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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.
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26-0788.01 Stephanie Schrab x4330 HOUSE BILL 26-1293 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Espenoza and Luck, Carter, Bradley, Duran, Hamrick, Phillips SENATE SPONSORSHIP Exum, Coleman d d n m 6 E n 0 A U , N n il S d p House Committees Senate Committees e A State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs State, Veterans, & Military Affairs R r e A BILL FOR AN ACT n m 6 C ONCERNING THE MODERNIZATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE T n 0 A U 6 BALLOT INFORMATION BOOKLET .
This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative officers and the Governor.
E i r S a A R d Bill Summary 2 (Note:
To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative history, or the Session Laws.
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill d d passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that e 6 E a 0 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at S U , http://leg.colorado.gov/.) U g h H d r e a Statutory Revision Committee.
HOUSE BILL 26-1293 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Espenoza and Luck, Carter, Bradley, Duran, Hamrick, Phillips;
The bill amends the statutory R M requirementsfortheballotinformationbooklet(booklet)toconformwith modern drafting practices and to remove antiquated and redundant language from the booklet's required text.
also SENATOR(S) Exum, Coleman.
The bill also repeals obsolete provisions regarding transfers to and from the ballot information e n publication and distribution revolving fund in state fiscal year 2007-08 e 2 E n 2 U U 6 O i c Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
C ONCERNING THE MODERNIZATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BALLOT INFORMATION BOOKLET .
Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
H a a Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.e M Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
d through state fiscal year 2010-11.
(1.7) (b) (I)Each person submitting written comments in accordancewithsection1(7.5)(a)(II)ofarticleVofthestateconstitution shall provide his or herHE PERSON'S name and the name of any organization the person represents or is affiliated with for purposes of making the comments.
(1.7)(b)(I) Eachpersonsubmittingwrittencommentsinaccordance withsection1(7.5)(a)(II)of articleVof thestateconstitutionshallprovide his or herTHE PERSON 'S name and the name of anyorganization the person represents or is affiliated with for purposes of making the comments.
(II) The arguments for and against each measure in the analysissectionoftheballotinformationbookletshallbeprecededbythe phrase:
(II) The arguments for and against each measure in the EACH analysis section of the ballot information booklet shall be preceded by the phrase:
"For information on those issue committees that support or opposethemeasuresontheballotatthe(dateandyear)election,gotothe Coloradosecretaryof state'selectionscenterwebsitehyperlinkforballot and initiative information (appropriate secretary of state website address)."MUST INCLUDE AN EXPLANATION OF HOW TO ACCESS INFORMATIONFROMTHESECRETARYOFSTATEABOUTISSUECOMMITTEES THAT SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE MEASURES ON THE BALLOT AND THE WEBSITE ADDRESS TO ACCESS THIS INFORMATIO.
"For information on those issue committees that support or oppose ________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law;
(3) (a) There is herebyablished in the state treasury the ballot information publication and distribution revolving fund.
dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act.
Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), Moneys GENERAL ASSEMBLY shall be appropriatAPPROPRIATE MONEY to the fund each year by the general assembly in the annual general appropriationact.AllinterestearnedontheinvestmentofmoneysEY -2- 1293 in the fund shall beIScredited to the fund.
themeasuresontheballotatthe(dateandyear)election,gototheColorado secretary of state's elections center website hyperlink for ballot and initiative information (appropriate secretary of state website address)." MUST INCLUDE AN EXPLANATION OF HOW TO ACCESS INFORMATION FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE ABOUT ISSUE COMMITTEES THAT SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE MEASURES ON THE BALLOT AND THE WEBSITE ADDRESS TO ACCESS THIS INFORMATION .
Moneys M ONEY in the revolvingfundare IScontinuouslyappropriatedtothe legislativecouncil of the general assemblyto paythe costs of publishing the text and title of eachconstitutionalamendment,eachinitiatedorreferredmeasure,orpart of a measure, andthetextof a referred or initiated question arising under section 20 of article X of the state constitution, as defined in section 1-41-102 (3), in at least one legal publication of general circulation in eachcountyof thestate, asrequiredbysection1-40-124,andthecostsof distributing the ballot information booklet, as required bysubsection (2) of this section.
