Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HJR1029: Investigate Alleged Violations of False Claims Act
Status: Failed, May 4, 2026
Concerning investigating allegations of violations of the "Colorado False Claims Act".
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Second Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO INTRODUCED LLS NO. R26-0981.01 Shelby Ross x4510 HJR26-1029 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Bottoms, SENATE SPONSORSHIP (None), House Committees Senate Committees State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-1029 CONCERNING INVESTIGATING ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLATIONS OF THE "COLORADO FALSE CLAIMS ACT". WHEREAS, Credible evidence exists that whistleblowers, witnesses, and public officials within Colorado state and local governments are being systematically intimidated and retaliated against through the misuse of public resources and the select prosecution or nonprosecution of the wrongdoers involved; and WHEREAS, Examples of the systematic misconduct involved include patterns of alleged corruption within the Colorado judicial branch, alleged interference with the 2024 presidential election, publicly funded self-investigations of various incidents of alleged official misconduct, nondisclosure and hush money agreements valued at over $4 million negotiated between the Colorado Office of the Attorney General Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law. Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. and other state agencies and public officials, and the allegedly invalid approval of an urban renewal authority estimated to divert $155 million of tax revenues over 25 years; and WHEREAS, These circumstances present probable cause and a reasonable basis to suspect violations of …
Sponsors
- Bottoms, Scott (R, 15) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Postpone Indefinitely
- : Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Votes
- Referred to Full House for final action. (May 4, 2026): 3 yea, 8 nay, failed
- Postpone HJR26-1029 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. (May 4, 2026): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Resolutions and Memorials, House Joint Resolutions
Common questions
- What is HJR1029?
- HJR1029 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Investigate Alleged Violations of False Claims Act.
- What does HJR1029 do?
- Concerning investigating allegations of violations of the "Colorado False Claims Act".
- What is the status of HJR1029?
- Failed as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Postpone Indefinitely (May 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR1029?
- Bottoms, Scott (R, 15).
- Where is the official record for HJR1029?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hjr26-1029
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