Colorado 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 18-076 — Ban Vote Trading

Last action — Governor Signed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2018. Enacted.

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Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The bill makes it a misdemeanor criminal offense for a person to trade a vote or offer to trade a vote with another elector in this state or a person in another state in exchange for the other person's vote for or against a particular candidate, ballot issue, or ballot question. (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

15 added · 20 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment adds specific language making it a misdemeanor for a person to trade a vote or offer to trade a vote with another elector in this state or a person in another state in exchange for that person's vote on a particular candidate, ballot issue, or question. This change clarifies the behavior being addressed and specifies the context of the offense, enhancing the legal framework regarding vote trading.

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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.
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that d d applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at e 1 http://leg.colorado.gov.) E a 2 T U 2 N g r The bill makes it a misdemeanor criminal offense for a person to S d r trade a vote or offer to trade a vote with another elector in this state or a e b d F person in another state in exchange for the other person's vote for or 3 against a particular candidate, ballot issue, or ballot question.
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.) The bill makes it a misdemeanor criminal offense for a person to trade a vote or offer to trade a vote with another elector in this state or a person in another state in exchange for the other person's vote for or against a particular candidate, ballot issue, or ballot question.
d d 8 e 0 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
e n 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
E a , A U 1 N n r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
m 2 T n 1 N g r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
S a r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statutee Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
E d u Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
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Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

  7. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  8. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  9. House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  10. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  11. House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/11/2018 - No Amendments

  12. House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/10/2018 - No Amendments

  13. House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  14. House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only

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

  16. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  17. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

  18. Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

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

Sponsors

  • Kevin Lundberg · Primary
  • Jovan Melton · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 100 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (2)

  • Kevin Lundberg
  • Jovan Melton

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (100)

100 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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

CONCUR

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33001
Democrat 1000
Total 34001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Kerr — Yea
Neville T. — Yea
Williams A. — Yea
Court — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Baumgardner — Not Voting
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Crowder — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Fields — Yea
Grantham — Yea
Guzman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Holbert — Yea
Jahn — Yea
Jones — Yea
Kagan — Yea
Kefalas — Yea
Lambert — Yea
Lundberg — Yea
Marble — Yea
Merrifield — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Priola — Yea
Scott — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Sonnenberg — Yea
Tate — Yea
Todd — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Martinez Humenik — Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea

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AMD

Failed 20 Yea · 31 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1822012
Democrat 1701
Republican 1201
Total 2031014
% of votes cast 31%48%0%22%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Becker J. — Not Voting
Becker K. — Nay
Buckner — Nay
McLachlan — Nay
Neville P. — Nay
Salazar — Nay
Young — Nay
Arndt — Nay
Beckman — Yea
Buck — Not Voting
Carver — Yea
Covarrubias — Yea
Esgar — Nay
Everett — Not Voting
Foote — Nay
Garnett — Nay
Ginal — Nay
Gray — Nay
Hamner — Nay
Hansen — Nay
Herod — Yea
Hooton — Nay
Humphrey — Yea
Kraft-Tharp — Not Voting
Landgraf — Yea
Lawrence — Yea
Lee — Nay
Leonard — Not Voting
Lontine — Not Voting
Lundeen — Yea
McKean — Not Voting
Melton — Nay
Pabon — Nay
Pettersen — Nay
Rankin — Not Voting
Ransom — Yea
Reyher — Not Voting
Rosenthal — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sandridge — Yea
Sias — Nay
Singer — Yea
Thurlow — Yea
Willett — Not Voting
Winkler — Yea
Wist — Nay
Adrienne Benavidez — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Not Voting
Michaelson Jenet — Not Voting
Van Winkle — Yea
Williams D. — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Nay
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Nay
James Coleman Democrat Nay
Jamie Jackson Democrat Not Voting
Jeff Bridges Democrat Nay
Jessie Danielson Democrat Nay
Mike Weissman Democrat Nay
Monica Duran Democrat Nay
Tony Exum Democrat Nay
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Not Voting
Ty Winter Republican Nay

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BILL

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 32002
Democrat 1000
Total 33002
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Court — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Neville T. — Yea
Williams A. — Yea
President — Yea
Aguilar — Not Voting
Baumgardner — Yea
Coram — Yea
Cooke — Yea
Crowder — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Fields — Yea
Guzman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Holbert — Yea
Jahn — Yea
Jones — Yea
Kagan — Yea
Kefalas — Yea
Lambert — Yea
Lundberg — Yea
Marble — Yea
Merrifield — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Priola — Yea
Scott — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Sonnenberg — Yea
Tate — Yea
Todd — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Martinez Humenik — Not Voting
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea

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REPASS

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33001
Democrat 1000
Total 34001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Court — Yea
Gardner — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Neville T. — Yea
Williams A. — Yea
President — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Baumgardner — Not Voting
Cooke — Yea
Coram — Yea
Crowder — Yea
Donovan — Yea
Fenberg — Yea
Fields — Yea
Guzman — Yea
Hill — Yea
Holbert — Yea
Jahn — Yea
Jones — Yea
Kagan — Yea
Kefalas — Yea
Lambert — Yea
Lundberg — Yea
Marble — Yea
Merrifield — Yea
Moreno — Yea
Priola — Yea
Scott — Yea
Smallwood — Yea
Sonnenberg — Yea
Tate — Yea
Todd — Yea
Zenzinger — Yea
Martinez Humenik — Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 18-076 do?
The bill makes it a misdemeanor criminal offense for a person to trade a vote or offer to trade a vote with another elector in this state or a person in another state in exchange for the other person's vote for or against a particular candidate, ballot issue, or ballot question. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Who sponsors SB 18-076?
SB 18-076 is sponsored by Kevin Lundberg and Jovan Melton.
What is the current status of SB 18-076?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2018. Enacted.
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