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type: "Bill"
title: "Modification of County Elected Officer Salary Categories"
description: "Each county in the state is categorized for purposes of establishing the salaries of elected officers in the county. The statutory salary amounts are adjusted every 2 years for inflation and take effect for terms commencing after any change is made. The act changes the category of Cheyenne county from V-D to V-C, the category of Dolores county from V-C to V-D, the category of Lake county from IV-B to IV-A, and the category of Pitkin county from II-B to I-A. The category changes will increase Cheyenne county official salaries as follows:County commissioner salary increases from $61,236 to $67,360;County sheriff salary increases from $68,646 to $75,511;County treasurer, assessor, and clerk salary increases from $61,236 to $67,360; andPart-time county coroner salary increases from $13,841 to $15,225. The category changes will decrease Dolores county official salaries as follows:County commissioner salary decreases from $67,360 to $61,236;County sheriff salary decreases from $75,511 to $68,646;County treasurer, assessor, and clerk salary decreases from $67,360 to $61,236; andPart-time county coroner salary decreases from $15,225 to $13,841. The category changes will increase Lake county official salaries as follows:County commissioner salary increases from $83,382 to $90,330;County sheriff salary increases from $111,735 to $121,046;County treasurer, assessor, and clerk salary increases from $83,382 to $90,330;Part-time county coroner salary increases from $37,077 to $40,167; andFull-time county coroner salary increases from $83,382 to $90,330. Pitkin county is a home rule county that may set the compensation for its officers and employees. The category changes may increase Pitkin county official salaries as follows:County commissioner salary increases from $121,634 to $158,669;County sheriff salary increases from $147,135 to $201,926;County treasurer, assessor, and clerk salary increases from $121,634 to $158,669; andFull-time county coroner salary increases from $121,634 to $158,669.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 92"
citation: "Colorado SB 92 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Simpson", "E. Velasco", "L. Suckla"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 14
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2026-02-10"
last_action: "2026-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7c8c003-2f14-4c1d-8291-2806b8da8bdb"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-092"
source_hash: "aa25b1df4c527130b73432e4168fb7031b337f16564a9fba11225e2ccf842c95"
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 92 (2026A) — Modification of County Elected Officer Salary Categories
Each county in the state is categorized for purposes of establishing the salaries of elected officers in the county. The statutory salary amounts are adjusted every 2 years for inflation and take effect for terms commencing after any change is made. The act changes the category of Cheyenne county from V-D to V-C, the category of Dolores county from V-C to V-D, the category of Lake county from IV-B to IV-A, and the category of Pitkin county from II-B to I-A. The category changes will increase Cheyenne county official salaries as follows:County commissioner salary increases from $61,236 to $67,360;County sheriff salary increases from $68,646 to $75,511;County treasurer, assessor, and clerk salary increases from $61,236 to $67,360; andPart-time county coroner salary increases from $13,841 to $15,225. The category changes will decrease Dolores county official salaries as follows:County commissioner salary decreases from $67,360 to $61,236;County sheriff salary decreases from $75,511 to $68,646;County treasurer, assessor, and clerk salary decreases from $67,360 to $61,236; andPart-time county coroner salary decreases from $15,225 to $13,841. The category changes will increase Lake county official salaries as follows:County commissioner salary increases from $83,382 to $90,330;County sheriff salary increases from $111,735 to $121,046;County treasurer, assessor, and clerk salary increases from $83,382 to $90,330;Part-time county coroner salary increases from $37,077 to $40,167; andFull-time county coroner salary increases from $83,382 to $90,330. Pitkin county is a home rule county that may set the compensation for its officers and employees. The category changes may increase Pitkin county official salaries as follows:County commissioner salary increases from $121,634 to $158,669;County sheriff salary increases from $147,135 to $201,926;County treasurer, assessor, and clerk salary increases from $121,634 to $158,669; andFull-time county coroner salary increases from $121,634 to $158,669.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111695/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113106/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115728/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113139/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115376/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115281/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116673/download)
## Votes
- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer Senate Bill 26-092, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.001 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-092, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment E) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment D) — **pass** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- C. Simpson — primary (person)
- E. Velasco — primary (person)
- L. Suckla — primary (person)
- B. Kirkmeyer — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Catlin — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- R. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
- R. Rodriguez — cosponsor (person)
- S. Bright — cosponsor (person)
- T. Mauro — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-05-21** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-12** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-05-12** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-30** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2026-04-28** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-27** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-04-16** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-04-14** House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government `introduction`
- **2026-03-11** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05** Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-10** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7c8c003-2f14-4c1d-8291-2806b8da8bdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).