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The Legislative Process GOVPUB REF GA4.2/L52
Colorado
Legislator's Handbook. Rules of
the House and Senate. KFC 1820 .L4
Colorado Revised Statutes Subject arrangement of all laws currently in force in Colorado. Arranged in 43 broad subject "titles," plus volume 12 of Court Rules. Laws are annotated with citations to pertinent court cases. Volume 1 includes the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. and Colorado Constitutions, and the Enabling Act of Colorado. Separate subject index volume cites the title, article, and part, eg. 12-47-128. Source Notes in Volume 1 explain how to read when laws were enacted and amended. REF DESK & REF STACKS KFC 1830 1973 .A21
Acts and Session Laws
The final product of the legislative process is an Act. It is the end result of the introduction of a bill, its passage by both houses, and its approval by the Governor (or the overriding by the Legislature of his veto), and its recording by the Secretary of State. A statute is a law after it has been organized, by topic, into the compiled body of laws known as Colorado Revised Statutes. An Act: House Bill no... REF STACKS KFC1825 .A12 (1986 - present) An Act: Senate Bill no... REF STACKS: KFC 1825 .A122 (1994? - present)
The Session Laws of Colorado, usually one or two bound volumes are published each year and contain the work product (acts, resolutions and memorials) of that year's session of the General Assembly. Indexed by bill number and by subject. Session Laws REF STACKS KFC1825 .C54 (1881 - present
Bills Proposed laws to amend or repeal existing
law or create a new law. House of Representatives. A
Bill for An Act... REF STACKS KFC
1806 .A12 (1976-present ) Senate.
A Bill for An Act... . REF STACKS KFC
1806 .A125 (1975 - 2003)
Subject Index of Bills Introduced Keyword
subject index to bills. Includes bill number, short title,
and sponsor. Published weekly during the legislative session.
Bill Digest by subject available
REF STACKS KFC1815
.A1125 (1980- 2002)
Status of Bills The status sheet gives a one
line history of each bill, resolution and memorial introduced
during the legislative session. Published biweekly, it lists
the bill number, sponsor, date of introduction, committee
assignment, date reported out of committee, date passed
on second and third reading in both houses, whether the
bill was amended, and whether the bill was signed by the
governor or postponed indefinitely. REF STACKS
REF KFC
1815 .A112 (1979 - Present)
Calendar A listing of the bills (and other proposed
legislative matters) reported from committees and ready
for consideration by the entire membership of the House
or Senate. The calendar also lists meetings of committees
scheduled for that day or for the next several days. Like
the Journal, the calendars are available to the public each
day the legislature meets. House REF
STACKS KFC
1808 .A12 (1975, 1977 - 1986) Senate
REF STACKS KFC
1808 .A125 (1977 - 1986)
Hearings All bills are referred to a committee
following the first reading. The details of bills and resolutions
are carefully analyzed at committee meetings, which are
open to the public. After study, hearings, research, and
discussion, a bill may be amended, recommended for passage,
referred to another committee, postponed indefinitely, or
tabled for consideration later in the legislative session.
Hearings are only on audio tape. State
Archives (1973 - present)
Journals The official record of the proceedings
of each house. The House and Senate issue their own on a
daily basis during the session. The journals record only
highlights of what has happened in the legislature, including
the titles of bills introduced, committee actions, and the
way members voted on bills after the floor debate. The journal
is not a verbatim record.
Journal of the House of Representatives
REF STACKS KFC
1818 .A12 (1969 - present)
Journal of the Senate.
REF STACKS KFC
1818 .A125 (1969 - present)
Rules & Regulations of Executive Agencies.
(Officially known as The code of Colorado regulations
: the official publication of administrative regulations
of the executive departments of the State of Colorado authorized
by the Secretary of State of Colorado, pursuant to C.R.S.
1973, sec. 24-4-103 (11).)
Code of Colorado Regulations. REF STACKS KFC
1835 .A22
For information on how to find Colorado Court Cases, see
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Court Decisions Subject Guide.
