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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-308 - Officers and employees - cessation of pay - when - exceptions

(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 the clerical work and records of the proceedings of such session and fix their terms of service. Also, prior to adjournment of a session to a day certain, the general assembly may terminate by joint resolution the compensation of its officers and employees during such period of adjournment, but each house may designate by resolution such officers and employees as are necessary to complete, to the extent possible during such period of adjournment, the clerical work and records of the proceedings of such session and fix their terms of service.
(2)
The presiding officer of either house is hereby authorized to recall such officers or employees of his house as may be required to render clerical or other services to committees of his house or joint committees of both houses meeting between sessions of the general assembly.
L. 15: p. 257, § 4. C.L. § 9. CSA: C. 74, § 9. L. 53: p. 332, § 1. CRS 53: § 63-2-8. L. 55: p. 423, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-2-8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-309 - Method of payment

(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, upon receipt of such certification, shall issue vouchers and draw warrants for the compensation due each officer and employee, without certification from the state personnel director, and the state treasurer shall pay the same out of the moneys appropriated for the purpose.
(2)
Upon receipt of the certification required by section
2-2-307(2)(c)
, the controller shall issue vouchers and draw warrants for the compensation due each member. Such compensation shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of section
2-2-307(2) and (4)
. In the event such certification evidences an overpayment to a member for compensation during the session, the controller shall cause a statement of deficiency to be issued for the recovery of such funds previously disbursed to the member. Any such statement of deficiency shall be enforceable as a debt to the state of Colorado and may be enforced in the appropriate court by the attorney general.
(3)
The controller, upon taking official notice of the existing membership of the general assembly, shall issue vouchers and draw warrants for the monthly and semimonthly per diem compensation and for the reimbursement of expenses and travel authorized by section
2-2-307
.
L. 15: p. 257, § 5. C.L. § 10. CSA: C. 74, § 10. L. 53: p. 332, § 2. CRS 53: § 63-2-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-2-9. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 303, § 1, effective March 18. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 568, § 2, effective April 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-310 - Senate and house journals published

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 and special sessions may be combined in a single volume for this purpose. The chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate shall, as soon as possible after adjournment of any session of the general assembly, deliver to the state archives the original journals of their respective houses. They shall also deliver to the printer a complete and accurate copy of the same, indexed and ready for printing, and also a brief index of all bills, resolutions, and memorials introduced in each of their respective houses during the session. The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall certify the correctness of the published copies of said journals, which certificates shall be included in and made a part of such publications. Said journals, when printed and certified, together with all former printed volumes of house and senate journals of preceding sessions of general assemblies of the state of Colorado, published by authority of the state of Colorado, shall be taken and held as prima facie evidence of the originals thereof.
L. 1899: p. 240, § 1. R.S. 08: § 2907. C.L. § 14. CSA: C. 74, § 14. L. 53: p. 333, § 5. CRS 53: § 63-2-11. L. 63: p. 274, § 12. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-2-11. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 38, § 1, effective August 8.
For bills being presented to the governor, see § 11 of art. IV, Colo. Const.; for reading and passage of bills, see § 22 of art. V, Colo. Const.; for the general provisions relating to and specifications for printing journals, see §§ 24-70-201 to 24-70-222.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-311 - Disposition of journals

(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 depositories; except that, if the state library supplies microfiche copies of the published journals to the state documents depositories, only four copies of the published journals shall be delivered.
(2)
The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall send a joint written notice to each county clerk and recorder in the state that the published journals are available. If the county clerk and recorder of any county wishes to receive one copy of each of the published journals, he shall so notify the secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and a copy of each shall be delivered to him. If any county law library in the state requests a copy of each of the published journals from the secretary of the senate and chief clerk of the house of representatives, said copies shall be delivered to such library.
(3)
The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall retain sufficient copies of the published journals for other official uses and for those legislators who request them.
(4)
The notification and response required in subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall be in a timely manner such that compliance with the legislative printing contract for senate and house journals can be met.
L. 1899: p. 242, § 2. R.S. 08: § 2908. C.L. § 15. CSA: C. 74, § 15. CRS 53: § 63-2-12. L. 63: p. 275, § 13. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-2-12. L. 71: p. 627, § 1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 329, § 1, effective March 20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-312 - Cost of publication

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.
L. 1899: p. 242, § 3. R.S. 08: § 2909. C.L. § 16. CSA: C. 74, § 16. CRS 53: § 63-2-13. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-2-13. L. 71: p. 627, § 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-313 - Witnesses - attendance before assembly

