Archive #55771

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Bill Number: SB26-168
HTTP Status: 200
Valid JSON: Valid
Archived At: 2026-04-20 08:42:02 MDT
Created At: 2026-04-20 08:42:02 MDT

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  "votes": [],
  "active": "T",
  "origin": "Senate",
  "lls_num": "26-0972",
  "session": "2026A",
  "subject": [
    "General Assembly",
    "State Government"
  ],
  "bill_num": "SB26-168",
  "sponsors": [
    {
      "id": "YZ001",
      "title": "Representative",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "House",
      "full_name": "Yara Zokaie",
      "last_name": "Zokaie",
      "first_name": "Yara",
      "sponsor_order": "2"
    },
    {
      "id": "MW001",
      "title": "Senator",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "Senate",
      "full_name": "Mike Weissman",
      "last_name": "Weissman",
      "first_name": "Mike",
      "sponsor_order": "1"
    }
  ],
  "bill_files": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/98EA6DED8D16413187258DC500670250/$File/168_01.pdf",
      "date": "04/17/2026",
      "label": "Introduced",
      "url_html": "",
      "lastModified": "04/17/2026 09:01:26 AM"
    }
  ],
  "committees": [
    {
      "id": "S_SA_2026A",
      "name": "State, Veterans, & Military Affairs",
      "chamber": "Senate"
    }
  ],
  "long_title": "Concerning the reporting of money handled by legislative caucuses, and, in connection therewith, requiring each legislative caucus to report money accepted, received, and expended to the legislative council staff and requiring the legislative council staff to publicly post financial reports.",
  "bill_status": "In Committee - SEN State, Veterans, & Military Affairs",
  "short_title": "Transparency of Legislative Caucuses' Money",
  "bill_summary": "<html><body><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The bill requires any 2 or more legislators who organize themselves according to a common interest, ideology, issue, identity, or for any other reason and who accept, receive, or expend money, other than their own private, personal money (legislative caucus) to deliver to the legislative council staff a quarterly report that lists all money that the legislative caucus received, accepted, or expended during the previous quarter. The legislative council staff is required to post each report received on a publicly accessible page on the website of the general assembly.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each legislative caucus is required to provide the legislative council staff with accurate contact information for the caucus and shall promptly inform the legislative council staff of any changes to that contact information. A legislative caucus that does not receive, accept, or expend any money in a quarter shall file a no activity report as prescribed by the legislative council staff.<br/><br/><br/><i>(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)</i></p></body></html>",
  "progress_bar": [
    {
      "end": "F",
      "label": "Introduced",
      "position": 1
    },
    {
      "end": "F",
      "label": "Under Consideration",
      "position": 2
    }
  ],
  "special_type": "",
  "bill_category": "Government - State",
  "allow_testimony": "F",
  "amendment_files": [],
  "full_bill_topic": "Transparency of Legislative Caucuses' Money",
  "long_bill_files": [],
  "GHG_report_files": [],
  "preamended_files": [],
  "bill_sub_category": "Open Records",
  "fiscal_note_files": [],
  "is_budget_package": "No",
  "session_laws_files": "",
  "summarized_history": [
    {
      "date": "04/17/2026",
      "action": "Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs",
      "location": "Senate"
    }
  ],
  "research_note_files": [],
  "bill_sub_sub_category": "Transparency of State Documents",
  "committee_report_files": [],
  "demographic_note_files": [],
  "updated_bill_summary_files": [],
  "budget_staff_analysis_files": [],
  "first_chamber_third_reading_date": "",
  "second_chamber_third_reading_date": ""
}

Raw Response

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