Bill Sponsor
Colorado Senate Bill 237
Session 2022A
Ballot Measure Campaign Finance
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jun 7, 2022
Sponsors
Democrat
Stephen Fenberg
Republican
Chris Holbert
Democrat
Chris Kennedy
Republican
Colin Larson
First Action
Apr 28, 2022
Latest Action
Jun 7, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
237
State
Colorado
Session
2022A
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Summary
The act expands the definition of "earmark" for purposes of the "Fair Campaign Practices Act" to include contributions or expenditures greater than $1,000 to support or oppose a specified ballot issue or ballot question. The act also modifies the process to determine whether an organization is an issue committee to include an examination of the organization's pattern of conduct based upon whether the organization: During the combined period of the current calendar year and the preceding 2 calendar years, made either contributions to one or more statewide Colorado issue committees or direct ballot issue or ballot question expenditures, in either support of or opposition to one or more statewide Colorado ballot issues or ballot questions, that exceeded 30% of the total expenditures by the organization for any purpose and in any location during the entire preceding and current calendar years; During the combined period of the current calendar year and the preceding 2 calendar years, made either contributions to a single statewide Colorado issue committee or direct ballot issue or ballot question expenditures, in either support of or opposition to a single statewide Colorado ballot issue or ballot question, that exceeded 20% of the total expenditures by the organization for any purpose and in any location; or Acted as an issue committee's funding intermediary by making contributions to an issue committee from funds earmarked for the issue committee. Further, the act defines "direct ballot issue or ballot question expenditure" as direct spending in support of or opposition to any single ballot issue or ballot question by a person who does not otherwise meet the requirements of an issue committee. Contributions to an issue committee are not direct ballot issue or ballot question expenditures. Any person who expends $5,000 in aggregate in a calendar year on direct ballot issue or ballot question expenditures must report to the secretary of state, and any person who makes a direct ballot issue or ballot question expenditure must disclose their name in certain communications about a ballot issue or ballot question. For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, $30,000 is appropriated from the department of state cash fund to the department of state technology division for information technology personal services to implement the act. For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $14,309 is appropriated from the department of state cash fund to the department of state election division for personal services, based on an assumption that the division will require an additional 0.3 FTE to implement the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Actions (15)
06/07/2022
Office of the Governor
Governor Signed
05/25/2022
Office of the Governor
Sent to the Governor
05/25/2022
House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/25/2022
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
05/10/2022
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/09/2022
House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
05/06/2022
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
05/06/2022
House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
05/05/2022
House
House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations
05/05/2022
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
05/05/2022
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/04/2022
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
05/04/2022
Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/03/2022
Senate
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/28/2022
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Sources
Record Created
Apr 29, 2022 7:09:52 PM
Record Updated
Dec 13, 2022 8:48:27 AM