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SB 26-84

signed

No Waiver for Legal Privileges State Auditor Documents

Plain-English Summary

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Senate Bill 26-84, now signed into law, protects certain legal privileges for Colorado state entities when they share information with the state auditor, legislative audit committee, or governor. This protection applies specifically to investigations related to reports made through the state's fraud hotline. The bill ensures that these disclosures cannot waive any legal protections or confidentiality agreements unless required by law. It affects government agencies and officials who might be involved in such investigations. Since it has been signed, this law is now active and enforceable.

Official Summary

The act protects certain legal privileges for state entities related to disclosures to the state auditor, legislative audit committee, or governor for purposes of an investigation by the state auditor that is related to the state's fraud hotline.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Details

Chamber
Senate
First action
2026-04-20
Latest action
2026-02-06
Last action desc.
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
OpenStates
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Topics

State Government

Votes

REPASS
2026-03-24 · House · passYes: · No: · Other:
CONCUR
2026-03-24 · House · passYes: · No: · Other:
Refer Senate Bill 26-084 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-03-12 · Senate · passYes: · No: · Other:
BILL
2026-02-26 · House · passYes: · No: · Other:
Refer Senate Bill 26-084 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
2026-02-11 · Senate · passYes: · No: · Other: