Title 2, Legislative
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1001 (Repealed)
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Editor's note: (1) Subsection (7) provided for the repeal of this part 10, effective January 1, 2003. (See L. 2002, p. 1306.) (2) This part 10 was added in 2002 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2003. For the text of this part 10 prior to 2003, consult the 2002 Colorado …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-101 to 2-2-108. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 2-2-101Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services l…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1101 (Repealed)
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Editor's note: (1) Subsection (7) provided for the repeal of this part 11, effective January 1, 2005. (See L. 2004, p. 1073.) (2) This part 11 was added in 2004 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2005. For the text of this part 11 prior to 2005, consult the 2004 Colorado …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1201 Accountability clauses - post-enactment review of implementation of bills by legislative service agencies - definitions - repeal
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(1) In accordance with the provisions of this section, legislative service agencies shall conduct a post-enactment review of the implementation of any bill enacted during any legislative session, regular or special, commencing on and after January 1, 2006, that becomes law and th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1301 Short title
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This part 13 shall be known and may be cited as the Youth Advisory Council Act. Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 1670, � 1, effective May 29. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (HB 09-1099), ch. 92, p. 354, � 1, effective August 5.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1301.5 Definitions
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As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Council means the Colorado youth advisory council created in section 2-2-1302. (2) Designated organization means the nonprofit or private organization designated by the legislative members of the council pursuant…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1302 Colorado youth advisory council - creation - purpose
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(1) There is hereby created in the legislative branch the Colorado youth advisory council to examine, evaluate, and discuss the issues, interests, and needs affecting Colorado youth now and in the future and to formally advise and make recommendations to elected officials regardi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1303 Membership - selection - terms
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(1) The council consists of forty-four members as follows: (a) Four nonvoting legislative members, two of whom shall be members of the house of representatives and two of whom shall be members of the senate; and (b) Thirty-five voting members representing each senate district in …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1304 Duties - meetings - community outreach - designation of organization to accept donations - authority to contract
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(1) The council shall have the following duties and responsibilities: (a) To work with any existing and appropriate local and state youth groups to identify the concerns and needs of youth in Colorado and to advise and make oral and written recommendations to members of the gener…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1305 Reporting requirements
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The council shall report to the review committee during each interim that the review committee meets. The report must include, at a minimum, a summary of the council's recommendations concerning key issues for youth, including any proposals for legislation the council would like …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1305.5 Representative Hugh McKean Colorado youth advisory council review committee - created
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(1) There is created in the legislative branch the Representative Hugh McKean Colorado youth advisory council review committee to review the council’s work. The committee is comprised of ten members, as described in subsection (2) of this section. (2) (a) The review committee inc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1306 Youth advisory council cash fund - created - gifts, grants, and donations
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There is created in the state treasury the youth advisory council cash fund to provide for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of this part 13, including but not limited to lodging, meeting fees, mileage and transportation costs, meals, meeting suppli…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1307 Repeal of part
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This part 13 is repealed, effective September 1, 2028. Prior to the repeal of this part 13, the council must be reviewed as provided for in section 2-3-1203. Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 1674, � 1, effective May 29. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-148), ch. 390,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1501 Legislative task force on the business personal property tax - creation - duties - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 2-2-1501Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-1601 Legislative department cash fund - redistricting accounts - creation - definition - repeal
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(1) (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the legislative department cash fund. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), the fund shall be comprised of such moneys that the general assembly, the house of representatives, the senate, or any…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-201 to 2-2-208. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 2-2-201Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services l…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2101 Definitions
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As used in this part 21, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Department means the department of education created and existing pursuant to section 24-1-115. (2) Rural school district means a school district in Colorado that the department determines is rural based on the g…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2102 Accountability, accreditation, student performance, and resource inequity task force - appointments - meetings
