Session Publications

The Colorado Constitution requires the House keep and publish a journal of its proceedings. [see Colo. Const. Art. V, § 13.] The House journal records the previous day’s business in successive order. The journal includes everything from legislation passage and vote counts to tributes and committee reports. The House journal is printed after the close of each day’s session, and each legislative day, before proceeding to any other order of business, the journal of the preceding day is corrected and approved by the House as a body. The cumulative journal from each legislative session is published and kept by the House for future reference.

The Chief Clerk of the House is required to keep a docket of all bills, resolutions, and memorials introduced in the House or received from the Colorado Senate. The House and Senate status sheets shows the current status of all bills, resolutions, and memorials that have been introduced during the legislative session, including every action taken on each piece of legislation through the legislative process.

The Chief Clerk of the House prepares a calendar for each day’s order of business. The calendar contains the schedule of bills, resolutions, and memorials that the House can either consider as a body or in one of its committees of reference. When the House considers legislation as a body, the bills, resolutions, and memorials are placed at the front of the calendar. Legislation to be heard by the House can be scheduled through the end of session. The House schedule is fluid; with a vote of the House, scheduled items can be laid over to a later date or considered out of order, or new items can be brought up on special orders.

Includes a cumulative journal, a history of Senate bills, House and committee membership, bill Sponsorship, and a bill subject index for each legislative session.

Includes House & Senate bills, resolutions, and memorials, as well as committee summaries, status sheets, journals, and legislative directories.