House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
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April 7, 2025
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB25-1315 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, strike lines 2 through 8.
Page 1, Line 2Page 4, strike lines 1 through 23.
Page 1, Line 3Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 1, Line 4Page 4, line 27, strike "two four" and substitute "two".
Page 1, Line 5Page 7, after line 19 insert:
Page 1, Line 6"SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-5-505.5, add (1)(d)
Page 1, Line 7as follows:
Page 1, Line 81-5-505.5. State reimbursement to counties for elections with
Page 1, Line 9state certified ballot content. (1) (d) (I) For a major political party
Page 1, Line 10vacancy election, as described in section 1-12-203 (1.5), held as
Page 1, Line 11part of an odd-year November election for which the state
Page 1, Line 12certifies any ballot content, the state shall reimburse each
Page 1, Line 13county as provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section.
Page 1, Line 14(II) For a major political party vacancy election, as
Page 1, Line 15described in section 1-12-203 (1.5), held as part of an odd-year
Page 1, Line 16November election for which the state does not certify any
Page 1, Line 17ballot content, the costs that the county incurs in conducting
Page 1, Line 18the vacancy election are borne by the county.".
Page 1, Line 19Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.
Page 1, Line 20Page 8, line 10, strike "1-4-802 (1)(e)." and substitute "1-4-802 (1)(e);
Page 1, Line 21except that, if the member has no vacancy committee, the
Page 2, Line 1vacancy must be filled by the governor.".
Page 2, Line 2Page 8, line 14, strike "If" and substitute "Except as provided in
Page 2, Line 3section 1-12-208, if".
Page 2, Line 4Page 8, line 18, after "(1)" insert "or (5)".
Page 2, Line 5Page 8, line 21, strike "If" and substitute "Except as provided in
Page 2, Line 6section 1-12-208, if".
Page 2, Line 7Page 8, line 25, after "(1)" insert "or (5)".
Page 2, Line 8Page 8, line 26, after "until" insert "the next odd-numbered year
Page 2, Line 9coordinated election, or if there is no coordinated election
Page 2, Line 10scheduled for the odd-numbered year following the vacancy,
Page 2, Line 11until".
Page 2, Line 12Page 9, line 2, strike "election." and substitute "election; except
Page 2, Line 13that, if the vacancy occurs on or after July 31 of an
Page 2, Line 14even-numbered year but before ballot content is certified for
Page 2, Line 15the general election held in that even-numbered year and the
Page 2, Line 16vacant seat is scheduled to be on the ballot at the general
Page 2, Line 17election held in that even-numbered year, the vacancy is filled
Page 2, Line 18at that general election according to law.".
Page 2, Line 19Page 9, line 7, strike "who" and substitute "who, as of one year prior
Page 2, Line 20to the date of the major political party vacancy election,".
Page 2, Line 21Page 9, line 25, strike "at least" and substitute "no later than thirty
Page 2, Line 22days after their petition format has been approved or
Page 2, Line 23eighty-five days prior to the major political party vacancy
Page 2, Line 24election, whichever is sooner,".
Page 2, Line 25Page 9, strike line 26.
Page 2, Line 26Page 9, line 27, strike "election,".
Page 2, Line 27Page 10, strike line 4 and substitute "elected. Part 9 of article 4 of
Page 2, Line 28this title 1 applies to petitions submitted pursuant to this
Page 2, Line 29section; except that the provisions of part 9 of article 4 of this
Page 2, Line 30title 1 that conflict with the requirements or timeline described
Page 2, Line 31in this section do not apply to petitions submitted pursuant to
Page 2, Line 32this section. Petitions must not be circulated and signatures
Page 3, Line 1must not be obtained prior to the first business day after the
Page 3, Line 2effective date of the vacancy. A petition must not be circulated
Page 3, Line 3until it has been approved as meeting the requirements of section
Page 3, Line 41-4-904 as to form. The secretary of state shall approve or
Page 3, Line 5disapprove a petition as to form no later than the close of the
Page 3, Line 6second business day following submission of the proposed
Page 3, Line 7petition.".
Page 3, Line 8Page 10, strike lines 9 through 12 and substitute "the vacancy
Page 3, Line 9committee member's signature only counts towards the thirty
Page 3, Line 10percent of applicable vacancy committee member signatures
Page 3, Line 11required pursuant to subsection (1.5)(d)(I) of this section on the
Page 3, Line 12first nominating statement submitted that contains the
Page 3, Line 13signature.".
Page 3, Line 14Page 10, strike lines 16 through 18 and substitute "political party
Page 3, Line 15election, the elector's signature only counts towards the two
Page 3, Line 16hundred elector signatures required pursuant to subsection
Page 3, Line 17(1.5)(d)(II) of this section on the first petition submitted that
Page 3, Line 18contains the signature.".
Page 3, Line 19Page 10, line 21, strike "subsection (1.5)(d)(I)" and substitute
Page 3, Line 20"subsections (1.5)(d)(I) and (1.5)(e)".
