Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado SB147: Lobbyist Regulation
Status: Vetoed, May 29, 2026
Concerning the regulation of lobbyists, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 19, 2026:
SENATE BILL 26-147 BY SENATOR(S) Cutter and Pelton R., Carson, Catlin, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Lindstedt, Liston, Marchman, Rich, Sullivan, Danielson, Roberts, Rodriguez, Wallace, Weissman, Coleman; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Johnson and Froelich, Winter T., Bacon, Barron, Bottoms, Bradfield, Caldwell, Clifford, Goldstein, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Hartsook, Jackson, Keltie, Lindsay, Marshall, Martinez, Richardson, Slaugh, Soper, Stewart R., Story, Taggart, Titone, Velasco, Willford, Woog, Zokaie, Bradley, Brooks, Brown, Camacho, DeGraaf, English, Feret, Flanell, Garcia, Joseph, Lieder, Mabrey, Mauro, McCormick, Paschal, Sirota, Smith, Suckla, Weinberg, Woodrow. CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF LOBBYISTS, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Community engagement is the foundation of a democratic legislative body and is critical to ensure a collaborate environment for developing sustainable public policy that impacts the state; ________ Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act. (b) Community engagement should be conducted in a transparent manner; and (c) Government transparency is crucial to the democratic process and the general public should have transparent access to state agency engagement. (2) Therefore, the general assembly further finds and declares that it seeks to foster collaboration and policy engagement by the …
Sponsors
- Johnson, Dusty (R, 63) · primary sponsor
- Froelich, Meg (D, 3) · primary sponsor
- Winter, Ty (R, 47)
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Barron, Carlos (R, 48)
- Bottoms, Scott (R, 15)
- Bradfield, Mary (R, 21)
- Caldwell, Jarvis (R, 20)
- Clifford, Chad (D, 37)
- Goldstein, Lori (D, 29)
- Gonzalez, Ryan (R, 50)
- Hamrick, Eliza (D, 61)
Latest actions
- : Governor Vetoed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- : House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- : House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations
- : Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Votes
- Third Reading: BILL (May 6, 2026): 62 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-147 to the Committee of the Whole. (May 1, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-147 to the Committee on Appropriations. (April 27, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (April 22, 2026): 30 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-147, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. (April 21, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Adopt amendment L.008 (April 21, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Lobbying, Government - State
Common questions
- What is SB147?
- SB147 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Lobbyist Regulation.
- What does SB147 do?
- Concerning the regulation of lobbyists, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
- What is the status of SB147?
- Vetoed as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: Governor Vetoed (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB147?
- Johnson, Dusty (R, 63), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB147?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-147
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