SB 26-59

Senate Bill 26-59 prohibits Colorado state legislators from holding any other elected positions while serving as members of the general assembly, starting with the first regular session of the seventy-sixth general assembly. However, there are some exceptions to this rule, such as if a legislator is already in their last year of another term or holds certain special district offices. This bill has been signed into law and will affect current and future members of the Colorado General Assembly by limiting their ability to hold multiple elected positions simultaneously.

Official Summary

Beginning with the first regular session of the seventy-sixth general assembly, the bill prohibits a member or member-elect of the general assembly from holding any other elected offices while serving as a member of the general assembly or while a member-elect of the general assembly , with certain the following exceptions:      The member of the general assembly holds a special district elected office;The member of the general assembly has less than one year remaining in their term in another elected office at the time they take the oath of office of the general assembly;      The member of the general assembly has less than one year remaining in their term in the general assembly at the time they take the oath of office of another elected office; or      The member of the general assembly is a senator who is in the middle of their term at the beginning of the first regular session of the 76th general assembly.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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