Colorado § 2-2-320 Legislative department contracts - approval

Colorado Statutes

§ 2-2-320 — Legislative department contracts - approval

Colorado § 2-2-320

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-2-320 (2026).

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(1)Any contract to which the house of representatives or the senate is a party shall be approved by the speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate, as the case may be. Whenever the house of representatives and the senate are parties to the same contract, both the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall approve the contract. Any contract to which the legislative council, the office of legislative legal services, the joint budget committee, the office of the state auditor, or the commission on uniform state laws is a party shall be approved by the chair or vice-chair of the governing committee of such agency, as the case may be.

(2)(a) For legislative department contracts subject to section 29 of article V of the

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(1) Any contract to
which the house of representatives or the senate is a party shall be approved by the
speaker of the house of representatives or the president of the senate, as the case
may be. Whenever the house of representatives and the senate are parties to the
same contract, both the speaker of the house of representatives and the president
of the senate shall approve the contract. Any contract to which the legislative
council, the office of legislative legal services, the joint budget committee, the
office of the state auditor, or the commission on uniform state laws is a party shall
be approved by the chair or vice-chair of the governing committee of such agency,
as the case may be.

(2) (a) For legislative department contracts subject to section 29 of article V
of the state constitution, the attorney general shall approve all such legislative
department contracts as to form, and the controller shall approve such contracts in
accordance with section 24-30-202, C.R.S.

(b) The director of the office of legislative legal services or the director's
designee shall approve all legislative department contracts not subject to section
29 of article V of the state constitution. No approval by the controller or any
assistant designated by the controller shall be required for the validity of any
contract entered into and approved under this paragraph (b). The controller shall
issue payment for expenditures for legislative department contracts approved in
accordance with this paragraph (b) as set forth in section 24-30-202, C.R.S.
Notwithstanding the legislative department's exemption from the fiscal rules
pursuant to section 24-2-101, C.R.S., the office of legislative legal services shall
consider the fiscal rules as guidelines for legislative department contracts
approved under this paragraph (b) and may consult with the controller or attorney
general, or both, when drafting legislative department contracts.

Legislative History

Source: L. 73: p. 672, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 63-2-32. L. 81: (2) amended, p. 1289, � 9, effective January 1, 1982. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 374, � 1, effective April 21. L. 87: (2) amended, p. 347, � 1, effective July 1; (2) amended, p. 982, � 2, effective July 1. L. 88: (1) amended, p. 310, � 17, effective May 23. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 1623, � 8, effective May 31. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1020), ch. 111, p. 369, � 1, effective April 15.