republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1025.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempt Auctioneers Charitable Solicitation Requirements"
description: "As defined in the 'Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act', a 'paid solicitor' is a person that, for monetary compensation, performs a service in which contributions are solicited in Colorado for a charitable purpose or for the benefit of a charitable organization. The act excludes from the definition of 'paid solicitor' an auctioneer who provides auctioneer services to a charitable organization. As a result, the auctioneer is exempted from the requirements of the 'Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act' for paid solicitors. The exemption applies regardless of whether the auctioneer is contracted or paid to provide their auctioneer services to the charitable organization or is volunteering their auctioneer services to the charitable organization without compensation. However, for the exemption to apply, an auctioneer who provides auctioneer services to a charitable organization may not directly receive or handle contributions or charitable funding on behalf of the charitable organization for which the auctioneer is contracted or volunteering.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1025"
citation: "Colorado HB 1025 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Financial Services & Commerce"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["D. Roberts", "J. Caldwell", "M. Martinez", "R. Pelton"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 13
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26730b42-9d13-4976-ade7-c068e3287bd7"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1025"
source_hash: "e20ed9816b5dd0c9da1c08e2400043ef550a227171ece07a2098de2fe03dfcfe"
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 HB 1025 (2026A) — Exempt Auctioneers Charitable Solicitation Requirements

As defined in the 'Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act', a 'paid solicitor' is a person that, for monetary compensation, performs a service in which contributions are solicited in Colorado for a charitable purpose or for the benefit of a charitable organization. The act excludes from the definition of 'paid solicitor' an auctioneer who provides auctioneer services to a charitable organization. As a result, the auctioneer is exempted from the requirements of the 'Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act' for paid solicitors. The exemption applies regardless of whether the auctioneer is contracted or paid to provide their auctioneer services to the charitable organization or is volunteering their auctioneer services to the charitable organization without compensation. However, for the exemption to apply, an auctioneer who provides auctioneer services to a charitable organization may not directly receive or handle contributions or charitable funding on behalf of the charitable organization for which the auctioneer is contracted or volunteering.(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/110794/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112051/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113420/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112122/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113099/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113023/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113823/download)

## Votes

- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1025, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1025 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- D. Roberts — primary (person)
- J. Caldwell — primary (person)
- M. Martinez — primary (person)
- R. Pelton — primary (person)
- B. Kirkmeyer — cosponsor (person)
- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- B. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
- C. Barron — cosponsor (person)
- C. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- J. Rich — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- L. Frizell — cosponsor (person)
- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
- L. Liston — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- L. Suckla — cosponsor (person)
- L. Zamora Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- M. Catlin — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lukens — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- R. Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)
- R. Keltie — cosponsor (person)
- R. Weinberg — cosponsor (person)
- S. Bright — cosponsor (person)
- T. Mauro — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- T. Winter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-27** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-19** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-09** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-20** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
- **2026-02-18** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-17** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-02-12** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-02-09** House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-14** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/26730b42-9d13-4976-ade7-c068e3287bd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).