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...
by Senate GOP | May 18, 2023 | Civics Corner
During the November 1990, general election, 71% of Colorado voters who voted that year approved Amendment 5 to the Colorado constitution, which created limits on the number of consecutive terms that state legislators may serve in the Colorado General Assembly. Those...
by Senate GOP | May 18, 2023 | Civics Corner
Almost all advocacy directed to state legislators from outside the Colorado Capitol is based on telling one or more of them how to vote on a given bill. Advocates on one side of a bill will tell legislators to vote “Yes” for one list of reasons, while advocates on the...
by Senate GOP | May 18, 2023 | Civics Corner
During a legislative session, live video from the Colorado House and Senate chambers is provided online via the Colorado Channel website. In addition to those periodic live feeds, the Colorado Channel offers a library of archived videos of House and Senate business...
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