---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expand Disclosure Electioneering Communications"
description: "Electioneering communications - disclosure during period between primary and general election - disclaimer requirement. The state constitution defines an \"electioneering communication\" to mean certain communication that unambiguously refers to a candidate that is disseminated to the public within 30 days before a primary election or within 60 days before a general election."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2019A"
identifier: "SB 19-068"
citation: "Colorado SB 19-068 (2019A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jack Tate", "Lisa Cutter", "Mike Weissman", "Rachel Zenzinger"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-10T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-04-01T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5dfee1e9-3202-4e69-959f-1432ce8b9a81"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb19-068"
source_hash: "66ccf5d039dd5009a467104b80650741f4d32c479305a60dedc5d8b719b3a70b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado SB 19-068 (2019A) — Expand Disclosure Electioneering Communications

Electioneering communications - disclosure during period between primary and general election - disclaimer requirement. The state constitution defines an "electioneering communication" to mean certain communication that unambiguously refers to a candidate that is disseminated to the public within 30 days before a primary election or within 60 days before a general election.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_sb068_h_sa_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (02/04/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_068_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (03/21/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_068_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (01/10/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_068_01.pdf)
5. **Reengrossed (02/05/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_068_ren.pdf)
6. **Rerevised (03/08/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_068_rer.pdf)
7. **Revised (03/07/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_068_rev.pdf)
8. **Signed Act (04/01/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_068_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **23–12** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **39–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jack Tate — primary (person)
- Lisa Cutter — primary (person)
- Mike Weissman — primary (person)
- Rachel Zenzinger — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-04-01T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2019-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2019-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2019-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2019-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-02-07T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2019-02-05T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-04T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2019-01-30T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-01-10T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5dfee1e9-3202-4e69-959f-1432ce8b9a81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).