HB 26-1025

House Bill 26-1025 in Colorado exempts auctioneers from certain requirements of the state’s Charitable Solicitations Act. This means that when an auctioneer works for a charitable organization—whether they are paid or volunteering—they don’t have to follow the same rules as other fundraisers who collect money directly. However, the auctioneer can't handle donations themselves; those duties must be performed by someone else from the charity. The bill has been signed into law, so it is now in effect and impacts how charitable auctions are conducted in Colorado.

Official Summary

As defined in the 'Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act', a 'paid solicitor' is a person that, for monetary compensation, performs a service in which contributions are solicited in Colorado for a charitable purpose or for the benefit of a charitable organization.     The act excludes from the definition of 'paid solicitor' an auctioneer who provides auctioneer services to a charitable organization. As a result, the auctioneer is exempted from the requirements of the 'Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act' for paid solicitors. The exemption applies regardless of whether the auctioneer is contracted or paid to provide their auctioneer services to the charitable organization or is volunteering their auctioneer services to the charitable organization without compensation. However, for the exemption to apply, an auctioneer who provides auctioneer services to a charitable organization may not directly receive or handle contributions or charitable funding on behalf of the charitable organization for which the auctioneer is contracted or volunteering.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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