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CO HB1084

CO HB1084
Voter Transparency in Ballot Measures

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Introduced
02/02/2026
In Committee
02/23/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

2026 Regular Session

Bill Summary

The bill requires that certain language appear in the ballot title for an initiated statewide measure that would increase state expenditures but does not identify and provide for a sufficient source of revenue or sufficient reductions in state spending for specific public services or program areas to account for the increased expenditures (measure that increases state expenditures). The ballot title for a measure that increases state expenditures must include language identifying the 3 largest program areas of state expenditures for which state expenditures will be reduced if the measure passes, which must be in a format substantially similar to the following language: "... will reduce state expenditures for program areas that include (the 3 largest areas of program expenditure) by an estimated (projected dollar figure of reduction to those areas in the first full fiscal year that the measure will cause the reduction) ...". If the ballot measure specifies the public services or programs that are to be reduced, those public services or programs must be stated in the ballot title. The bill also requires the ballot information booklet entry for a measure that increases state expenditures to include a description of the measure's projected effect on the 3 largest areas of program expenditure of the state and modifies existing statutory language to mirror this change.

AI Summary

This bill requires that ballot titles for initiated statewide measures that increase state spending, but don't specify how that spending will be covered through new revenue or cuts to specific programs, must include language indicating the estimated reduction in funding for the three largest state program expenditure areas. This language will be similar to "...will likely reduce state expenditures for program areas that include (the three largest areas of program expenditure) by an estimated (projected dollar figure of reduction to those areas in the first full fiscal year that the measure will cause the reduction)...". If the measure itself identifies specific programs to be cut, those must be listed, and if those cuts aren't enough to cover the projected spending increase, then the three largest program areas will also be listed. The bill also mandates that the ballot information booklet include a description of the measure's projected effect on these top three program areas, mirroring the changes made to the ballot title requirements. A "measure that increases state expenditures" is defined as a ballot issue that will lead to increased state spending, excluding minor or administrative costs, and which doesn't identify sufficient revenue sources or spending reductions to offset the increase.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (25)

Last Action

House Third Reading Calendar (00:00:00 3/6/2026 House Floor) (on 03/06/2026)

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