative council
staff with accurate contact information for the group and shall promptly
inform the legislative council staff of any changes to that contact
information. A legislative group that does not receive, accept, or expend
any money in a month shall file a no activity report as prescribed by the
legislative council staff.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-6-204 as2
follows:3
24-6-204. Reporting by legislative groups - receipts and4
expenditures - definitions.5
(1) AS USED IN THIS SECTION , UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE6
REQUIRES:7
(a) "LEGISLATIVE GROUP" MEANS ANY CAUCUS, COMMITTEE, CLUB,8
ORGANIZATION, OR GROUP THAT CONSISTS OF ONE OR MORE LEGISLATIVE9
MEMBERS AND ACCEPTS , RECEIVES, OR EXPENDS MONEY AT ANY TIME .10
"LEGISLATIVE GROUP" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY COMMITTEE, BOARD, OR11
COMMISSION THAT IS CREATED BY STATUTE OR LEGISLATIVE RULE, OR TO12
WHICH LEGISLATORS ARE APPOINTED BY LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP.13
(b) "LEGISLATIVE MEMBER" MEANS A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL14
ASSEMBLY WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER OF A LEGISLATIVE GROUP.15
(2) ONE LEGISLATIVE MEMBER FROM EACH LEGISLATIVE GROUP16
SHALL DELIVER TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF, ON OR BEFORE THE17
TENTH DAY OF EACH MONTH SUCCEEDING A MONTH IN WHICH THE18
LEGISLATIVE GROUP WAS ACTIVE , A REPORT THAT INCLUDES RECEIPTS19
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LISTING ALL MONEY AND ITEMS THAT THE LEGISLATIVE GROUP RECEIVED,1
ACCEPTED, OR EXPENDED DURING THE PREVIOUS MONTH . THE2
LEGISLATIVE MEMBER SHALL DELIVER THE REPORT TO THE LEGISLATIVE3
COUNCIL STAFF IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL4
STAFF.5
(3) EACH LEGISLATIVE GROUP SHALL PROVIDE THE LEGISLATIVE6
COUNCIL STAFF WITH ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE GROUP7
AND SHALL PROMPTLY INFORM THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF OF ANY8
CHANGES TO THAT CONTACT INFORMATION. THE CONTACT INFORMATION9
MUST INCLUDE THE LEGISLATIVE GROUP'S:10
(a) OFFICIAL NAME;11
(b) MAILING ADDRESS;12
(c) PRIMARY EMAIL ADDRESS; AND13
(d) DESIGNATED LEGISLATIVE MEMBER WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO14
SEND AND RECEIVE OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE15
LEGISLATIVE GROUP, INCLUDING THE MEMBER'S CONTACT INFORMATION.16
(4) A RECEIPT LISTING MONEY THAT A LEGISLATIVE GROUP17
RECEIVED OR ACCEPTED AS REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION18
MUST INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM:19
(a) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE DONOR;20
(b) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY RECEIVED OR ACCEPTED; AND21
(c) THE DATE THE MONEY WAS RECEIVED OR ACCEPTED.22
(5) THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF SHALL POST EACH REPORT23
RECEIVED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION ON A PUBLICLY24
ACCESSIBLE PAGE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY . THE25
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF SHALL REDACT FROM EACH REPORT THE26
ADDRESS OF EACH DONOR TO A LEGISLATIVE GROUP BEFORE THE REPORT27
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IS POSTED.1
(6) A REPORT REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION NEED2
NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:3
(a) M ONEY OR CONTRIBUTIONS THAT MUST BE REPORTED4
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 45 OF TITLE 1; OR5
(b) M ONEY APPROPRIATED THROUGH AN ACT OF THE GENERAL6
ASSEMBLY.7
(7) ANY PERSON WHO PROVIDES A LEGISLATIVE GROUP WITH AN8
ITEM SHALL , AT THE TIME THE ITEM IS PROVIDED , FURNISH THE9
LEGISLATIVE GROUP WITH A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE DOLLAR VALUE10
OF THE ITEM.11
(8) A LEGISLATIVE GROUP THAT DOES NOT RECEIVE , ACCEPT, OR12
EXPEND ANY MONEY IN A MONTH SHALL FILE A NO ACTIVITY REPORT AS13
PRESCRIBED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF ON THE TENTH DAY OF14
THE FOLLOWING MONTH.15
SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,16
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate17
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for18
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state19
institutions.20
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