Excess state revenues expenditure independent audit

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-77-304, under SUBMISSION OF BALLOT ISSUE VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-77-304

[Editor's note: This section takes effect only if Senate Bill 26-135 is approved by the voters at the 2026 statewide election and becomes law.]

(1) For each state fiscal year that the state retains and spends state revenues in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year spending pursuant to this part 3, the state auditor shall report on excess state revenues, including the following information:

(a) The amount of state revenues that the state retained and spent in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year spending pursuant to this part 3; and

(b) A description of how the state expended from the account the state revenues that the state retained and spent in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year spending pursuant to this part 3.

(2) The state auditor shall complete the reporting required by subsection (1) of this section at the same time that the state auditor completes the report required pursuant to section 2-3-103 (2) following a fiscal year in which the state retains and spends state revenues in excess of the limitation on state fiscal year spending pursuant to this part 3 and may amend the report thereafter as necessary.

Source: Referred 2026: Entire part added, (SB 26-135), ch. 437, p. 3473, § 3, effective (see editor's note following the part 3 heading).

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