(3) (a) There is herebyestablished in the state treasury the ballot information publication and distribution revolving fund.
Any moneysONEY credited to the revolving fund and unexpended at the end of any given fiscal year shall remainNS in the fund and shaDOES not revert to the general fund.
Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), Moneys T HE GENERALASSEMBLY shallbeappropriated APPROPRIATEMONEY tothefund each year by the general assemblyin the annual general appropriation act.
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys appropriated from the general fund to the legislative department of the stategovernmentforthefiscalyearcommencingonJuly1,2007,thatare unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund and shall be transferred by the state treasurer and the controller to the ballot information publication and distribution revolvingfundcreatedinparagraph(a)of thissubsection(3);exceptthat theamountsotransferredshallnotexceedfivehundredthousanddollars.
Allinterestearnedontheinvestmentofmoneys MONEY inthefundshallbe IS credited to the fund.
(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys appropriated from the general fund to the legislative department of the stategovernmentforthefiscalyearcommencingonJuly1,2008,thatare unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund and shall be transferred by the state treasurer and the controller to the ballot information publication and distribution revolving fund created in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3).
Moneys M ONEY in the revolving fund are IS continuouslyappropriatedtothelegislativecouncilofthegeneralassembly to pay the costs of publishing the text and title of each constitutional amendment,eachinitiatedorreferredmeasure,orpartofameasure,andthe text of a referred or initiated question arising under section 20 of article X of the state constitution, as defined in section 1-41-102 (3), in at least one legal publication of general circulation in each county of the state, as required by section 1-40-124, and the costs of distributing the ballot information booklet, as required by subsection (2) of this section.
-3- 1293 (d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys appropriated from the general fund to the legislative department of the stategovernmentforthefiscalyearcommencingonJuly1,2009,thatare unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of the fiscal year and that are in excess of the amount of one million forty-two thousand dollars shall not revert to the general fund and shall be transferred by the state treasurer and the controller to the ballot information publication and distributionrevolvingfundcreatedinparagraph(a)ofthissubsection(3);
Any moneys MONEY credited to the revolving fund and unexpended at the end of any given fiscal year shall remainEMAINS in the fund and shallDOES not revert to the general fund.
(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys appropriatedfromthegeneralfundtothelegislativedepartmentofthestate government for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2007, that are unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund and shall be transferred bythe state treasurer and the controller to the ballot information publication and distribution revolving fund created in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3);
except that the amount so transferred shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars.
(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys appropriatedfromthegeneralfundtothelegislativedepartmentofthestate government for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2008, that are unexpended or not encumbered as of the close of the fiscal year shall not PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1293 revert to the general fund and shall be transferred bythe state treasurer and the controller to the ballot information publication and distribution revolving fund created in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3).
(d) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any moneys appropriatedfromthegeneralfundtothelegislativedepartmentofthestate government for the fiscal year commencing on July 1, 2009, that are unexpendedornotencumberedasofthecloseofthefiscalyearandthatare in excess of the amount of one million forty-two thousand dollars shall not revert to the general fund and shall be transferred bythe state treasurer and the controller to the ballot information publication and distribution revolving fund created in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3);
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (3) to the contrary, on August 11, 2010, the state treasurer shall deductone million one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred seven dollars from the ballot information publication and distribution revolving fund and transfer such sum to the redistricting account within the legislative department cash fund.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (3) to the contrary, on August 11, 2010, the state treasurer shall deduct one million onehundredtwenty-ninethousandsixhundredsevendollarsfromtheballot information publication and distribution revolving fund and transfer such sumtotheredistrictingaccountwithinthelegislativedepartmentcashfund.
on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodafterfinaladjournmentofthegeneralassembly(August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026);
on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiod after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026);
except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
except that, if a referendumpetitionisfiledpursuanttosection1(3)ofarticleVofthestate constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 26-1293 approvedbythepeopleatthegeneralelectiontobeheldinNovember2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
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____________________________ ____________________________ Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.
Polis GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 26-1293
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