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 committee of said general assembly or of either house thereof.
L. 13: p. 637, § 1. C.L. § 17. CSA: C. 74, § 17. CRS 53: § 63-2-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-2-14.
For the authority of legislative council to compel attendance of witnesses and procedure therefor, see § 2-3-306; for the authority of the legislative audit committee to subpoena witnesses, see § 2-3-107; for fees and expenses of witnesses in civil cases, see §§ 13-33-102 and 13-33-103; for intimidation of legislative witnesses, see § 8-2.5-101.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-314 - Violation - penalty

Any person who fails or refuses to obey any such summons so issued commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 462,§ 50, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 13: p. 637, § 2. C.L. § 18. CSA: C. 74, § 18. CRS 53: § 63-2-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-2-15.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
2021 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-315 - Member may administer oath

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 which may be under the consideration or investigation of the committee.
R.S. p. 482, § 4. G.L. § 1928. G.S. § 2474. R.S. 08: § 4672. C.L. § 19. CSA: C. 74, § 19. CRS 53: § 63-2-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-2-16. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1557, § 10, effective July 1.
For the form of oath, see § 24-12-101.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-316 - Legislative declaration - travel by members - during adjournment

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 be derived from frequent contact between legislator and constituents, and considering the desirability of preserving the concept of part-time citizen-legislators and, therefore, the need to allow them a reasonable opportunity to attend to their own personal, family, and business affairs even during sessions of the general assembly, it is hereby declared to be necessary, within the meaning of the state constitution and in the best interests of the general assembly and the state of Colorado, that members of the senate and house of representatives travel to their homes or other locations within their districts and back to the capitol during sessions of the general assembly when the house to which they belong is in adjournment for periods not exceeding seventy-two hours.
L. 67: p. 955, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-2-28. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 198, § 1, effective February 28. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 2322, § 3, effective February 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-318 - Members to be reimbursed for expenses

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 expense voucher duly signed by the member if the mileage in such claim does not exceed the authorized rate at which employees of the executive branch are reimbursed. In addition, he may accept without such further evidence the member's certification as to the number of days of actual attendance under section
2-2-317(1)
or, in lieu thereof, the member's certification as to the number of days of actual occupancy under section
2-2-317(2)
.
L. 67: p. 955, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-2-30. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 199, § 3, effective February 28.
For mileage allowance for state officers, see § 24-9-104 and § 6 of article V, Colo. Const.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-319 - Sections 2-2-316 to 2-2-319 provide no increase in compensation or mileage

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.
L. 67: p. 956, § 4. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-2-31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-320 - Legislative department contracts - approval

(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 contract, both the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall approve the contract. Any contract to which the legislative council, the office of legislative legal services, the joint budget committee, the office of the state auditor, or the commission on uniform state laws is a party shall be approved by the chair or vice-chair of the governing committee of such agency, as the case may be.
(2)
(a)
For legislative department contracts subject to section 29 of article V of the state constitution, the attorney general shall approve all such legislative department contracts as to form, and the controller shall approve such contracts in accordance with section
24-30-202
, C.R.S.
(b)
The director of the office of legislative legal services or the director's designee shall approve all legislative department contracts not subject to section 29 of article V of the state constitution. No approval by the controller or any assistant designated by the controller shall be required for the validity of any contract entered into and approved under this paragraph (b). The controller shall issue payment for expenditures for legislative department contracts approved in accordance with this paragraph (b) as set forth in section
24-30-202
, C.R.S. Notwithstanding the legislative department's exemption from the fiscal rules pursuant to section
24-2-101
, C.R.S., the office of legislative legal services shall consider the fiscal rules as guidelines for legislative department contracts approved under this paragraph (b) and may consult with the controller or attorney general, or both, when drafting legislative department contracts.
L. 73: p. 672, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-2-32. L. 81: (2) amended, p. 1289, § 9, effective 1/1/1982. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 374, § 1, effective April 21. L. 87: (2) amended, p. 347, § 1, effective July 1; (2) amended, p. 982, § 2, effective July 1. L. 88: (1) amended, p. 310, § 17, effective May 23. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 1623, § 8, effective May 31. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10 - 10 20), ch. 111, p. 369, § 1, effective April 15.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-323 - Service of process on the general assembly - legislative declaration

