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CO Code § 2-2-402 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 4 - Interference With the Legislative Process|§ 2-2-402. Chief Security Officers

  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 members or officers of such house as may be designated in the rules of each house.    Such chief security officers are hereby designated to be peace officers and shall have jurisdiction to act as such in the performance of their duties anywhere within the state.    Each house may adopt rules regarding the organization, supervision, and operations of its security staff, prescribing the qualifications, training, and duties of its security officers and all other matters relating to the performance of their responsibilities.     History. Source: L. 73: P. 679, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-10-2. History. Source: L. 73: P. 679, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-10-2.
CO Code § 2-2-403 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 4 - Interference With the Legislative Process|§ 2-2-403. Indemnification of Members, Officers, and Employees of the General Assembly

  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 alleged negligence or other act by such member, officer, or employee, as long as such member, officer, or employee at the time damages were sustained was performing duties relating to the maintenance of order in connection with the operation of the general assembly, either house thereof, or any committee of the general assembly or either house thereof, or involving the security, health, or safety of any member, officer, or employee of the general assembly, either house or a committee thereof, or the general public, and as long as such damage did not result from the willful and wrongful act or gross negligence of such member, officer, or employee; except that such member, officer, or employee shall, within five days after the time he is served with any summons, complaint, process, notice, demand, or pleading, deliver the original or a copy thereof to the attorney general.    Upon such delivery the attorney general may assume control of the representation of such member, officer, or employee. Such member, officer, or employee shall cooperate fully with the attorney general's defense.    This section shall not in any way impair, limit, or modify the rights or obligations of any insurer under any policy of insurance.    The benefits of this section shall inure only to such members, officers, and employees and shall not enlarge or diminish the rights of any other party.     History. Source: L. 73: P. 679, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-10-3. History. Source: L. 73: P. 679, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-10-3.
CO Code § 2-2-405 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 4 - Interference With the Legislative Process|§ 2-2-405. Injunctions

 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 general assembly, either house thereof, or any committee of the general assembly or either house thereof, he may seek injunctive relief in accordance with the Colorado rules of civil procedure.   History. Source: L. 73: P. 681, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-10-5. History. Source: L. 73: P. 681, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-10-5.
CO Code § 2-2-501 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 5 - Legislative Districts - Implementation of Commission Plan|§ 2-2-501. Number of Members of General Assembly - Election From Districts

 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 elected from each representative district, as established in this part 5.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire part added, p. 332, § 1, effective June 19.    ANNOTATION   Applied in In re Reapportionment of Colo. Gen. Ass'y, 647 P.2d 191 (Colo. 1982).
CO Code § 2-2-502 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 5 - Legislative Districts - Implementation of Commission Plan|§ 2-2-502. Definitions

 As used in this part 5:    “Legislative commission” means the independent legislative redistricting commission, created pursuant to section 46 of article V of the state constitution.    “Major political party” means one of the two largest political parties as determined by the number of registered electors with each political party according to voter registration data published by the secretary of state for the earliest day in January of the year in which members of the independent congressional redistricting commission are appointed.    “Voting Rights Act of 1965” means the federal statute, codified at 52 U.S.C. sec. 10301 et seq., as referred to in the ballot measure adopted by voters in 2018 to add section 48.1 (1)(b) to article V of the state constitution.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire part added, p. 332, § 1, effective June 19. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 1385, § 1, effective May 30. L. 2010: (1) amended, (HB 10-1210), ch. 352, p. 1634, § 1, effective August 11. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1324, § 3, effective July 11.
CO Code § 2-2-503 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 5 - Legislative Districts - Implementation of Commission Plan|§ 2-2-503. Designation of Senatorial Districts to Elect in Years Ending in 2 and 4

 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 every four years thereafter, and those senatorial districts in which state senators are elected at the general election to be held in November of the next year ending in 4, and every four years thereafter. Such designation of senatorial districts must be filed with the secretary of state as a part of the approved redistricting plan required to be filed by section 48.3 (5) of article V of the state constitution.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire part added, p. 332, § 1, effective June 19. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 323, § 1, effective June 9. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1385, § 2, effective May 30. L. 2010: Entire section amended,(HB 10-1210), ch. 352, p. 1634, § 2, effective August 11. L. 2020: Entire section amended,(SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1325, § 3, effective July 11.    ANNOTATION   Reapportionment leaving district without resident senator until 1985 unconstitutional. Drawing boundaries of two senatorial districts so that one district encompasses the residences of two incumbent state senators while no state senator resides in the other, and setting the senatorial election for the first district for 1982 and for the other district for 1984, with the result that no senator will reside in the latter district until 1985, is a violation of constitutional guarantees of legislative representation. In re Reapportionment of Colo. Gen. Ass'y, 647 P.2d 191 (Colo. 1982).   Applied in Kallenberger v. Buchanan, 649 P.2d 314 (Colo. 1982).
CO Code § 2-2-504 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 5 - Legislative Districts - Implementation of Commission Plan|§ 2-2-504. Holdover Senators Keep Office - Vacancies

