Day: March 20, 2014

  • SB 13-030 in Action: Improved Communication between Rule-making Agencies and Legislators

    By Gwynne Middleton

    Legislators work hard to pass bills to improve the lives of Coloradans. Many of these bills include statutory rule-making authority for state agencies so that they can implement the bills legislators pass. In many cases, however, the legislator who sponsors a bill never knows what the state agency is doing to implement the bill. (more…)

  • Resolution, Memorial, or Tribute?

    By Lara Margelofsky

    When legislators want to make the General Assembly’s feelings known, but don’t need the language passed into statute, they can request a resolution, memorial, or tribute. But deciding which form is appropriate under the legislative rules can be tricky. The first questions that a legislator must ask are: In which chamber is the measure starting? And what is it attempting to do? (more…)