SB 59: Multiple Elected Offices Prohibited for General Assembly - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 4 edits · Apr 24, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was finalized and signed into law, moving from a draft version to an official act. The core policy prohibiting state legislators from holding multiple elected offices remains unchanged, but the text was cleaned up to remove internal tracking marks and formatting codes used during the legislative process.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain identical to the previous version; no substantive policy changes were made.

TECHNICAL

Removed internal legislative tracking notes, such as 'Rerevised' status, reading dates, and committee names, as these are no longer needed once the bill is enacted.

Deleted the 'Bill Summary' section, which is a temporary explanatory note used only during the drafting and amendment process.

Added standard signature blocks for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the House, and the Governor to certify the bill as law.

Replaced the placeholder 'A BILL FOR AN ACT' with the official 'Be it enacted' language required for final legislation.

Revised → Rerevised · 3 edits · Apr 22, 2026

MINOR

The bill was re-revised to include all amendments adopted in the Second House, updating the version status from 'Revised' to 'Rerevised'. The House sponsorship list was updated to add a new sponsor, Nguyen, while the original sponsor Lindsay remains. Additionally, a new stamp indicating '3rd Reading Unamended' with a specific date of April 22, 2026, was added to the House section.

Scope change

No substantive changes to the bill's scope, applicability, funding, or policy requirements were identified in this revision.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect that the text now includes all amendments adopted in the Second House, changing the status from 'Revised' to 'Rerevised'.

A new stamp was inserted indicating the bill was read for the third time without amendments on April 22, 2026.

The House sponsorship list was updated to include a new sponsor, Nguyen, alongside the existing sponsor, Lindsay.

Reengrossed → Revised · 3 edits · Apr 20, 2026

MINOR

The bill's header was updated to reflect its current status as 'Revised' rather than 'Reengrossed,' indicating it has passed both houses. A new stamp was added to the title page noting the bill was '2nd Reading Unamended' on April 20, 2026, which is a procedural marker rather than a policy change. The committee assignments were slightly modified to add 'Civic' to the House committee list.

Scope change

No substantive changes to the bill's scope, applicability, or policy content were identified; the changes are administrative and procedural.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill status header from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' to reflect its progression through the legislative process.

Added a procedural stamp indicating the bill was '2nd Reading Unamended' on April 20, 2026.

Expanded the House committee assignment to include 'Civic' alongside State, Military, and Veterans Affairs.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · Mar 3, 2026

MINOR

The bill title was updated from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to reflect that all amendments have been adopted. The list of Senate sponsors was expanded to include Coleman, Exum, Gonzales J., Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Lindstedt, Wallace, and Weissman. A note regarding the bill summary was modified to indicate that a summary for the reengrossed version will be available after the third reading in the House of Introduction, dated March 3, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill status header from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to accurately reflect the inclusion of all amendments.

Added eight new names to the list of Senate sponsors.

Revised the informational note about the bill summary to specify that a summary for the reengrossed version will be available after the House's third reading.

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Mar 2, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that the prohibition on holding multiple elected offices applies to all members of the General Assembly, not just those who are members-elect. Additionally, new exceptions were added to allow members to hold other offices if they have less than one year remaining in their current term or if they are a senator in the middle of their term at the start of the next session.

Scope change

The scope was expanded to explicitly include all members of the General Assembly upon taking their oath of office, whereas the original text focused heavily on the 'member-elect' status.

ELIGIBILITY

The prohibition on holding multiple offices now explicitly applies to 'a member of the general assembly' rather than just 'a member-elect'.

EXCEPTIONS

New exceptions were created allowing members to hold other offices if they have less than one year remaining in their current term or if they are a senator in the middle of their term at the start of the 76th General Assembly.

TIMELINE

The law explicitly states it commences with the first regular session of the Seventy-sixth General Assembly.

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