SB 105 — County Executive Officer Disclosures

SecondNOTE: 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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eTo Adetermine Billwhether Summarythe dGovernor (Note:has signed the bill or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative history, or the Session Laws.

ThisSENATE summaryBILL applies26-105 toBY thisSENATOR(S) billHinrichsen, asBenavidez, introducedCutter, andExum, doesGonzales dJ., notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.IfthisbillJodeh, eKipp, 2Kolker, ELindstedt, aMarchman, 2Mullica, passesRoberts, thirdSnyder, readingSullivan, inWallace, theWeissman, houseColeman; of introduction, a bill summary that A U 8 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at N n h S a r http://leg.colorado.gov.) e a r M 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 n of taking office or 30 days of acquiring the financial interest, whichever d 6 e 2 is later.

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AC countyofficerONCERNING whoCOUNTY hasCORONERS disclosed, EAND R, 2IN ACONNECTION nTHEREWITH 7, EREQUIRING 2CORONERS hTO ShadingDISCLOSE denotesTHEIR HOUSEFINANCIAL amendment.INTERESTS IN REGULATED BUSINESSES .

Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.

S e r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n M Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

m A 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 aggregatebasis,thenumberof referralsof remainsmadebythecornerto anymortuary, funeral home, crematory, or other death-care provider.

No personalidentifyinginformationrelatedtothedecedentorthedecedent's family may be disclosed.

SECTION1.SECTION 1.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,30-10-601.5,amendIn Colorado Revised Statutes, 30-10-601.5, amend (1)(d) as follows:

(1) ApersonA person is eligible to hold the office of coronerifcoroner theperson:if the person:

(d) For a coroner elected on or after November 5, 2024, in a countywithcounty awithapopulationgreaterthanonehundredfifty population greater than one hundred THREEHUNDRED thousand, is a death investigator certified bybyand and in good standing with the American board________ ofCapital medicolegalletters death investigators or isbold a& forensicitalic pathologistcertifiedbyandinnumbers goodindicate standingnew withmaterial theadded Americanboardofto pathology.existing law;

dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act.

board of medicolegal death investigators or is a forensic pathologist certified by and in good standing with the American board of pathology.

(1) ASA S USED IN THIS SECTIO,UNLESSSECTION,UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES , "FINANCIAL INTEREST"INTEREST " MEANS AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST , EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP , MANAGEMENT ROLE,ROLE , CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP ,OR OTHER DIRECT PECUNIARY INTEREST .

(2) (a) TET HE CORONER DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION WHO HAS A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A BUSINESS THAT IS SUBJECT TO REGULATION OR -2-OVERSIGHTBYTHEOFFICEOFTHECORONERSHALLDISCLOSETHATINTEREST 105 OVERSIGHT BY THE OFFICE OF THE CORONER SHALL DISCLOSE THAT INTEREST IN WRITING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTIO.SECTION .

(b) A COUNTY CORONER SHALLSHALLDISCLOSE DISCLOSE ANY FINANCIALFINANCIALINTEREST INTEREST IN A MORTUARY ,,FUNERAL FUNERAL HOME ,,CREMATORY CREMATORY,EMBALMING , EMBALMING SERVICE ,OR, OR OTHER DEATH -CARE BUSINESS THAT MAY BE SUBJECT TO REFERRAL ,INVESTIGATION,, OVERSIGHT,ORINVESTIGATION OTHER,OVERSIGHT OFFICIAL,OROTHEROFFICIALACTIONBYTHECORONER ACTIONS BYOFFICE. THE CORONER 'S OFFIC.

9 (3) T HE CORONER SHALL DISCLOSE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN A REGULATEDREGULATEDBUSINESSASREQUIREDBYSUBSECTION BUSINESS(2)OFTHISSECTIONBY ASPOSTINGANOTICEOFTHEFINANCIALINTERESTONTHECORONER REQUIRED'SWEBSITE BY SUBSECTION (2)OF THIS SECTION BY POSTING A NOTICE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST ON THE CORONER S WEBSITE .

(4) A CORONER WHO HAS DISCLOSED A FINANCIAL INTEREST PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY OFFICIAL ACTIONTHATWOULDDIRECTLYANDSPECIFICALLYAFFECTTHEBUSINESSACTIONTHATWOULDDIRECTLYANDSPECIFICALLYAFFECTTHEBUSINESSIN IN WHICH THE CORONER HAS THE FINANCIAL INTEREST.INTEREST .

(5) THISTHISSECTIONAPPLIESINADDITIONTO SECTIONANDDOESNOTLIMIT APPLIES,ANY INCONFLICTS ADDITIONOF ,ANDINTEREST DOES,ETHICS NOT,OR LIMIT,DISCLOSURE ANYCONFLICTSOFINTERESTREQUIREMENTS ,ETHICS,ORDISCLOSUREREQUIREMENTSFORFOR A CORONER IMPOSED BY OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL LAW .

(6) T HIS SECTION DOES NOT PROHIBIT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR ,OR SERVING AS,AAS ,A COUNTY CORONER FROM OPERATING A MORTUARYPAGE ,FUNERAL2-SENATE HOMEBILL ,CREMATORY26-105 ,EMBALMINGMORTUARY SERVICE,FUNERALHOME ,OR,CREMATORY OTHER,EMBALMINGSERVICE ,OROTHER DEATH -CARECARE BUSINESS.BUSINESS .

on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodafterfinaladjournmentofthegeneralassembly(Augustninety-dayperiod -3-after 105final adjournment of the general assembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026);

except that, if a referendumreferendumpetitionisfiledpursuanttosection1(3)ofarticleVofthestate 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 approvedPAGE by3-SENATE theBILL people26-105 atapprovedbythepeopleatthegeneralelectiontobeheldinNovember2026 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.

-4-____________________________ 105____________________________ James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

Julie McCluskie PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

Polis GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 26-105