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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public Official Oath Of Office"
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description: "The bill requires a person swearing an oath of office for a public office or position to do so by swearing by the everliving God. The bill also requires the person swearing the oath of office to do so with an uplifted hand."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
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legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
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session: "2018A"
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identifier: "SB 18-242"
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citation: "Colorado SB 18-242 (2018A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Stephen Humphrey", "Timothy Leonard", "Vicki Marble"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2018-04-13T06:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2018-06-01T06:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e1e5593-545d-4dc3-8265-af047625c2e2"
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source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb18-242"
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source_hash: "ef82b430487b43351d733a3f8c2651245e97bac7f635798850ef5c12e9d0bc55"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
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---
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# Colorado SB 18-242 (2018A) — Public Official Oath Of Office
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The bill requires a person swearing an oath of office for a public office or position to do so by swearing by the everliving God. The bill also requires the person swearing the oath of office to do so with an uplifted hand.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_sb242_h_sa_001.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed (04/23/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_242_eng.pdf)
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3. **Final Act (05/17/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_242_enr.pdf)
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4. **Introduced (04/13/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_242_01.pdf)
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5. **Reengrossed (04/24/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_242_ren.pdf)
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6. **Rerevised (05/09/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_242_rer.pdf)
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7. **Revised (05/08/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_242_rv2.pdf)
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8. **Signed Act (06/01/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_242_signed.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PERM — **35–30** (pass) · lower
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- BILL — **19–16** (pass) · lower
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- REPASS — **18–17** (pass) · lower
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- CONCUR — **24–11** (pass) · lower
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- REPASS — **19–16** (pass) · lower
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- BILL — **63–2** (pass) · lower
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- AMD — **35–30** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Stephen Humphrey — primary (person)
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- Timothy Leonard — primary (person)
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- Vicki Marble — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-06-01T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2018-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
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- **2018-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2018-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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- **2018-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Reconsider
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- **2018-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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- **2018-05-09T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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- **2018-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2018-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
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- **2018-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
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- **2018-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
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- **2018-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
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- **2018-04-13T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e1e5593-545d-4dc3-8265-af047625c2e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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