Does My Bill Really Enact a Compact?
By Thomas Morris Drafters are often given a draft bill that purports to be a compact — sometimes called an interstate compact. However, in at least some instances, it is […]
Bill Drafting
The Rise and Fall of 1,100 Cubic Feet of Old Files
by Debbie Haskins A few years ago, the Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS) came to the startling conclusion that we might be the unlucky stars in a disturbing episode […]
A Legislator’s Guide to Creating Cash Funds
by Ed DeCecco “How do I love thee [cash funds]? Let me count the ways.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 43 Ms. Browning may not have written her sonnet about the […]
Minding Your Strike Types and Small Caps
by Jessica Wigent Every bill, no matter the content, has a few things in common: each has numbered sections and each has at least one amending clause. The amending clause […]
A New Citation Format for the Colorado Revised Statutes
by Tom Morris While trying to read a statute to unravel its meaning, have you ever felt dismayed or sidetracked when you came across a phrase such as this: “as […]