by Senate GOP | May 18, 2023 | Civics Corner
Every two years, a group of people who have been elected to the Colorado House and Senate gather at the State Capitol, raise their right hands, and take an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Colorado. That Oath of...
by Senate GOP | May 18, 2023 | Civics Corner
Joint Rule 24 of the Colorado General Assembly establishes certain requirements and limitations pertaining to the sponsorship and introduction of bills during a legislative session. Section (b) (1) (A) of Joint Rule 24 allows each member of the General Assembly to...
by Senate GOP | May 18, 2023 | Civics Corner
Article IV, Section 9 of the Colorado Constitution grants authority to the Governor to convene the legislature for purposes of a special or “extraordinary” session. To call a special session, the Governor must issue a proclamation, which must state the purpose for...
by Senate GOP | May 18, 2023 | Civics Corner
Article V, Section 13 of the Colorado Constitution requires the two chambers of the state legislature to keep and publish a journal of its proceedings. Thus, during a legislative session, the introduction of each bill, resolution, and memorial is documented in the...
by Senate GOP | May 18, 2023 | Civics Corner
When a bill passes out of the last committee of reference to which it has been referred by the presiding officer or routed based on its projected fiscal and/or appropriation impact, it returns to the floor of that chamber for Second Reading. In each chamber, Second...
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