SB24-160 Summary

• Office of Legislative Workplace Relations designated as repository for all written and oral complaints of discriminatory or unfair employment practices in the legislative department, treating records according to Colorado Open Records Act specifications.

• Most workplace harassment and workplace expectations policy complaints remain confidential and not public records, except annual statistical reports showing total complaints and resolutions without identifying complainants, respondents, or witnesses.

• Executive summaries of investigations finding legislative members violated harassment policies must be released publicly with member names, unless committee votes 2/3 to withhold, but public records requests for sexual harassment cases where members are found culpable cannot be blocked.

• Sexual harassment complaints and investigations regarding legislative members become public records if complaint leads to formal process and member found culpable, with identities of accusers, witnesses, and other parties redacted.

• Act takes effect 12:01 a.m. the day after 90 days following final legislative adjournment, unless referendum petition filed by November 2024, in which case approval required at general election.