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...
by Senate GOP | May 18, 2023 | Civics Corner
Article V, Section 12 of the Colorado Constitution states, “Each house shall have power to determine the rules of its proceedings…”. That delegation of power from the people to their state legislature recognizes that the three branches of Colorado government are...
by Senate GOP | May 18, 2023 | Civics Corner
There are 99 state legislative chambers among the fifty United States, two in each except Nebraska, which has a one-chamber state legislature. In 23 of those 99 chambers, there exists a requirement that all bills that are referred to a committee receive a public...
by Senate GOP | May 18, 2023 | Civics Corner
During the November 1988 general election, Colorado voters approved two amendments to the state constitution that brought significant and lasting change to the Colorado legislative process. The first of those two amendments limited the Colorado General Assembly to no...
by Senate GOP | May 18, 2023 | Civics Corner
Each year, the Colorado General Assembly conducts a general session that can last no more than 120 legislative days. In some states, the legislature might have authority to meet year-round and in other states, the governor and/or the legislature might have authority...
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