by Patti Dahlberg
Each member of the Colorado General Assembly is allowed five bill requests (Joint Rule 24(b)(1)(A)). These five bill requests are in addition to any appropriation, committee-approved, or sunset bills that a legislator may choose to carry. Seems pretty simple — every legislator gets five bills?
If only it were so . . . there are a few rules legislators need to follow in order to make and keep their five bill requests.