(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 the general assembly; that such rules require delivery of a copy of any process to the attorney general, even though by statute the attorney general does not represent the general assembly; that confusion has existed about how the general assembly should be served; and that clarification of the procedure for serving the general assembly would be beneficial for all parties who may become involved in future litigation.
(2)
Service of process on the general assembly as an entity shall be upon the chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate. The provisions of the Colorado rules of civil procedure concerning service of process, including the contents of the summons, by whom process may be served, and the manner of proof of service, shall continue to apply to service of process on the general assembly.
(3)
As quickly as possible after service of process on the general assembly, the chief clerk of the house of representatives shall notify the speaker of the house and the minority leader of the house, and the secretary of the senate shall notify the president of the senate and the minority leader of the senate, concerning such service.
L. 94: Entire section added, p. 26, § 1, effective March 9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-324 - [Repealed]

L. 96: Entire section added, p. 1154, § 2, effective 1/1/1997. L. 2003: Entire section repealed, p. 1981, § 2, effective May 22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-325 - Legislative appointees - boards and commissions - other governmental bodies

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 majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the house of representatives, or the minority leader of the senate shall expire on the convening date of the first regular session of each general assembly, and all subsequent appointments or reappointments shall be made as soon as practicable after such convening date. The person making the original appointment or reappointment shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the remainder of an unexpired term. Members appointed or reappointed by the speaker, the president, the majority leader of the house of representatives, the majority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the house of representatives, or the minority leader of the senate shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and shall continue in office until the member's successor is appointed.
L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 174, § 1, effective March 22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-326 - Compensation and expenses for members appointed to and serving on state entities - definition

(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 assembly are entitled to receive only the per diem lodging and expense allowances and the travel expenses authorized by section
2-2-317
; and
(b)
While appointed to and serving on any state entity when the general assembly is in recess for more than three days or is not in session, in addition to the base compensation specified in section
2-2-307(1)
, current members of the general assembly are entitled to receive the amount specified in section
2-2-307(3)(a)
for necessary attendance at meetings of the state entity and reimbursement for all actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of the state entity. Mileage rates shall not exceed those authorized for the executive department. All compensation paid and reimbursements made pursuant to this paragraph (b) shall be paid from appropriations made to the legislative department.
(2)
For purposes of this section, "state entity" means any board, commission, committee, task force, authority, enterprise, council, working group, review team, or other entity created or authorized by statute on which current members of the general assembly are statutorily required to be appointed to serve; except that "state entity" does not include the Colorado commission on uniform state laws created in section
2-3-601(1)
or the education commission of the states created pursuant to section
24-60-1201
, C.R.S.
Added by 2014 Ch. 390,§ 1, eff. 6/6/2014.
L. 2014: Entire section added, (SB 14-153), ch. 390, p. 1959, § 1, effective June 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 3 - ORGANIZATION - OPERATION (§§ 2-2-301 — 2-2-327) › Section 2-2-327 - Annual address to joint session by tribal governments

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 by the Southern Ute Indian Tribe tribal council, to give an address to a joint session of the general assembly. The president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the representatives designated by the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Southern Ute Indian Tribe shall jointly determine the date and time of the address on an annual basis.
Added by 2022 Ch. 82,§1, eff. 8/10/2022.
2022 Ch. 82, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 4 - INTERFERENCE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS (§§ 2-2-401 — 2-2-406) › Section 2-2-401 - Legislative declaration

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 appropriate action may be taken to prevent the commission of acts prohibited under said sections.
L. 73: p. 679, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-10-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 4 - INTERFERENCE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS (§§ 2-2-401 — 2-2-406) › Section 2-2-402 - Chief security officers

(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 members or officers of such house as may be designated in the rules of each house.
(2)
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.
(3)
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.
L. 73: p. 679, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-10-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 4 - INTERFERENCE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS (§§ 2-2-401 — 2-2-406) › Section 2-2-403 - Indemnification of members, officers, and employees of the general assembly

(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 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.
(2)
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.
(3)
This section shall not in any way impair, limit, or modify the rights or obligations of any insurer under any policy of insurance.
(4)
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.
L. 73: p. 679, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-10-3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 4 - INTERFERENCE WITH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS (§§ 2-2-401 — 2-2-406) › Section 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.
L. 73: p. 681, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-10-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 5 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS - IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMISSION PLAN (§§ 2-2-501 — 2-2-511) › Section 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.
L. 81: Entire part added, p. 332, § 1, effective June 19.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 5 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS - IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMISSION PLAN (§§ 2-2-501 — 2-2-511) › Section 2-2-502 - Definitions

