Second Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 24-0106.01 Nicole Myers x4326
SENATE BILL 24-084
Senate Committees House Committees
Judiciary
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING A REQUIREMENT THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL101
COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN AN
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EFFORT TO PREVENT THE PROLIFERATION OF MISINFORMATION103
AND DISINFORMATION BY SHARI NG RESOURCES TO ENCOURAGE104
RESPECTFUL DISCOURSE .105
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://leg.colorado.gov
.)
To prevent and combat the sharing and spreading of
misinformation and disinformation, the attorney general is required to:
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
May 4, 2024
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
May 3, 2024
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Cutter, Buckner, Exum, Jaquez Lewis, Michaelson Jenet, Priola, Sullivan
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Garcia,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. ! Establish an initiative to encourage respectful engagement
and discourse;
! Develop and share a curriculum to facilitate productive and
honest conversations regarding statewide and national
issues to help people find common ground; and
! Collaborate with organizations across the state to develop
and update the materials that are used in connection with
the curriculum.
The attorney general is also required to study how the internet and
other media channels, including social media platforms, are used to share
and spread misinformation and disinformation. In addition, the attorney
general is required to review relevant state and federal constitutional
provisions and federal laws and regulations to address preemption and the
intersection of state and federal authority. The attorney general may invite
experts to collaborate or consult with the attorney general or to provide
other assistance to the attorney general in performing the duties specified
in the bill.
The attorney general is required to publish a report of its findings
and to submit the report to the judiciary committees of the senate and the
house of representatives. The report must include recommendations for
state legislation.
For the 2024-2025 state fiscal year, $150,000 is appropriated to the
department of law for the implementation of the bill.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-31-117 as2
follows:3
24-31-117. Misinformation and disinformation prevention4
campaign - study - report - appropriation - repeal. (1) T
O PREVENT5
AND COMBAT THE SHARING AND SPREADING OF MISINFORMATION AND6
DISINFORMATION, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL , AT A MINIMUM:7
(a) E
STABLISH AN INITIATIVE TO ENCOURAGE RESPECTFUL8
ENGAGEMENT AND DISCOURSE ;9
(b) D
EVELOP AND SHARE RESOURCES
THAT CAN BE USED BY10
SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO FACILITATE11
PRODUCTIVE AND HONEST CONVERSATIONS REGARDING STATEWIDE AND12
084-2- NATIONAL ISSUES TO HELP PEOPLE FIND COMMON GROUND ; AND1
(c) C
OLLABORATE WITH ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE TO2
DEVELOP AND UPDATE THE MATERIALS THAT ARE USED IN CONNECTION3
WITH THE RESOURCES AND COORDINATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
4
EDUCATION TO MAKE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS AND5
SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE.6
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(2) THIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026.8
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SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,10
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate11
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for12
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state13
institutions.14
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