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HB16-1454

Primary Participation Act

Concerning primary elections, and, in connection therewith, restoring a presidential primary election in Colorado, allowing unaffiliated voters to temporarily affiliate with a political party in order to vote in primary elections in which the political party is participating, and making an appropriation.

Session:

2016 Regular Session

Subject:

Elections & Redistricting

Bill Summary

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Status

Introduced

Lost

Bill Text

All Versions (3 )

Date	Bill Type	Documents
05/09/2016	Reengrossed	PDF
04/28/2016	Engrossed	PDF
04/22/2016	Introduced	PDF

Preamended Versions (2 )

Date	Bill Type	Documents
04/28/2016	PA2	PDF
04/26/2016	PA1	PDF

Budget Documents

Fiscal Notes (3)

Date	Version	Documents
06/02/2016	FN3	PDF
04/27/2016	FN2	PDF
04/25/2016	FN1	PDF

Budget Staff Analysis (1)

Date	Version	Documents
04/28/2016	SA1	PDF

Committee Actions

05/10/2016 | Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (2 )

Committee Report Hearing Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Refer House Bill 16-1454 to the Committee on Appropriations.	The motion failed on a vote of 2-3.	Vote Summary
Postpone House Bill 16-1454 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.	The motion passed on a vote of 3-2.	Vote Summary

04/28/2016 | House Appropriations (2 )

Committee Report Hearing Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment J.001	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 16-1454, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 10-3.	Vote Summary

04/25/2016 | House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs (8 )

Committee Report Hearing Summary

Activity	Vote	Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A) to House Bill 16-1454.	The motion passed without objection.	Vote Summary
Adopt amendment L.015 (Attachment B) to House Bill 16-1454.	The motion failed on a vote of 4-5.	Vote Summary
Adopt amendment L.012 (Attachment C) to House Bill 16-1454.	The motion failed on a vote of 4-5.	Vote Summary
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment D) to House Bill 16-1454.	The motion failed on a vote of 4-5.	Vote Summary
Adopt amendment L.013 (Attachment E) to House Bill 16-1454.	The motion failed on a vote of 4-5.	Vote Summary
Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment F) to House Bill 16-1454.	The motion failed on a vote of 4-5.	Vote Summary
Adopt amendment L.014 (Attachment G) to House Bill 16-1454.	The motion failed on a vote of 4-5.	Vote Summary
Refer House Bill 16-1454, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.	The motion passed on a vote of 5-4.	Vote Summary

Votes

House Votes (7)

Date	Action	Motion	Vote	Vote Document
05/09/2016	Third Reading	PERM	Aye: 56 No: 9 Other: 0	View
05/09/2016	Third Reading	BILL	Aye: 43 No: 22 Other: 0	View
05/09/2016	Third Reading	AMD (L.054)	Aye: 56 No: 9 Other: 0	View
04/28/2016	Committee of the Whole	AMD (L.034)	Aye: 28 No: 37 Other: 0	View
04/28/2016	Committee of the Whole	AMD (L.018)	Aye: 23 No: 42 Other: 0	View
04/28/2016	Committee of the Whole	AMD (L.023)	Aye: 31 No: 34 Other: 0	View
04/28/2016	Committee of the Whole	AMD (L.021)	Aye: 27 No: 38 Other: 0	View

Bill History

Date	Location	Action
05/10/2016	Senate	Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
05/09/2016	Senate	Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
05/09/2016	House	House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/03/2016	House	House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/28/2016	House	House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/28/2016	House	House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/25/2016	House	House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/22/2016	House	Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Sponsor Type	Legislators
Prime Sponsor	Rep. T. Dore, Rep. D. Moreno Sen. L. Guzman
Sponsor	Rep. A. Garnett
Co-sponsor	Rep. J. Arndt, Rep. K. Becker, Rep. C. Duran, Rep. R. Fields, Rep. D. Hullinghorst, Rep. T. Kraft-Tharp, Rep. S. Lebsock, Rep. S. Lontine, Rep. B. Rankin, Rep. P. Rosenthal, Rep. S. Ryden

Primary Participation Act

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Bill Text

All Versions (3 )

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Budget Documents

Fiscal Notes (3)

Budget Staff Analysis (1)

Committee Actions

05/10/2016 | Senate State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (2 )

04/28/2016 | House Appropriations (2 )

04/25/2016 | House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs (8 )

Votes

House Votes (7)

Bill History

Sponsors

Colorado General Assembly

Dominick Moreno

Timothy Dore

Lucia Guzman

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