Article V — Legislative
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Colo. Const. art. V, § 1 General Assembly Initiative and Referendum.
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(1) The legislative power of the state shall be vested in the general assembly consisting of a senate and house of representatives, both to be elected by the people, but the people reserve to themselves the power to propose laws and amendments to the constitution and to enact or …
Colo. Const. art. V, § 2 Election of Members Oath Vacancies.
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(1) A general election for members of the general assembly shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even numbered year, at such places in each county as now are or hereafter may be provided by law. (2) Each member of the general assembly, bef…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 3 Terms of Senators and Representatives.
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(1) Senators shall be elected for the term of four years and representatives for the term of two years. (2) In order to broaden the opportunities for public service and to assure that the general assembly is representative of Colorado citizens, no senator shall serve more than tw…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 4 Qualifications of Members.
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No person shall be a representative or senator who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, who shall not be a citizen of the United States, and who shall not for at least twelve months next preceding his election, have resided within the territory included in the li…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 5 Classification of Senators.
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The senate shall be divided so that one half of the senators, as nearly as practicable, may be chosen biennially.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 6 Salary and Expenses of Members.
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Each member of the general assembly shall receive such salary and expenses as are prescribed by law. No general assembly shall fix its own salary. Members of the general assembly shall receive the same mileage rate permitted for travel as other state employees.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 7 General Assembly Shall Meet when Term of Members Committees.
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Section 7. General assembly shall meet when term of members committees. The general assembly shall meet in regular session at 10 a.m. no later than the second Wednesday of January of each year. The general assembly shall meet at other times when convened in special session …
Colo. Const. art. V, § 8 Members Precluded from Holding Office.
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No senator or representative shall, while serving as such, be appointed to any civil office under this state; and no member of congress, or other person holding any office (except of attorney at law, notary public, or in the militia) under the United States or this state, shall…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 9 Increase of Salary When Forbidden.
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Increase of Salary When Forbidden..
Colo. Const. art. V, § 10 Each House to Choose its Officers.
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At the beginning of the first regular session after a general election, and at such other times as may be necessary, the senate shall elect one of its members president, and the house of representatives shall elect one of its members as speaker. The president and speaker shall se…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 11 Quorum.
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A majority of each house shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 12 Each House Makes and Enforces Rules.
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Each house shall have power to determine the rules of its proceedings and adopt rules providing punishment of its members or other persons for contempt or disorderly behavior in its presence; to enforce obedience to its process; to protect its members against violence, or offers …
Colo. Const. art. V, § 13 Journal Ayes and Noes to Be Entered When.
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Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings and publish the same, except such parts as require secrecy, and the ayes and noes on any question shall, at the desire of any two members, be entered on the journal.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 14 Open Sessions.
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The sessions of each house, and of the committees of the whole, shall be open, unless when the business is such as ought to be kept secret.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 15 Adjournment for More Than Three Days.
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Neither house shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two houses shall be sitting.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 16 Privileges of Members.
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The members of the general assembly shall, in all cases except treason or felony, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the sessions of their respective houses, or any committees thereof, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in …
Colo. Const. art. V, § 17 No Law Passed but by Bill Amendments.
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No law shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall be so altered or amended on its passage through either house as to change its original purpose.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 18 Enacting Clause.
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The style of the laws of this state shall be: "Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 19 When Laws Take Effect Introduction of Bills.
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An act of the general assembly shall take effect on the date stated in the act, or, if no date is stated in the act, then on its passage. A bill may be introduced at any time during the session unless limited by action of the general assembly. No bill shall be introduced by title…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 20 Bills Referred to Committee Printed.
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No bill shall be considered or become a law unless referred to a committee, returned therefrom, and printed for the use of the members. Every measure referred to a committee of reference of either house shall be considered by the committee upon its merits, and no rule of either h…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 21 Bill to Contain but One Subject Expressed in Title.
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No bill, except general appropriation bills, shall be passed containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title; but if any subject shall be embraced in any act which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much there…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 22b Effect of Sections 20 and 22a.
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Any action taken in violation of section 20 or 22a of this constitution shall be null and void.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 22a Caucus Positions Prohibited Penalties.
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(1) No member or members of the general assembly shall require or commit themselves or any other member or members, through a vote in a party caucus or any other similar procedure, to vote in favor of or against any bill, appointment, veto, or other measure or issue pending or pr…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 22 Reading and Passage of Bills.
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Every bill shall be read by title when introduced, and at length on two different days in each house; provided, however, any reading at length may be dispensed with upon unanimous consent of the members present. All substantial amendments made thereto shall be printed for the use…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 23 Vote on Amendments and Report of Committee.
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No amendment to any bill by one house shall be concurred in by the other nor shall the report of any committee of conference be adopted in either house except by a vote of a majority of the members elected thereto, taken by ayes and noes, and the names of those voting recorded up…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 24 Revival, Amendment or Extension of Laws.
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No law shall be revived, or amended, or the provisions thereof extended or conferred by reference to its title only, but so much thereof as is revived, amended, extended or conferred, shall be reenacted and published at length.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 25a Eight hour Employment.
