Third Reading – Overview of Rules
By Julie Pelegrin The legislator’s bill has passed the committee of reference, passed the Committee of the Whole on second reading, and is finally calendared for third reading and final […]
By Julie Pelegrin The legislator’s bill has passed the committee of reference, passed the Committee of the Whole on second reading, and is finally calendared for third reading and final […]
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 […]