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 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.
(3)
"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.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 272,§ 3, eff. 7/11/2020.
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. 1634, p. 1634, § 1, effective August 11. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-186), ch. 1324, p. 1324, § 3, effective July 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 5 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS - IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMISSION PLAN (§§ 2-2-501 — 2-2-511) › Section 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.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 272,§ 4, eff. 7/11/2020.
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. 1634, p. 1634, § 2, effective August 11. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-186), ch. 1325, p. 1325, § 3, effective July 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 5 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS - IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMISSION PLAN (§§ 2-2-501 — 2-2-511) › Section 2-2-504 - Holdover senators keep office - vacancies

(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 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
.
(3)
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
.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 272,§ 5, eff. 7/11/2020.
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. 1634, p. 1634, § 3, effective August 11. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-186), ch. 1325, p. 1325, § 3, effective July 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 5 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS - IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMISSION PLAN (§§ 2-2-501 — 2-2-511) › Section 2-2-505 - Maps of legislative districts

(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 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.
(3)
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.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 272,§ 6, eff. 7/11/2020.
L. 81: Entire part added, p. 333, § 1, effective June 19.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 5 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS - IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMISSION PLAN (§§ 2-2-501 — 2-2-511) › Section 2-2-505.5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Ch. 272,§ 7, eff. 7/11/2020.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1210), ch. 1635, p. 1635, § 4, effective August 11. L. 2020: Entire section repealed, (SB 20-186), ch. 1326, p. 1326, § 3, effective July 11.
L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1210), ch. 352, p. 1635, §4, effective August 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 5 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS - IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMISSION PLAN (§§ 2-2-501 — 2-2-511) › Section 2-2-506 - Precinct boundaries

(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 contained within more than one state representative, state senatorial, or congressional district.
(b) and (c)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 94, p. 1623, § 9, effective May 31, 1994.)
(d)
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.
(2)
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.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 272, § 8, eff. 7/11/2020.
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. 1326, p. 1326, § 3, effective July 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 5 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS - IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMISSION PLAN (§§ 2-2-501 — 2-2-511) › Section 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.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 272,§ 10, eff. 7/11/2020.
L. 81: Entire part added, p. 334, § 1, effective June 19.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 5 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS - IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMISSION PLAN (§§ 2-2-501 — 2-2-511) › Section 2-2-509 - Published plan and records

(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 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.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 272,§ 11, eff. 7/11/2020.
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. 1328, p. 1328, § 3, effective July 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 5 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS - IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMISSION PLAN (§§ 2-2-501 — 2-2-511) › Section 2-2-510 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Ch. 272,§ 12, eff. 7/11/2020.
L. 81: Entire part added, p. 335, § 1, effective June 19. L. 2020: Entire section repealed, (SB 20-186), ch. 1328, p. 1328, § 3, effective July 11.
L. 81: Entire part added, p. 335, § 1, effective June 19.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 5 - LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS - IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMISSION PLAN (§§ 2-2-501 — 2-2-511) › Section 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.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 272,§ 13, eff. 7/11/2020.
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. 1635, p. 1635, § 5, effective August 11. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-186), ch. 1328, p. 1328, § 3, effective July 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 6 - [Repealed] LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION (§ 2-2-601) › Section 2-2-601 - and 2-2-602 - [Repealed]

L. 93: Entire part repealed, p. 2106, § 5, effective June 9.
This part 6 was added in 1988 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 1993. The provisions concerning the former legislative commission, now called the executive committee, are now located in part 3 of article
3
of this title.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 7 - ENACTMENT OF LAWS REGARDING SENTENCING OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS (§§ 2-2-701 — 2-2-703) › Section 2-2-701 - General assembly - bills regarding the sentencing of criminal offenders - legislative intent - definition

(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 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.
(4)
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.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 43,§ 1, eff. 8/10/2016.
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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 7 - ENACTMENT OF LAWS REGARDING SENTENCING OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS (§§ 2-2-701 — 2-2-703) › Section 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.
L. 91: Entire part added, p. 391, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 7 - ENACTMENT OF LAWS REGARDING SENTENCING OF CRIMINAL OFFENDERS (§§ 2-2-701 — 2-2-703) › Section 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, 2025, 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.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 104,§1, eff. 4/15/2022.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 43,§2, eff. 8/10/2016.
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.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE (§§ 2-1-100.5 — 2-7-205) › GENERAL ASSEMBLY (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Article 2 - General Assembly (§§ 2-2-101 — 2-2-2309) › Part 8 - PLAIN LANGUAGE IN STATE LAWS (§§ 2-2-801 — 2-2-803) › Section 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.
L. 93: Entire part added, p. 995, § 2, effective June 2.