§ 2-3-901 — Statutory revision committee - creation

Colorado § 2-3-901

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

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(1) There is hereby
created in the legislative department the statutory revision committee. The
committee consists of ten members, appointed as follows:

(a) The speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives shall
each appoint two members from the house of representatives;

(b) The president and minority leader of the senate shall each appoint two
members from the senate; and

(c) Two nonvoting nonlegislative members, appointed by the committee on
legal services, who are attorneys-at-law admitted to practice in Colorado. The
members appointed under this paragraph (c) shall not be affiliated with the same
political party.

(2) The legislative members of the committee must be appointed no later
than ten days after the convening of the first regular session of each general
assembly and the nonlegislative members appointed under subsection (1)(c) of this
section must be appointed at the first meeting of the committee on legal services
following the organization of that committee pursuant to section 2-3-502 (4) in the
first regular session of each general assembly. Membership on the committee of
each such appointive member terminates upon the appointment of his or her
successor or upon termination of his or her office in the general assembly,
whichever occurs first. In the case of the members appointed under subsection
(1)(c) of this section, appointments are for two-year terms, which terms commence
the date on which the committee on legal services makes the appointments.

(3) A vacancy in the office of a member must be immediately filled by the
original appointing authority.

(4) Any member of the committee may serve for succeeding terms on the
committee.

(5) The committee shall select from among its members a chairperson and a
vice-chairperson. The chairperson and vice-chairperson shall not be affiliated with
the same political party. The chair serves as chair for the first regular session of the
general assembly through the legislative interim immediately following, and as
vice-chair when the second regular session commences; the vice-chair serves as
chair from the commencement of the second regular session through the
legislative interim immediately following.

(6) The committee may meet as often as necessary, but it shall meet at least
twice in each calendar year. The committee may meet during the legislative
sessions and during the interim between sessions.

(7) Legislative members of the committee shall be reimbursed for necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties and paid the same per diem
compensation as provided by law for members of interim legislative committees for
each day of attendance.

(8) The office of legislative legal services shall provide staff assistance to
the committee.

(9) Repealed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2016: Entire part RC&RE, (HB 16-1077), ch. 326, p. 1323, � 1, effective June 10. L. 2024: (2) and (5) amended, (HB 24-1450), ch. 490, p. 3404, � 5, effective August 7. L. 2025: IP(1) amended, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2032, � 22, effective August 6.