SB 84: No Waiver for Legal Privileges State Auditor Documents - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 3 edits · Mar 26, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized and formatted for signature, removing draft headers and adding official signatures. The core legal text remains identical, establishing that sharing information with the State Auditor regarding the fraud hotline does not waive legal privileges like attorney-client confidentiality.

Scope change

No change to the scope or applicability of the law; the substantive provisions remain exactly the same as the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft headers, committee lists, and summary notes indicating the bill was under review.

Added official signatures from legislative officers and the Governor, finalizing the document for enactment.

Replaced the introductory summary text with the formal 'Be it enacted' language required for final acts.

Revised → Rerevised · 1 edit · Mar 23, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was updated from a 'Revised' version to a 'Rerevised' version to reflect all amendments adopted by the House. The primary substantive change is the addition of two new co-sponsors to the House sponsorship list, expanding the legislative support for the bill. No changes were made to the bill's scope, funding, definitions, or policy requirements.

TECHNICAL

Two new names (Carter and Marshall) were added to the House sponsorship list, indicating new co-sponsors for the bill.

Reengrossed → Revised · 3 edits · Mar 20, 2026

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect its status as a revised version adopted on second reading in the second house. The text was expanded to explicitly list additional legal protections, such as attorney work product confidentiality, common interest privilege, and deliberative process privilege, ensuring these specific claims are not waived when information is shared with the State Auditor.

Scope change

The bill's scope was broadened to clarify that the waiver of privilege applies to a wider range of specific legal protections, including common interest and deliberative process privileges.

REQUIREMENT

The list of protected legal privileges was expanded to explicitly include attorney work product confidentiality, common interest privilege, and deliberative process privilege.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was updated to change the status from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' and added the date of second reading adoption.

The list of Senate sponsors was updated, removing one name from the original list.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · Feb 26, 2026

MINOR

The bill title was updated from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to reflect that amendments adopted in the House of Introduction have been incorporated. The sponsor list was expanded to include a new senator, Coleman. A new summary section was added to indicate the bill is in its 3rd Reading Unamended stage with a specific date.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill status header from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' to indicate the inclusion of House amendments.

Added a new sponsor, Coleman, to the Senate sponsorship list.

Inserted a new section noting the bill is in its 3rd Reading Unamended status with a date of February 26, 2026.

Introduced → Engrossed · 2 edits · Feb 25, 2026

MINOR

The bill status changed from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed', indicating it has passed the House and includes all amendments adopted on second reading. The page numbering was updated to remove the 'SB' prefix, and a new '2nd Reading Unamended' section was added with a February 25, 2026 date. These are primarily procedural and formatting updates reflecting the bill's legislative progress rather than substantive policy changes.

TIMELINE

Added '2nd Reading Unamended' section with a specific date of February 25, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill title from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' and removed 'SB' prefix from page numbers.

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