Page 3, Line 21Page 10, line 23, strike "subsection (1.5)(d)(II)" and substitute
Page 3, Line 22"subsections (1.5)(d)(II) and (1.5)(f)".
Page 3, Line 23Page 10, after line 26 insert:
Page 3, Line 24"(i) A major political party election must be certified by
Page 3, Line 25the secretary of state in the same manner as an odd-year
Page 3, Line 26November election is certified pursuant to section 1-5-203 (1),
Page 3, Line 27(j) Except where the provisions of articles 1 to 13 of this
Page 3, Line 28title 1 conflict with the requirements or timeline described in
Page 3, Line 29this section, articles 1 to 13 of this title 1 apply to a major
Page 3, Line 30political party vacancy election, and a major political party
Page 3, Line 31election must be conducted in accordance with articles 1 to 13
Page 3, Line 32of this title 1.".
Page 3, Line 33Page 11, line 21, strike "(2);" and substitute "(2) and (8);".
Page 3, Line 34Page 11, line 25, after "Candidate" insert "shall have".
Page 3, Line 35
Page 4, Line 1Page 11, line 27, after "includes" insert "a candidate for a major
Page 4, Line 2political party vacancy election conducted pursuant to section
Page 4, Line 31-12-203 (1.5) and".
Page 4, Line 4Page 12, after line 12 insert:
Page 4, Line 5"(8) "Election cycle" shall have has the same meaning as set forth
Page 4, Line 6in section 2 (6) of article XXVIII of the state constitution; except that:
Page 4, Line 7(a) For a vacancy committee selection process used to fill
Page 4, Line 8a vacancy in the general assembly pursuant to section 1-12-203,
Page 4, Line 9"election cycle" means the period beginning on the effective
Page 4, Line 10date of the vacancy in the general assembly and ending thirty
Page 4, Line 11days following the date upon which the vacancy committee
Page 4, Line 12selects an individual to fill the vacancy; and
Page 4, Line 13(b) For major political party vacancy elections held
Page 4, Line 14pursuant to section 1-12-203 (1.5), "election cycle" means the
Page 4, Line 15period beginning on the date upon which a vacancy committee
Page 4, Line 16selects a member to fill the vacancy in the general assembly
Page 4, Line 17pursuant to 1-12-203, and ending thirty days following the
Page 4, Line 18major political party vacancy election.".
Page 4, Line 19Page 12, line 21, strike "If a vacancy contender does" and substitute
Page 4, Line 20"A candidate committee established in the name of a vacancy
Page 4, Line 21contender may accept from any one person the aggregate
Page 4, Line 22contribution limit specified in section 3 (1) of article XXVIII of
Page 4, Line 23the state constitution applicable to the office the vacancy
Page 4, Line 24contender is seeking at any point during the election cycle for
Page 4, Line 25the vacancy committee selection process used to fill a vacancy
Page 4, Line 26in the general assembly pursuant to section 1-12-203.".
Page 4, Line 27Page 12, strike lines 22 through 27.
Page 4, Line 28Strike page 13 and substitute:
Page 4, Line 29"(b) A candidate committee established in the name of a
Page 4, Line 30candidate who is running for a major political party vacancy
Page 4, Line 31election may accept from any one person the aggregate
Page 4, Line 32contribution limit specified in section 3 (1) of article XXVIII of
Page 4, Line 33the state constitution applicable to the office the candidate is
Page 4, Line 34seeking at any point during the election cycle for the major
Page 4, Line 35political party vacancy election held pursuant to section
Page 4, Line 361-12-203 (1.5).".
Page 4, Line 37
Page 5, Line 1Page 14, strike line 1.
Page 5, Line 2Page 14, line 3, strike "portion and (2.5)(a);" and substitute "portion,
Page 5, Line 3(2)(a)(I)(C), (2)(a)(I)(D), and (2)(a)(I)(F);".
Page 5, Line 4Page 14, after line 7 insert:
Page 5, Line 5"(C) On the first day of each month beginning the sixth full month
Page 5, Line 6before the major election; except that no monthly report shall be required
Page 5, Line 7on the first day of the month in which the major election or major
Page 5, Line 8political party vacancy election conducted pursuant to section
Page 5, Line 91-12-203 (1.5) is held;
Page 5, Line 10(D) On the first Monday in September and on each Monday every
Page 5, Line 11two weeks thereafter before the major election or major political
Page 5, Line 12party vacancy election conducted pursuant to section 1-12-203
Page 5, Line 13(1.5);
Page 5, Line 14(F) Fourteen days before and thirty days after a special legislative
Page 5, Line 15election or major political party vacancy election conducted
Page 5, Line 16pursuant to section 1-12-203 (1.5) held in an off-election year.".
Page 5, Line 17Page 14, line 9, after "received" insert "and expenditures made".
Page 5, Line 18Page 14, strike lines 11 through 13 and substitute "during the election
Page 5, Line 19cycle for the vacancy committee selection process used to fill
Page 5, Line 20a vacancy in the general assembly pursuant to section
Page 5, Line 211-12-203.".
Page 5, Line 22Page 14, strike lines 14 to 24.