  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.    If any senator elected at a general election in a year ending in 0 vacates his or her seat prior to the convening of the regular legislative session in the next year ending in 3, such vacancy must be filled from the district from which the senator was elected in accordance with section 1-12-203. If such vacancy occurs more than fifty-five days before the general election in the next year ending in 2, there must be an election at the general election in that year ending in 2 for the remainder of such senator's term from the senatorial district created by the legislative commission. Nomination of candidates at such election must be in accordance with article 4 of title 1.    If any senator elected at a general election in a year ending in 0 vacates his or her seat on or after the convening of the regular legislative session in the next year ending in 3, such vacancy must be filled from the senatorial district created by the legislative commission in accordance with section 1-12-203.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire part added, p. 333, § 1, effective June 19. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 323, § 2, effective June 9. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1385, § 3, effective May 30. L. 2010: (2) and (3) amended,(HB 10-1210), ch. 352, p. 1634, § 3, effective August 11. L. 2020: Entire section amended,(SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1325, § 3, effective July 11.    ANNOTATION   Constitutionality not affected by intervening vacancy election. The constitutionality of holdover representation is not altered in any significant way by the occurrence of an intervening vacancy election. Kallenberger v. Buchanan, 649 P.2d 314 (Colo. 1982).   Applied in In re Reapportionment of Colo. Gen. Ass'y, 647 P.2d 191 (Colo. 1982).
CO Code § 2-2-505 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 5 - Legislative Districts - Implementation of Commission Plan|§ 2-2-505. Maps of Legislative Districts

  (Deleted by amendment, L. 2020.)    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 supreme court with a copy of all maps showing the division of the state into legislative districts and necessary supportive evidence, pursuant to the supreme court rules adopted for such proceedings.    As soon as possible after approval of a final plan by the Colorado supreme court, the legislative commission shall prepare and file with the secretary of state copies of census maps showing thereon each legislative district and a description of each district in terms of official census units. The legislative commission shall also file with the county clerk and recorder in each county the necessary maps and descriptions of each legislative district located within the boundaries of such county.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire part added, p. 333, § 1, effective June 19. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1325, § 3, effective July 11.
CO Code § 2-2-506 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 5 - Legislative Districts - Implementation of Commission Plan|§ 2-2-506. Precinct Boundaries

     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 contained within more than one state representative, state senatorial, or congressional district.       (Deleted by amendment,L. 94, p. 1623, § 9, effective May 31, 1994.)    Not more than one week after such approval of precinct boundaries and in accordance with sections 1-5-101 and 1-5-102, C.R.S., the board of county commissioners shall file with the secretary of state a copy of the county precinct boundary map showing thereon the revised and reestablished general election precinct boundaries and the boundaries of any legislative or congressional district, if said county is divided into two or more state representative, state senatorial, or congressional districts.       The board of county commissioners shall notify the county chairman of each of the two major political parties of any general election precinct boundaries revised and reestablished in accordance with the provisions of this section within five days after the establishment of precinct boundaries in accordance with the provisions of this section.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire part added, p. 333, § 1, effective June 19. L. 90: (1) amended, p. 324, § 3, effective June 9. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 590, § 1, effective April 10. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 1623, § 9, effective May 31. L. 2020: (1)(a) amended,(SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1326, § 3, effective July 11.
CO Code § 2-2-508 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 5 - Legislative Districts - Implementation of Commission Plan|§ 2-2-508. Changes in County and Municipal Boundaries

 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 the same until such time as a new redistricting is made following a national census as provided in sections 46 to 48.4 of article V of the state constitution.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire part added, p. 334, § 1, effective June 19. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1328, § 3, effective July 11.
CO Code § 2-2-509 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 5 - Legislative Districts - Implementation of Commission Plan|§ 2-2-509. Published Plan and Records

  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.    The secretary of state shall provide any candidate for legislative office or any Colorado citizen with a copy of a map showing the boundaries for any legislative district upon request. Individual district maps must be provided to any resident of a legislative district without charge. A nominal charge, not to exceed the actual cost, may be determined and collected pursuant to section 24-21-104 (3) for copies of district maps for which an individual is not a resident.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire part added, p. 335, § 1, effective June 19. L. 83: (2) amended, p. 864, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1328, § 3, effective July 11.
CO Code § 2-2-511 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 5 - Legislative Districts - Implementation of Commission Plan|§ 2-2-511. Applicability

