Colorado Bill Exempts Auctioneers from Charitable Solicitation Rules

Detected March 10th, 2026

Summary

Colorado HB26-1025 exempts auctioneers from the registration, bonding, and reporting requirements of the "Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act" when providing services to a charitable organization. This exemption applies regardless of whether the auctioneer is paid or volunteers, provided they do not directly handle contributions.

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What changed

Colorado HB26-1025 amends the "Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act" to exempt auctioneers from the definition of "paid solicitor." This means auctioneers providing services to charitable organizations, whether paid or volunteer, will no longer be required to register with the secretary of state, obtain a $15,000 bond, file solicitation notices, or submit financial reports, provided they do not directly receive or handle monetary contributions or charitable funding on behalf of the organization.

This change will reduce administrative burdens and compliance costs for auctioneers working with charities in Colorado. Regulated entities, specifically auctioneers and the charitable organizations they serve, should be aware of this new exemption. The bill does not specify a compliance deadline, as it modifies existing statutory requirements. No penalties are mentioned for non-compliance with the original act as it pertains to these newly exempted auctioneers.

What to do next

Review the provisions of Colorado HB26-1025 regarding auctioneer exemptions from charitable solicitation requirements.
Update internal compliance policies and training to reflect the new exemption for auctioneers providing services to charitable organizations.
Ensure auctioneers working with the organization do not directly handle monetary contributions or charitable funding to maintain exemption status.

Source document (simplified)

HB26-1025

Exempt Auctioneers Charitable Solicitation Requirements

| Type | Bill |
| --- | --- |
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects | Financial Services & Commerce |
Concerning an exemption for auctioneers from certain requirements of the "Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act".

Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary:

The "Colorado Charitable Solicitations Act" (act) defines a "paid solicitor" as 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. Before soliciting contributions or otherwise acting as a paid solicitor, a person that wants to act as a paid solicitor must first do the following:

Register with the secretary of state by submitting an application or annual renewal form, together with certain required information and disclosures about the applicant;
File with the secretary of state evidence of having procured a bond in the amount of $15,000 issued by a licensed corporate surety or an alternative form of financial security, such as a savings account, deposit, or certificate of deposit, available in Colorado; and
Pay the required registration filing fee, as established by the secretary of state.
Additionally, after registering, a paid solicitor is responsible for doing the following:
Filing solicitation notices with the secretary of state in advance of commencing a solicitation campaign;
If the paid solicitor has custody of monetary contributions, depositing the monetary contributions at a bank or other federally insured financial institution within 2 business days after receipt; and
At the conclusion of a solicitation campaign, or annually if the campaign is ongoing, providing to the charitable organization and filing with the secretary of state a financial report of the solicitation campaign.
The bill 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 act's registration, bond, and other requirements of 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. To be exempted from the act's requirements of paid solicitors, an auctioneer who provides auctioneer services to a charitable organization may not directly receive or handle ~~monetary donations~~ contributions or charitable funding on behalf of the organization with which the auctioneer is contracted or volunteering.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Prime Sponsors

Representative

Jarvis Caldwell
Representative

Matthew Martinez
Senator

Dylan Roberts
Senator

Rod Pelton

Committees

House

Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources

Senate

Business, Labor, & Technology

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Status

Under Consideration

Introduced

Under Consideration

Upcoming Schedule

1 meeting

Tue

Mar 10

Senate Third Reading of Bills - Final Passage - Consent Calendar

9:00 AM Senate Chamber

Related Documents & Information

| Date | Version | Documents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 03/09/2026 | Revised | PDF |
| 02/18/2026 | Reengrossed | PDF |
| 02/17/2026 | Engrossed | PDF |
| 01/14/2026 | Introduced | PDF |

| Date | Version | Documents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 02/10/2026 | PA1 | PDF |

| Date | Version | Documents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 02/05/2026 | Initial Fiscal Note | PDF |

| Activity | Vote | Documents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Refer House Bill 26-1025 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 4-0. | Vote summary |
Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adopt amendment L.001 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 26-1025, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 12-0. | Vote summary |
Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/18/2026 | Third Reading | BILL | 60 AYE 0 NO 5 OTHER | Vote record |

| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/09/2026 | L.001 | HOU Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources | Passed [*] | PDF |
* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

| Date | Location | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 03/09/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/05/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 02/20/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology |
| 02/18/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 02/17/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 02/12/2026 | House | House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 02/09/2026 | House | House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 01/14/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources |
Prime Sponsor

Rep. J. Caldwell | Rep. M. Martinez

Sen. R. Pelton | Sen. D. Roberts

Sponsor

(None) Co-Sponsor