A bipartisan bill requiring more disclosure from legislative liaisons and state agency lobbyists is in limbo, despite broad support in both the Colorado House and Senate as Gov. Jared Polis is reportedly considering a veto.

Senate Bill 147, sponsored by Sens. Lisa Cutter, D-Evergreen, and Rod Pelton, R-Cheyenne Wells, and Reps. Dusty Johnson, R-Fort Morgan, and Meg Froelich, D-Englewood, would require legislative liaisons, judicial lobbyists, and individuals who lobby on behalf of the governor’s office to register with the Secretary of State.

The bill also requires those individuals to submit monthly disclosure statements listing the bills they have lobbied on or intend to lobby for. Additionally, it allows the Judicial Department to appoint one legislative liaison for each of its independent agencies, who may lobby on behalf of their department or agency.

The bill, which was adopted unanimously through every committee, was passed by 30-4 in the Senate and 62-2 in the House.

Notably, House Democratic leadership — Speaker Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon, and Majority Leader Monica Duran, D-Wheat Ridge — were the two opposing votes.

Sponsors said the bill was borne out of frustration with the governor and his lobbyists, both from within the governor’s office and state agencies.

Johnson, the sponsor, told Colorado Politics that legislators have tried to offer exemptions and a compromise but that she was reportedly told the governor’s office was too busy with other bills and didn’t have time to monitor them all.

Johnson argued that the administration’s lobbyists should play by the same rules as any other lobbyist. She noted that taxpayers pay the salaries of the administration’s lobbyists, which is one reason for more transparency.

“The people deserve to know what’s happening, and this will create a fair playing field,” Johnson told her colleagues on the House Floor.

Despite overwhelming support for the bill, if the governor vetoes it, it won’t become law — the window for legislators to override a gubernatorial veto has closed, as the 2026 legislative session wraps up on Wednesday.

Marianne Goodland contributed to this story.