Live Legislative Video
- Live Legislative VideoWatch the House Chambers when they are in session:
Committee hearings ARE NOT available on video - Live Legislative Audio The time and place for scheduled hearings is subject to change. The broadcasts will only occur when the committees are in session. (Note: Requires Windows Media Player)
Open Web Resources
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- Colorado Revised StatutesNOTE: Microsoft Internet Explorer is recommended for browsing the C.R.S., and Java, JavaScript, and Cookies must be enabled. For further technical assistance with the on-line Colorado Revised Statutes, please email llp.webmaster@lexisnexis.com.
- Other State Legislatures (NCSL)
Colorado General Assembly
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Colorado Legislative Proceedings
The State of Colorado provides access for the public citizen, via the open web, to current and previous session records, 1997 to present, including proposed bills; committee reports, fiscal notes; current votes and final laws. Live video of House and Senate proceedings, when they are in session. Archived Videos since the 2008 Session are also available. Live audio of House & Senate Chambers & all Committee Proceedings, are available, when the committees are in session. House proceedings are summarized in the House Journals and Calendars. The history behind House and Senate bills can sometimes be obtained by interviewing the sponsor of the bill or by researching issues through newspaper and news bureau coverage.
Current Regular Session Information
House - Current Regular Session
Senate - Current Regular Session
Start with the Colorado General Assembly. Then go to these resources:
- Colorado Legislative Directory - The "Pink Book"
- Colorado Legislative History - University of Denver Sturm Law LibraryGuidelines for access to debates, committee reports, or transcripts of hearings held before legislative committees. Look for legislative history references in a variety of resources.
- Colorado Legislative Council
- How a Bill Becomes a Law (Chart)
- Legislative District Maps
- The Legislative Process
- Major Legislative Issues - 1999 to Present
- Researching Legislative History
- Session Laws of Colorado - 1993 to PresentAfter the adjournment of each session, the Office of Legislative Legal Services indexes and publishes all the bills and concurrent resolutions passed at that session together with those resolutions & memorials designated for printing
- Terms Used in the Legislative Process
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