By Matthew Dawkins Starting in 2014, the process for requesting an interim study committee has changed. With the recent amendment of section 2-3-303.3, C.R.S., a legislator can no longer create […]
By Julie Pelegrin The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines “committee of the whole” as “the whole membership of a legislative house sitting as a committee and operating under informal rules.” But […]
by Kristen Forrestal and Julie Pelegrin When a legislator crafts a bill, most of the drafting choices center on the substantive policies that the legislator is proposing. However, there are […]
by Julie Pelegrin As the committees of reference swing into action for the 2014 regular legislative session, some legislators may be struggling to raise their committee rule IQ. Following is […]