Second Regular Session
              Sixty-ninth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 14-0534.01 Bob Lackner x4350    SENATE BILL 14-070
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Lundberg, 
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 (None),
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 Judiciary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning the application of the "Colorado Open Records
            Act" to private associations of elected officials
            funded at least partially through public moneys.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            The bill modifies the definition of "public records" under the
       "Colorado Open Records Act" to include all writings made, maintained,
       or kept by a private association whose membership consists primarily of
       elected officials of one or more political subdivisions of the state or
       individuals holding a covered state office, as applicable, and that receives
       at least 10% of its revenues on an annual basis from public moneys.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-72-202, add (6)
       (a) (V) as follows:
            24-72-202.  Definitions.  As used in this part 2, unless the context
       otherwise requires:
            (6) (a) (V)  "Public records" include, without limitation, all
       writings made, maintained, or kept by a private association
       whose membership consists primarily of either individuals
       holding a covered state office or elected officials of one or
       more political subdivisions and that receives at least ten
       percent of its revenues on an annual basis from public moneys.
       For purposes of this section, "covered state office" has the same
       meaning as in section 24-6-203 (1) (c).
            SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date -
       applicability. (1)  This act takes effect September 1, 2014; except that,
       if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of
       the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
       within the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general
       assembly, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
       approved by the people at the general election to be held in November
       2014 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official
       declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
            (2)  This act applies to requests for records submitted on or after
       the applicable effective date of this act.