 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.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire part added, p. 335, § 1, effective June 19. L. 90: Entire part amended, p. 324, § 4, effective June 9. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1386, § 5, effective May 30. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1210), ch. 352, p. 1635, § 5, effective August 11. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-186), ch. 272, p. 1328, § 3, effective July 11.
CO Code § 2-2-701 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 7 - Enactment of Laws Regarding Sentencing of Criminal Offenders|§ 2-2-701. General Assembly - Bills Regarding the Sentencing of Criminal Offenders - Legislative Intent - Definition

     Repealed.    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 reviewed by the director of research of the legislative council for the purpose of providing information to the general assembly on the long-term fiscal impact which may result from the passage of the bill, including the increased capital construction costs, increased operating costs, and increased parole costs for the department of corrections for the first five fiscal years following the effective date of the bill. The division of criminal justice in the department of public safety in cooperation with the department of corrections shall annually provide incarceration and parole length of stay estimates to the director of research of the legislative council.    For purposes of this part 7, “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 facility operated by a county, city and county, or private corporation located in this state or another state; except that it does not include any local jail, multijurisdictional jail, or community corrections center.     History. Source: L. 91: Entire part added, p. 390, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: (3) added, p. 1097, § 7, effective May 9; (1) and (2) repealed, p. 1714, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2016: (3) amended and (4) added, (SB 16-095), ch. 43, p. 104, § 1, effective August 10.
CO Code § 2-2-702 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 7 - Enactment of Laws Regarding Sentencing of Criminal Offenders|§ 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

 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 increase is determined, in addition to the assignment or referral of such bill to any other legislative committee or committees, be assigned or referred to the appropriations committees of the house into which such bill is introduced.   History. Source: L. 91: Entire part added, p. 391, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 2-2-703 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 7 - Enactment of Laws Regarding Sentencing of Criminal Offenders|§ 2-2-703. General Assembly - Bills Which Result in a Net Increase in Periods of Imprisonment in State Correctional Facilities - Funding Must Be Provided in the Bill

 On and after July 1, 1991, a bill may not be passed by the general assembly which would result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities unless, in such bill, there is an appropriation of money which is sufficient to cover any increased capital construction costs, any increased operating costs, and increased parole costs which are the result of such bill for the department of corrections in each of the first five years following the effective date of the bill. Money sufficient to cover such increased capital construction costs and increased operating costs for the first five fiscal years following the effective date of the bill must be estimated by the appropriations committee, and after consideration of such estimate the general assembly shall make a determination as to the amount of money sufficient to cover the costs, and such money must be appropriated in the bill in the form of a statutory appropriation from the general fund in the years affected. Any such bill which is passed on or after July 1, 1991, which is silent as to whether it is intended to be an exception to this section, shall not be deemed to be such an exception. Any bill which is enacted which is intended to be an exception to this section must expressly state such exception in such bill.   History. Source: L. 91: Entire part added, p. 391, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-095), ch. 43, p. 105, § 2, effective August 10.
CO Code § 2-2-801 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 8 - Plain Language in State Laws|§ 2-2-801. Plain Language Requirement in State Laws

 Any person, including members of the general assembly and employees of each house of the general assembly, the office of legislative legal services, the legislative council staff, and the staff of the joint budget committee, shall ensure that, to the extent possible, all bills and amendments to bills prepared or proposed by such person are written in plain, nontechnical language and in a clear and coherent manner using words with common and everyday meaning which are understandable to the average reader. Enactment of a bill by the general assembly shall create a presumption that such bill conforms to this section.   History. Source: L. 93: Entire part added, p. 995, § 2, effective June 2.
CO Code § 2-2-802 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 2 - General Assembly|Part 8 - Plain Language in State Laws|§ 2-2-802. People First Language in State Laws

  On or after August 11, 2010, all new or amended statutes that refer to persons with disabilities must:   Avoid language that:   Implies that a person as a whole is disabled, such as the “mentally ill” or the “learning disabled”; or    Equates persons with their condition, such as “epileptics”, “autistics”, or “quadriplegics”;       Replace disrespectful language by referring to persons with disabilities as persons first. Examples of people first language include, but are not limited to, the following: Persons with disabilities, persons with developmental and intellectual disabilities, persons with behavioral or mental health disorders, and persons with autism.    Replace disrespectful, insensitive, or outdated terms such as “mental retardation” with people first language such as “people with developmental and intellectual disabilities”.       Violation of this section shall not be grounds to invalidate any new or amended statute; however, such statutes shall be amended to reflect the provisions of this section in any subsequent revision.    Nothing in this section shall constitute a requirement to change the name of any department, agency, or program of the state or any political subdivision of the state.    The revisor of statutes is authorized to change any disrespectful, insensitive, or outdated terms that appear in the Colorado Revised Statutes and to replace such terms with people first language in accordance with this section.     History. Source: L. 2010: Entire section added,(HB 10-1137), ch. 93, p. 319, § 1, effective August 11. L. 2017: IP(1), (1)(b), and (1)(c) amended,(SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1262, § 30, effective May 25.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.