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(1) There is created the accountability, accreditation, student performance, and resource inequity task force to study academic opportunities, inequities, promising practices in schools, and improvements to the accountability and accreditation system. (2) The task force members m…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2103 Accountability, accreditation, student performance, and resource inequity task force - duties - report
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(1) (a) In completing the study required in this part 21, the task force, at a minimum, shall consider: (I) Academic opportunities or inequities that may impact academic achievement gaps; (II) Improvements to the accountability and accreditation system to expand and incentivize a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2104 Repeal of part
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This part 21 is repealed, effective December 31, 2026. Source: L. 2023: Entire section added, (HB 23-1241), ch. 256, p. 1459, � 1, effective May 24.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2201 Commission on property tax - creation - powers and duties - report - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 2-2-2201Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2301 Legislative declaration
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(1) (a) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that: (I) The legacy of slavery, racial discrimination, and systemic racism has harmed Black Coloradans and continues to harm Black Coloradans in material ways. Black individuals and communities, whose unpaid labor form…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2302 Definitions
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As used in this part 23, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Commission means the Black Coloradan racial equity study commission created in section 2-2-2303. (2) Economic analysis means the economic analysis conducted by a third-party entity pursuant to section 2-2-2306. (…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2303 Black Coloradan racial equity study - third-party entity qualifications - commission created - membership - staff support - legislative intent
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(1) (a) There is established in the legislative department the Black Coloradan racial equity study commission to conduct a study to determine, and make recommendations related to, any potential historical and ongoing effects of slavery and subsequent systemic racism on Black Colo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2304 Commission - meetings - duties
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(1) (a) The chair of the commission shall convene the first meeting of the commission no later than forty-two days after the effective date of this section. (b) The commission shall not meet more than six times in a calendar year and shall not meet during the legislative session;…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2305 Black Coloradan racial equity study - historical research
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(1) (a) As part of the study, the state historical society shall conduct historical research to determine any potential historical and ongoing effects of slavery and subsequent systemic racism on Black Coloradans that may be attributed to practices, systems, and policies of the s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2306 Black Coloradan racial equity study - economic analysis - contractor
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(1) The commission shall enter into an agreement with one or more third-party entities to conduct an economic analysis of the financial impact of systemic racism on historically impacted Black Coloradans utilizing the findings of the historical research and, if feasible, an estim…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2307 Black Coloradan racial equity study - report - presentation to legislative committees
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(1) No later than three years after the effective date of this section, the commission shall submit a report to the general assembly and the governor about the study. The commission shall provide the report to the state board of education, the Colorado commission on higher educat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2308 Gifts, grants, and donations - cash fund
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(1) The commission may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section. The commission shall transmit all money received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money to …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2309 Effective dates - repeal of part - notice to revisor of statutes
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(1) Sections 2-2-2304, 2-2-2305, 2-2-2306, and 2-2-2307 will take effect if the commission receives seven hundred eighty-five thousand dollars of gifts, grants, or donations for the purposes of this part 23. The director of research of the legislative council shall notify the rev…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2401 Colorimetric field drug test working group - creation - members - duties - report - repeal
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(1) (a) Notwithstanding section 2-3-303.3, there is created the working group to make findings and recommendations concerning the use of colorimetric field drug tests in the various stages of criminal proceedings and in carceral settings. (b) (I) (A) On or before June 13, 2025, t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2501 Short title
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The short title of this part 25 is the Legislation Inside Advisory Council Act. Source: L. 2025: Entire part added, (SB 25-155), ch. 217, p. 995, � 1, effective May 20.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2502 Definitions
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As used in this part 25, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Correctional facility has the same meaning as set forth in section 17-1-102 (1.7). (2) Council means the legislation inside advisory council created in section 2-2-2503. (3) Designated organization means the nonp…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2503 Legislation inside advisory council - creation - purpose
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(1) There is created in the legislative branch the legislation inside advisory council. (2) The intent of the legislation inside advisory council is to provide people who are incarcerated with the opportunity to identify, examine, and discuss the issues, interests, and needs that…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2504 Membership - selection - terms - repeal
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(1) The council consists of the following members: (a) Four nonvoting legislative members, two of whom are members of the senate and two of whom are members of the house of representatives; (b) Forty voting nonlegislative members, all of whom must be incarcerated in a correctiona…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2505 Duties - meetings - community outreach - designation of organization to accept donations - authority to contract - legislative intent
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(1) The council shall: (a) Identify, examine, and discuss the issues, interests, and needs affecting people who are incarcerated; and (b) Make recommendations for legislation or alternative policy solutions regarding those issues, interests, and needs. (a) Identify, examine, and …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2506 Report
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(1) Beginning January 2027, and each January thereafter, the council shall report, at a minimum, the information described in subsection (2) of this section to the judiciary committees of the senate and the house of representatives, of their successor committees, as part of the d…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-2507 Legislation inside advisory council review committee - created
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(1) There is created in the legislative branch the legislation inside advisory council review committee to review the council's work and to recommend legislation regarding issues affecting people who are incarcerated. (2) (a) The review committee includes the following voting mem…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-301 Call of houses to order
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At the time established as provided in section 2-2-303.5 for the meeting of the first regular session of the general assembly next after the general election, the holdover senators and senators-elect shall meet in the hall of the senate, and the members-elect of the house of repr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-302 Clerks to file certificates - roll - officers
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The clerk of each house shall file the certificates presented by the members, each for his own house, and make a roll of the members who thus appear to be elected, and the persons thus appearing to be elected members shall proceed to elect such other officers as may be required f…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-303 Committee on credentials - permanent organization
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(1) When the houses are temporarily organized, the presiding officer in each house, with the consent of said house, shall appoint a committee of three members thereof to report upon the credentials of those claiming to be elected members of their respective houses. When the repor…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-303.5 Time for convening regular sessions - procedure for convening earlier
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(1) The provisions of this section are enacted in furtherance of section 7 of article V of the state constitution, which provides that the general assembly shall meet in regular session at 10 a.m. no later than the second Wednesday of January of each year. (2) Unless a different …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-304 Members not to be questioned
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No members of the general assembly will be questioned in any other place for any speech or word spoken in debate in either house or for conducting or performing any other legislative activity that relates to the drafting of bills and other legislative measures, including amendmen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-305 Legislative employees - compensation
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The officers and employees of each house of the general assembly of the state of Colorado and their compensation shall be determined by joint resolution of both houses, and such officers and employees shall be appointed without regard to the state personnel system. Source: L. 15:…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-306 Appointment - qualifications - duties
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All such officers and employees, except as otherwise provided in this part 3, shall be selected by the house employing them, and they shall perform the duties usually performed by like officers and employees, and all other duties as may be required of them by the house employing …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-307 Compensation of members - reimbursement of expenses - definitions - repeal
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(1) (a) Repealed. (b) (I) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b)(II) of this section, commencing on the first day of the legislative session beginning in January of 2019, and the first day of each legislative session beginning in January each two years thereafter, but …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-308 Officers and employees - cessation of pay - when - exceptions
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(1) The compensation of officers and employees of each house of the general assembly shall cease upon final adjournment of each session, but prior to final adjournment of a session, each house may designate by resolution such officers and employees as are necessary to complete th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-309 Method of payment
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(1) The presiding officer of each house shall certify at such times as may be necessary during each session and thereafter the number of days of service rendered by each officer and employee of his respective house and the amount payable for such service, and the state controller…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-310 Senate and house journals published
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The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall have copies of each of the journals of their respective houses published as soon as practicable after the adjournment of each session of the general assembly. The journals covering regular sessions …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-311 Disposition of journals
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(1) The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall deliver one copy of each of the published journals to the supreme court library and twenty-two copies to the Colorado state library for delivery to twenty designated Colorado state documents…