§ 2-3-201 — Joint budget committee established

(1) There is hereby
established a joint committee of the senate and house of representatives officially
known as the joint budget committee, and to consist of the chairman of the house
appropriations committee plus one majority party member and one minority party
member thereof, and the chairman of the senate appropriations committee plus one
majority party member and one minority party member thereof. Members of the
committee shall be chosen in each house in the same manner as members of other
standing committees are chosen. The committee shall function during the
legislative sessions and during the interim between sessions.

(2) In order to expedite the work of the committee, appointees may be
designated by the respective majority and minority parties prior to the convening of
the general assembly at which such committee is to serve, whether such
appointees are members of the then current general assembly or members-elect of
the next general assembly, or both; and such appointees have all the powers and
duties and are entitled to the same compensation and expense allowance as
members duly appointed under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The committee shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman, one from the
senate membership of the committee and one from the house membership of the
committee. The chairman so elected shall serve as chairman for the first regular
session of the general assembly at which the committee is to serve, and as vice-chairman for the second regular session; the vice-chairman so elected shall serve
as chairman for the second regular session of said general assembly.

Legislative History

Source: L. 59: p. 464, � 1. CRS 53: � 63-2-18. C.R.S. 1963: � 63-2-17. L. 65: p. 685, � 4. L. 67: p. 541, � 1. L. 69: p. 462, � 1.