§ 2-3-504 — Duties of office

Colorado § 2-3-504

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 02: Legislative
• Art.: Legislative Services

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(1) The office shall:

(a) Upon the request of any member of the general assembly or the
governor, draft or aid in drafting legislative bills, resolutions, memorials,
amendments thereto, conference reports, and such other legislative documents
and papers as may be required in the legislative process;

(b) Prepare a digest of laws enacted by the general assembly, approved or
vetoed by the governor, immediately upon the adjournment of any regular or
special session;

(c) In the interim between sessions of the general assembly, prepare drafts
of proposed legislation for legislative interim committees appointed by the
legislative council or otherwise;

(d) Prepare, at the request of any legislative committee, summaries of
existing laws affected by proposed legislation, compilations of laws in other states
relating to the subject matter of such legislation, and statements on the operation
and effect of such laws;

(e) Keep on file records concerning legislative bills and the proceedings of
the general assembly with respect to such bills; subject indexes of bills introduced
at each session of the general assembly; files on each bill prepared for members of
the general assembly and the governor; and such documents, pamphlets, or other
literature relating to proposed or pending legislation, without undue duplication of
material contained in the office of the legislative council or in the supreme court
library. All such records and documents shall be made available in the office at
reasonable times to the public for reference purposes, unless said records are
classed as confidential under this part 5.

(f) Cooperate with legislative drafting offices or corresponding services of
other states, and with other legislative drafting service agencies, either public or
private;

(g) Aid and assist in the enrolling and engrossing of bills and such other
services as the general assembly may require.

Legislative History

Source: L. 68: R&RE, p. 141, � 178. C.R.S. 1963: � 63-3-4. L. 88: (1)(g) added, p. 308, � 10, effective May 23.