Colorado 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HB 24-1150 — False Slates of Electors

Last action — Governor Signed

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on April 19, 2024.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

The act applies conduct pertaining to false slates of electors to 5 existing crimes that make it unlawful for an individual to: Offer a false instrument for recording; Commit forgery; Conspire to offer a false instrument for recording or to commit forgery; Commit perjury; or Commit subornation of perjury. Each crime is punishable by a fine of no more than $10,000. In addition, a defendant who is convicted of the crime of perjury or subornation of perjury for knowingly and falsely swearing or attesting to the oath required by law for presidential electors or inducing another to knowingly and falsely swear or attest to the oath required by law for presidential electors is disqualified, as required by the state constitution, from being a member of the general assembly and from holding any office of trust or profit in the state. APPROVED by Governor April 19, 2024 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

23 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to HB 24-1150 adds more specific language regarding agreements to commit offenses related to false slates of presidential electors, including referencing written, oral, or electronic agreements. This change clarifies the types of agreements that can be considered as part of the conspiracy to offer a false instrument for recording or forgery. The importance of this clarification lays in providing a clearer legal framework for prosecution under this statute.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
24-0830.02 Jed Franklin x5484 HOUSE BILL 24-1150 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Garcia and Parenti, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Hinrichsen, House Committees Senate Committees State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING FALSE SLATES OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS .
24-0830.02 Jed Franklin x5484 HOUSE BILL 24-1150 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP GarciaandParenti, Amabile,Bacon,Boesenecker,Brown,Clifford,Froelich,Hernandez, Herod,Jodeh,Joseph,Kipp,Lindsay,Lindstedt,Marvin,Mauro,McCormick,Rutinel,Sirota, Story, Titone, Vigil, Weinberg, Weissman, Willford, Woodrow SENATE SPONSORSHIP Hinrichsen, House Committees Senate Committees State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING FALSE SLATES OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS .
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.) Current law does not explicitly punish an individual who falsely creates a slate of presidential electors or serves in a false slate of presidential electors.
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The bill creates 3 new crimes pertaining to false slates of electors that make it unlawful for an individual to:
The bill creates 3 new crimes pertaining to false 3 slates of electors that make it unlawful for an individual to:
or i 4 ! Conspire to create or serve in a false slate of electors.
or n ! Conspire to create or serve in a false slate of electors.
a 0 The bill also provides that a person commits the crime of perjury S R , O n h Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
d 2 E e 2 The bill also provides that a person commits the crime of perjury U d 8 O 2 c Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
H 2 r Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing ldw.
H d a Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.d M Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

  7. Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

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

  9. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  10. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  11. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

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

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

Sponsors

  • Lorena García · Primary
  • Jennifer Parenti · Primary
  • Nick Hinrichsen · Primary

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 99 not signed on · 20 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (99)

99 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.

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Votes

BILL

Passed 23 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0700
Democrat 14000
Unaffiliated 9500
Total 231200
% of votes cast 66%34%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Nay
Will — Nay
Zenzinger — Yea
President — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Nay
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dafna Michaelson Jenet Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Nay
Byron Pelton Republican Nay
Cleave Simpson Republican Nay
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay
Rod Pelton Republican Nay

BILL

Passed 44 Yea · 17 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 34001
Unaffiliated 10502
Republican 01201
Total 441704
% of votes cast 68%26%0%6%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Armagost — Nay
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Epps — Nay
Evans — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Not Voting
Lynch — Nay
Marvin — Yea
McLachlan — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Parenti — Yea
Pugliese — Nay
Vigil — Yea
Young — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Chad Clifford Democrat Yea
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Velasco Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Jenny Willford Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Junie Joseph Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Brown Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Manny Rutinel Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Not Voting
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Meghan Lukens Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Yea
Tammy Story Democrat Yea
Tisha Mauro Democrat Yea
William Lindstedt Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Nay
Brandi Bradley Republican Nay
Ken DeGraaf Republican Nay
Lisa Frizell Republican Nay
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Nay
Mary Bradfield Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Not Voting
Rick Taggart Republican Nay
Ron Weinberg Republican Nay
Scott Bottoms Republican Nay
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay
Ty Winter Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 24-1150 do?
The act applies conduct pertaining to false slates of electors to 5 existing crimes that make it unlawful for an individual to: Offer a false instrument for recording; Commit forgery; Conspire to offer a false instrument for recording or to commit forgery; Commit perjury; or Commit subornation of perjury. Each crime is punishable by a fine of no more than $10,000. In addition, a defendant who is convicted of the crime of perjury or subornation of perjury for knowingly and falsely swearing or attesting to the oath required by law for presidential electors or inducing another to knowingly and falsely swear or attest to the oath required by law for presidential electors is disqualified, as required by the state constitution, from being a member of the general assembly and from holding any office of trust or profit in the state. APPROVED by Governor April 19, 2024 EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors HB 24-1150?
HB 24-1150 is sponsored by Lorena García, Jennifer Parenti, and Nick Hinrichsen (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 24-1150?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2024. Enacted.
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