Colorado 2022 2022 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HB1044 Introduced / Fiscal Note

Filed 02/09/2022

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February 8, 2022  HB 22-1044  
 
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Fiscal Note  
  
 
Drafting Number: 
Prime Sponsors: 
LLS 22-0631  
Rep. Williams 
  
Date: 
Bill Status: 
Fiscal Analyst: 
February 8, 2022 
House SCMVA  
Annie Scott | 303-866-5851 
Annie.Scott@state.co.us  
Bill Topic: VACANCY COMMITTEE SELECTION  
Summary  
Fiscal Impact:  
No fiscal impact. This bill creates requirements for vacancy committee composition 
and member selection, and notes that certain vacancies on the State Board of 
Education must be filled by a vacancy committee. The bill has no impact on state or 
local government revenue or expenditures.    
Appropriation 
Summary: 
No appropriation is required.   
Fiscal Note 
Status: 
The fiscal note reflects the introduced bill. 
 
 
Summary of Legislation 
Under current law, a political party central committee of a jurisdiction is required to appoint a vacancy 
committee, or if none is appointed, the central committee serves as the vacancy committee. This bill 
specifies that vacancy committees, at a minimum, include all precinct committeepersons and all 
delegates selected to the county assembly from within the relevant district.  In addition, the bill applies 
a similar standard for vacancy committees for the office of county commissioner. The vacancy 
committee criteria in the bill apply when a central committee fails to appoint a vacancy committee, or 
serve as the minimum membership when the central committee chooses to make appointments for a 
vacancy committee. Lastly, the bill removes the ability of a party congressional central committee to 
serve as a vacancy committee when there is a vacancy on the State Board of Education if a vacancy 
committee does not exist.  
Assessment of No Fiscal Impact 
While governed by state law, the creation and operation of vacancy committees is managed by 
political parties.  Thus, this bill does not impact the workload, revenue, or expenditures of any state 
agencies or local government and it is assessed as having no fiscal impact. 
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Effective Date 
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming no 
referendum petition is filed. It applies to vacancies occurring on or after this effective date. 
State and Local Government Contacts 
Counties County Clerks   Education 
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The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each 
fiscal year.  For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit:  leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes.