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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB24-1283

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, CIVIC, MILITARY, & VETERANS AFFAIRS
Date Mar 11, 2024       Location LSB A

HB24-1283 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
02:21:08 PM  
Representative Marvin and Representative Willford, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 24-1283, concerning a requirement that the Secretary of State (SOS) review a campaign finance complaint that arises out of a municipal campaign finance matter under certain circumstances. Under current law, all municipal campaign finance violation complaints must be filed with the clerk of the affected municipality. The bill requires a clerk to refer a complaint to the SOS's office if the municipality does not have a campaign finance complaint ordinance and hearing process, or if the clerk determines that the clerk's review of the complaint would create a conflict of interest for the clerk or the clerk's staff. A clerk must do an administrative check to see if the complaint was filed correctly before referring it to the SOS’s office.

Representative Willford discussed amendment L.001 (Attachment A), which strikes everything below the enacting clause. Representative Willford responded to questions from the committee.
02:27:21 PM  
Karen Goldman, representing the Colorado Municipal League and the Colorado Municipal Clerks Association, testified in support of the bill. Corey Hoffman, representing the City of Northglenn, testified in support of the bill. Aly Belknap, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in support of the bill. The panelists responded to questions from the committee.
02:44:06 PM  
Representative Willford further explained amendment L.001.

02:45:00 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A).
Moved Willford
Seconded Parenti
Bottoms
Bradfield
Brown
DeGraaf
Epps
Parenti
Ricks
Rutinel
Willford
Boesenecker
Woodrow
YES: 0   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  Pass Without Objection
02:45:01 PM  
Representative Marvin and Representative Willford provided concluding remarks about the bill. Committee members commented on the bill.

02:47:31 PM
 Motion Refer House Bill 24-1283, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Willford
Seconded Ricks
Bottoms No
Bradfield No
Brown Yes
DeGraaf No
Epps Yes
Parenti Yes
Ricks Yes
Rutinel Yes
Willford Yes
Boesenecker Yes
Woodrow Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 3   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS