Title 2, Legislative
0 chapters · 321 sections in this title.
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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-312 Cost of publication
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The cost of the publication of said journals shall be paid out of any moneys available and appropriated for the payment of the incidental and contingent expenses of the general assembly. Source: L. 1899: p. 242, � 3. R.S. 08: � 2909. C.L. � 16. CSA: C. 74, � 16. CRS 53: � 63-2-13…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-313 Witnesses - attendance before assembly
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The general assembly, or either house thereof, by resolution or otherwise, as it deems best, may prescribe the conditions under which and the manner in which a witness may be summoned to attend, with or without documents in his possession or under his control, before any committe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-314 Violation - penalty
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Any person who fails or refuses to obey any such summons so issued commits a class 2 misdemeanor. Source: L. 13: p. 637, � 2. C.L. � 18. CSA: C. 74, � 18. CRS 53: � 63-2-15. C.R.S. 1963: � 63-2-15. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3132, � 50, effective Ma…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-315 Member may administer oath
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The chairman of any committee appointed by either house of the general assembly of this state or any chairman of any joint committee appointed by the two houses of the general assembly is authorized to administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses, touching any matter or thing w…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-316 Legislative declaration - travel by members - during adjournment
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Considering the greatly improved highways and airways of this state which permit greater mobility with less cost in money and time, considering the increasing length of legislative sessions, the increasing complexity and importance of the problems presented, and the benefits to b…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-317 Expense, subsistence, and travel allowance - definition
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(1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(b) of this section, each member of the general assembly is entitled to receive up to forty-five dollars per legislative day until June 30, 2025, for expenses incurred during the sessions of the general assembly. Such allowance shall be…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-318 Members to be reimbursed for expenses
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Each member of the general assembly shall be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred pursuant to sections 2-2-316 and 2-2-317. In auditing any mileage claim of members of the general assembly, the controller is authorized to accept without further substantiating evidence the ex…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-319 Sections 2-2-316 to 2-2-319 provide no increase in compensation or mileage
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The general assembly declares that the provisions of sections 2-2-316 to 2-2-319 relate not to compensation but to the necessity of certain traveling expenses and that the purpose is neither to increase compensation nor mileage.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-320 Legislative department contracts - approval
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(1) Any contract to which the house of representatives or the senate is a party shall be approved by the speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate, as the case may be. Whenever the house of representatives and the senate are parties to the same contra…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-321 Designation and assignment of space in capitol buildings group and on the grounds thereof
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(1) (a) The general assembly, by joint resolution, shall designate and assign such space in the capitol building (except for space on the first floor, which shall be designated and assigned by the executive department for the use of elected officials) and on the grounds surroundi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-322 Fiscal notes - repeal
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(1) The general assembly shall provide by rule for legislative service agency review of the fiscal impact of legislative measures. (1.5) Repealed. (2) The general assembly shall provide by rule, as recommended by the executive committee of legislative council, for legislative ser…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-322.3 Greenhouse gas emissions reports - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 2-2-322.3Statutes 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. § 2-2-322.5 Demographic notes - definitions
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Demographic note means a note that uses available data to outline the potential effects of a legislative measure on disparities within the state, including a statement of whether the measure is likely to increase or decrease disparities to th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-323 Service of process on the general assembly - legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby declares that the provisions of the Colorado rules of civil procedure which govern the service of process on the state, on officers, agents, or employees of the state, and on departments and agencies of the state do not expressly address service on…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-324 Committees of reference - program review. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 96: Entire section added, p. 1154, � 2, effective January 1, 1997. L. 2003: Entire section repealed, p. 1981, � 2, effective May 22. 2-2-325. Legislative appointees - boards and commissions - other governmental bodies. Unless otherwise provided by law, appointments or …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-325 Legislative appointees - boards and commissions - other governmental bodies
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Unless otherwise provided by law, appointments or reappointments of persons to a board, commission, committee, council, panel, or authority by the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the majority leader of the house of representatives, the majori…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-326 Compensation and expenses for members appointed to and serving on state entities - definition
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(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary: (a) While appointed to any state entity and serving on any state entity during regular and special sessions of the general assembly, in addition to the base compensation specified in section 2-2-307 (1), current members of the general …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-327 Annual address to joint session by tribal governments
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Each year, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall invite the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, through a representative designated by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe tribal council, and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, through a representative designated…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-401 Legislative declaration
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The general assembly finds and declares that in addition to the protections against interference with the legislative process afforded by the provisions of sections 18-4-401, 18-4-501, 18-8-102, 18-8-306, and 18-9-110, C.R.S., there is a need for legislation under which appropria…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-402 Chief security officers
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(1) Each house of the general assembly may appoint a chief security officer to ensure the orderly operation of each house and committees thereof. Such chief security officers shall perform the duties of the house employing them and shall be under the direction of one or more memb…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-403 Indemnification of members, officers, and employees of the general assembly
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(1) The state shall save harmless and indemnify all members, officers, and employees of the general assembly, either house thereof, or committees of the general assembly or either house thereof from financial loss arising out of any claim, demand, suit, or judgment by reason of a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-404 Legislative rules
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(1) The senate and the house of representatives shall each have the power to adopt rules or joint rules, or both, for the orderly conduct of their affairs and to preserve and protect the health, safety, and welfare of their members, officers, and employees in the performance of t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-405 Injunctions
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If the presiding officer of either the senate or the house of representatives has reasonable grounds for believing that any person is then committing an unlawful act, or is about to do so, which is interfering with or will interfere with any proceedings or other business of the g…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-406 Contempt of either house
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(1) The senate and the house of representatives may each punish by imprisonment not extending beyond the same session of the general assembly, as and for a contempt, disorderly conduct of its members, officers, employees, or others committed in the immediate view of the senate or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-501 Number of members of general assembly - election from districts
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The senate of the general assembly shall consist of thirty-five members and the house of representatives thereof shall consist of sixty-five members, with one member of the senate to be elected from each senatorial district and one member of the house of representatives to be ele…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-502 Definitions
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As used in this part 5: (1) Legislative commission means the independent legislative redistricting commission, created pursuant to section 46 of article V of the state constitution. (2) Major political party means one of the two largest political parties as determined by the numb…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-503 Designation of senatorial districts to elect in years ending in 2 and 4
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As a part of its preliminary and final redistricting plans for state senatorial districts, the legislative commission shall designate those senatorial districts in which state senators are elected at the general election to be held in November of the next year ending in 2, and ev…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-504 Holdover senators keep office - vacancies
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(1) Nothing in this part 5 or in any redistricting plan removes any senator from his or her office for the term for which the senator was elected, and each such senator shall serve the term for which he or she was elected. (2) If any senator elected at a general election in a yea…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-505 Maps of legislative districts
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(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2020.) (2) At the time of submission of a final redistricting plan to the Colorado supreme court for its review and determination in accordance with section 48.3 of article V of the state constitution, the legislative commission shall provide the sup…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-505.5 Presidential election years. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1210), ch. 352, p. 1635, � 4, effective August 11. L. 2020: Entire section repealed, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1326, � 3, effective July 11.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-506 Precinct boundaries
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(1) (a) Pursuant to the provisions of sections 1-5-101 and 1-5-102, the clerk and recorder of each county, subject to the approval of its board of county commissioners, shall redraw the general election precincts in such county to ensure that no general election precinct is conta…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-507 Attachments and detachments
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(1) If any area of the state is omitted from the redistricting plan approved by the Colorado supreme court, inadvertently or by virtue of the complexities of the census materials used in the development of the plan, the secretary of state, upon discovery of such omission, shall d…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-508 Changes in county and municipal boundaries
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Whenever the boundaries of a senatorial or representative district coincide with the boundaries of a county or municipality, and said county or municipal boundaries are changed by annexation or detachment, the boundaries of the senatorial or representative district shall remain t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-509 Published plan and records
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(1) Upon submission of the redistricting plan approved by the Colorado supreme court to the secretary of state, the legislative commission shall provide copies of the published plan to the secretary of state. (2) The secretary of state shall provide any candidate for legislative …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-510 Commission meetings - open to public. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 81: Entire part added, p. 335, � 1, effective June 19. L. 2020: Entire section repealed, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1328, � 3, effective July 11.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-511 Applicability
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This part 5 applies to the legislative commission appointed in years ending in 1 and to state senatorial and state representative districts created by said commission. Source: L. 81: Entire part added, p. 335, � 1, effective June 19. L. 90: Entire part amended, p. 324, � 4, effec…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-700.3 Definitions
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As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) State correctional facilities means any facility under the supervision of the department of corrections in which persons are or may be lawfully held in custody as a result of conviction of a crime and any prison f…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-701 General assembly - bills regarding the sentencing of criminal offenders - legislative intent
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(1) and (2) Repealed. (3) On and after July 1, 1994, any bill which is introduced at any session of the general assembly which affects criminal sentencing and which may result in a net increase or a net decrease in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities shall be…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-702 General assembly - bills regarding the sentencing of criminal offenders - required to be assigned to the appropriations committee of the house of introduction
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On and after July 1, 1991, any bill which is introduced into either house of the general assembly which affects the sentencing of criminal offenders and which would result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities shall, as soon as such net inc…