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(1) The general assembly shall provide by law, and shall prescribe suitable penalties for the violation thereof, for a period of employment not to exceed eight (8) hours within any twenty four (24) hours (except in cases of emergency where life or property is in imminent danger)…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 25 Special Legislation Prohibited.
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The general assembly shall not pass local or special laws in any of the following enumerated cases, that is to say; for granting divorces; laying out, opening, altering or working roads or highways; vacating roads, town plats, streets, alleys and public grounds; locating or chang…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 26 Signing of Bills.
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The presiding officer of each house shall sign all bills and joint resolutions passed by the general assembly, and the fact of signing shall be entered on or appended to the journal thereof.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 27 Officers and Employees Compensation.
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The general assembly shall prescribe by law or by joint resolution the number, duties, and compensation of the appointed officers and employees of each house and of the two houses, and no payment shall be made from the state treasury, or be in any way authorized to any person exc…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 28 Extra Compensation to Officers, Employees, or Contractors Forbidden.
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No bill shall be passed giving any extra compensation to any public officer or employee, agent, or contractor after services have been rendered or contract made nor providing for the payment of any claim made against the state without previous authority of law.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 29 Contracts for Facilities and Supplies.
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All stationery, printing, paper, and fuel used in the legislative and other departments of government shall be furnished; and the printing and binding and distributing of the laws, journals, department reports, and other printing and binding; and the repairing and furnishing the …
Colo. Const. art. V, § 30 Salary of Governor and Judges to Be Fixed by the Legislature Term Not to Be Extended or Salaries Increased or Decreased.
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[Repealed.]
Colo. Const. art. V, § 31 Revenue Bills.
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All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the house of representatives; but the senate may propose amendments, as in the case of other bills.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 32 Appropriation Bills.
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The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing but appropriations for the expense of the executive, legislative and judicial departments of the state, state institutions, interest on the public debt and for public schools. All other appropriations shall be made by separate …
Colo. Const. art. V, § 33 Disbursement of Public Money.
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No moneys in the state treasury shall be disbursed therefrom by the treasurer except upon appropriations made by law, or otherwise authorized by law, and any amount disbursed shall be substantiated by vouchers signed and approved in the manner prescribed by law.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 34 Appropriations to Private Institutions Forbidden.
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No appropriation shall be made for charitable, industrial, educational or benevolent purposes to any person, corporation or community not under the absolute control of the state, nor to any denominational or sectarian institution or association.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 35 Delegation of Power.
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The general assembly shall not delegate to any special commission, private corporation or association, any power to make, supervise or interfere with any municipal improvement, money, property or effects, whether held in trust or otherwise, or to levy taxes or perform any municip…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 36 Laws on Investment of Trust Funds.
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The general assembly shall, from time to time, enact laws prescribing types or classes of investments for the investment of funds held by executors, administrators, guardians, conservators and other trustees, whose power of investment is not set out in the instrument creating the…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 37 Change of Venue.
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[Repealed.]
Colo. Const. art. V, § 38 No Liability Exchanged or Released.
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No obligation or liability of any person, association, or corporation, held or owned by the state, or any municipal corporation therein, shall ever be exchanged, transferred, remitted, released, or postponed or in any way diminished by the general assembly, nor shall such liabili…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 39 Orders and Resolutions Presented to Governor.
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Every order, resolution or vote to which the concurrence of both houses may be necessary, except on the question of adjournment, or relating solely to the transaction of business of the two houses, shall be presented to the governor, and before it shall take effect, be approved b…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 40 Bribery and Influence in General Assembly.
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If any person elected to either house of the general assembly shall offer or promise to give his vote or influence in favor of or against any measure or proposition pending or proposed to be introduced in the general assembly in consideration or upon condition that any other pers…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 41 Offering, Giving, Promising Money or Other Consideration.
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[Repealed.]
Colo. Const. art. V, § 42 Corrupt Solicitation of Members and Officers.
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[Repealed.]
Colo. Const. art. V, § 43 Member Interested Shall Not Vote.
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A member who has a personal or private interest in any measure or bill proposed or pending before the general assembly, shall disclose the fact to the house of which he is a member, and shall not vote thereon.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 44 Representatives in congress - congressional districts - commission created.
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(1) declaration of the people. the people of the state of colorado find and declare that: (2) Congressional districts - commission created. There is hereby created the independent congressional redistricting commission. The commission shall divide the state into as many congressi…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 45 General Assembly.
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The general assembly shall consist of not more than thirty five members of the senate and of not more than sixty five members of the house of representatives, one to be elected from each senatorial and each representative district, respectively.
Colo. Const. art. V, § 46 senatorial and representative districts - commission created.
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(1) Declaration of the people. The people of the state of Colorado find and declare that: (2) Legislative districts - commission created. There is hereby created the independent legislative redistricting commission. The commission shall divide the state into as many senatorial an…
Colo. Const. art. V, § 47 Commission composition and appointment - vacancies.
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(1) after each federal decennial census of the united states, the members of the commission shall be appointed and convened as prescribed in this section. (2) the commission consists of twelve members who have the following qualifications: (3) (a) By August 10 of the year prior t…