Colorado 2018 Regular Session Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

SB 18-221 — Elect County Commissioners By Districts

Last action — House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely

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    Passed Senate
  4. Died in session

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Currently, in a county with a population of less than 70,000, the board of county commissioners consists of 3 members from 3 separate districts, with one commissioner elected from each district by the voters of the whole county. The bill allows the voters of a county to change the method of election so that a commissioner is elected only by voters residing in the district from which the commissioner runs for election. The change can be made either by the board of county commissioners referring a question to the voters or by the qualified electors filing a petition to have the question placed the ballot. Terms of current commissioners are not affected and the change only affects newly elected commissioners. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

19 added · 24 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill SB 18-221 clarify that the board of county commissioners will consist of three members, each elected from separate districts by voters. The changes ensure clear representation from distinct areas, which is important for addressing local needs effectively. This structure promotes fair participation in governance, making sure that each district has a voice on the board.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-first General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-first General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
18-1131.01 Gregg Fraser x4325 SENATE BILL 18-221 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Coram, Grantham, Jahn, Lundberg, Martinez Humenik, Neville T., Priola, Smallwood, Sonnenberg, Tate HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Catlin, Becker J., Buck, Carver, Covarrubias, Everett, Humphrey, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lundeen,McKean,NevilleP.,Ransom,Reyher,Saine,Sias,Thurlow,VanWinkle,Williams D., Wilson, Wist Senate Committees House Committees Local Government A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE ELECTION OF A COUNTY COMMISSIONER IN A COUNTYWITHAPOPULATIONOFLESSTHANSEVENTYTHOUSAND BY THE VOTERS RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT FROM WHICH THE COMMISSIONER RUNS FOR ELECTION .
18-1131.01 Gregg Fraser x4325 SENATE BILL 18-221 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Coram, Fields, Grantham, Jahn, Lundberg, Martinez Humenik, Neville T., Priola, Smallwood, Sonnenberg, Tate HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Catlin, Becker J., Buck, Carver, Covarrubias, Everett, Humphrey, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lundeen,McKean,NevilleP.,Ransom,Reyher,Saine,Sias,Thurlow,VanWinkle,Williams D., Wilson, Wist Senate Committees House Committees Local Government A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE ELECTION OF A COUNTY COMMISSIONER IN A COUNTYWITHAPOPULATIONOFLESSTHANSEVENTYTHOUSAND BY THE VOTERS RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT FROM WHICH THE COMMISSIONER RUNS FOR ELECTION .
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This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does E a 0 T U , notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill N g 1 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that S d r e A applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at d http://leg.colorado.gov.) 3 Currently, in a county with a population of less than 70,000, the d board of county commissioners consists of 3 members from 3 separate d districts, with one commissioner elected from each district by the voters e 8 E a 0 A U , N n 1 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill 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.) Currently, in a county with a population of less than 70,000, the board of county commissioners consists of 3 members from 3 separate e n districts, with one commissioner elected from each district by the voters m 1 T n 2 N g 6 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
S a r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statuteA Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
E d i Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
d of the whole county.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
d A of the whole county.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely

  2. Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

  3. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  4. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

  5. Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  6. Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  7. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 100 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (100)

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Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

BILL

Passed 24 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241000
Democrat 0100
Total 241100
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Court — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Neville T. — Yea
Williams A. — Nay
President — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Baumgardner — Yea
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Crowder — Nay
Donovan — Yea
Fenberg — Nay
Fields — Nay
Guzman — Nay
Hill — Yea
Holbert — Yea
Jahn — Yea
Jones — Nay
Kagan — Nay
Kefalas — Yea
Lambert — Yea
Lundberg — Yea
Marble — Yea
Merrifield — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Priola — Yea
Scott — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Sonnenberg — Yea
Tate — Yea
Todd — Nay
Zenzinger — Nay
Martinez Humenik — Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Nay

Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 18-221 do?
Currently, in a county with a population of less than 70,000, the board of county commissioners consists of 3 members from 3 separate districts, with one commissioner elected from each district by the voters of the whole county. The bill allows the voters of a county to change the method of election so that a commissioner is elected only by voters residing in the district from which the commissioner runs for election. The change can be made either by the board of county commissioners referring a question to the voters or by the qualified electors filing a petition to have the question placed the ballot. Terms of current commissioners are not affected and the change only affects newly elected commissioners. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) Read More
Who sponsors SB 18-221?
SB 18-221 is sponsored by Don Coram and Marc Catlin (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 18-221?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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