by Julie Pelegrin
If you’re starting work on legislation for next year or you just have some questions and are interested in information on specific policy areas, there are several resources available to you during the legislative interim. (more…)
Month: June 2012
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“See you in court!” – But Which One?
by Chuck Brackney
The press often covers stories that involve the executive branch agencies and what they do, and, during the legislative session, the legislative branch is often in the news. Seldom, however, do we hear much about the judicial branch. We get reports of controversial or high-profile Supreme Court decisions, and we watch the progress of sensational trials, but there’s much more to the judicial branch than messy divorces, gory murder trials, and appeals to the Supreme Court. (more…)
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With the End of Session, Focus Shifts to Publishing Statutes
by Kathy Zambrano and Richard Sweetman
With the close of the 2012 Regular Legislative Session, and the First Extraordinary Legislative Session of 2012, the question now is, “What changes did the General Assembly make to the law of Colorado?” To answer this question, the OLLS is well on the way to publishing the bills enacted during the legislative session and republishing the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.). Each summer, the OLLS organizes the bills passed in the preceding legislative session and publishes them as the Session Laws. The Office also incorporates the enacted changes into the statutory database and republishes the C.R.S. by the fall of each year. (more…)