Unexpended Campaign Contributions FAQ
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide clarification, by means of a question and answer format, to questions commonly raised by members of the General Assembly, especially newly-elected members, concerning the conversion or use of unexpended campaign funds.
2022 Digest of Bills
The Office of Legislative Legal Services prepares the Digest of Bills and Concurrent Resolutions as required under section 2-3-504, C.R.S. The Digest consists of summaries of all bills and concurrent resolutions enacted by the Seventy-third General Assembly at its Second Regular Session ending...
Subject Index of Introduced Bills 2022
Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws Annual Report 2022
I. PREAMBLE
II. OVERVIEW OF UNIFORM LAW COMMISSION
III. HISTORY
IV. DIVERSITY STATEMENT
V. PROCEDURES
VI. ACTIVITIES OF THE COLORADO COMMISSIONERS
VII. A SUMMARY OF NEW ULC ACTS
VIII. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENACTMENT AND FOR OTHER ACTION
IX. ENACTMENT...
List of Abbreviations Used in Bill Topics for the Subject Index
Legislators Holding Other Offices
The following is our understanding of the limitations on legislators holding other public offices.
Campaign Finance Restrictions on Use of Public Resources by Legislators in a Ballot Measure Campaign
This memorandum addresses the ability of legislators to explain and express the legislator's position or opinion on an initiated or referred ballot measure in light of the limitations and prohibitions on the use of public moneys and resources to support or oppose a referred measure contained in...
Researching Legislative History
Legal Restrictions on Employment Opportunities for Departing Legislators
MEMORANDUM
TO: Interested Persons
FROM: Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE: November 8, 2021
SUBJECT: Legal Restrictions on Employment Opportunities for Departing Legislators
Introduction
This memorandum is intended...
Legislative Drafting Manual
This Legislative Drafting Manual is designed primarily for legislative drafters in the Colorado General Assembly's Office of Legislative Legal Services. The first edition of the Drafting Manual was prepared in 1977 by the Legislative Drafting Office. Subsequent editions have occurred over the...
Ethics Laws and Rules for Members of the General Assembly
The following is a brief summary of the major constitutional provisions, statutes, and legislative rules that relate to the ethical duties of members of the Colorado General Assembly.
FAQ's on Article XXIX's "Revolving Door" Provision
The following are some frequently asked questions in connection with the "revolving door" provision of Article XXIX as it relates to members of the General Assembly.
LAW SUMMARY: The Sunset Process: Legislative Review of Regulatory Agencies And Functions
Safety Clauses and Act-Subject-to-Petition Clauses
Executive Summary
Article V, section 1(3) of the Colorado Constitution reserves to the people the power to refer all or a portion of an act to the ballot for voter approval. There are two exceptions to this power: 1) Laws "necessary for the immediate preservation of the...