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1	1	First Regular Session
2	2	Seventy-fourth General Assembly
3	3	STATE OF COLORADO
4	4	INTRODUCED
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6	6
7	7	LLS NO. R23-0654.01 Ed DeCecco x4216
8	8	HCR23-1005
9	9	House Committees Senate Committees
10	10	State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
11	11	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 23-1005
12	12	S
13	13	UBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE STATE OF101
14	14	C
15	15	OLORADO AN AMENDMENT TO THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION102
16	16	CONCERNING A LIMITATION ON THE BILLS THAT MAY BE103
17	17	INTRODUCED IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY , AND, IN CONNECTION104
18	18	THEREWITH, LIMITING THE SCOPE OF EVERY OTHER REGULAR105
19	19	SESSION OF A GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PRIMARILY FOCUS ON A106
20	20	BIENNIAL GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL , WHICH APPLIES TO107
21	21	THE NEXT TWO STATE FISCAL YEARS ; ESTABLISHING108
22	22	PROCEDURES TO DEVELOP AND INTRODUCE THE APPROPRIATION109
23	23	BILL; LIMITING THE NUMBER OF BILLS THAT CAN BE110
24	24	INTRODUCED IN THE OTHER RE GULAR SESSION OF A GENERAL111
25	25	ASSEMBLY; AND CREATING EMERGENCY BILLS THAT MAY BE112
26	26	INTRODUCED IN EITHER SESSION, IF PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION AT113
27	27	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
28	28	Luck,
29	29	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
30	30	(None),
31	31	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
32	32	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
33	33	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. LEAST TWO-THIRDS OF THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO THE HOUSE101
34	34	OF INTRODUCTION VOTE IN FAVOR OF INTRODUCTION .102
35	35	Resolution Summary
36	36	(Note: This summary applies to this resolution as introduced and
37	37	does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this
38	38	resolution passes third reading in the house of introduction, a resolution
39	39	summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this resolution will be
40	40	available at http://leg.colorado.gov/
41	41	.)
42	42	The concurrent resolution creates 2 different types of regular
43	43	legislative sessions during the 2-year cycle of each general assembly, each
44	44	of which has limits on the types of bills that may be introduced. The first
45	45	regular session after a general election is a budget session and the second
46	46	is a general session. During a budget session, the only bills that may be
47	47	introduced are:
48	48	! The biennial general appropriation bill (biennial long bill),
49	49	which includes 2 state fiscal years of appropriations;
50	50	! Supplemental appropriation bills, which must be
51	51	unanimously approved by the joint budget committee (JBC)
52	52	prior to introduction;
53	53	! Bills that are part of the biennial long bill package, which
54	54	were unanimously approved by the JBC;
55	55	! Bills to enact the Colorado Revised Statutes and to
56	56	postpone the expiration of rules; and
57	57	! Bills to respond to an emergency, which, to be introduced,
58	58	require for each proposed bill at least a 2/3rds vote in the
59	59	house of introduction that the proposed bill is necessary to
60	60	address an actual emergency.
61	61	The concurrent resolution also establishes procedures related to the
62	62	biennial long bill. The executive and judicial branches are required to
63	63	submit 2 budget requests to the general assembly. One budget request
64	64	must identify the least critical 10% in the budget and the other must be at
65	65	least 5% less than the department's appropriations for the current year.
66	66	Once every 4 budget cycles, a department is required to use a zero-based
67	67	budget method to create the budget, based on a schedule developed by the
68	68	general assembly, and the zero-based budget will replace the 2 versions
69	69	of the budget request.
70	70	Once received, the following process applies to the bill:
71	71	! A joint committee of reference (joint committee) will
72	72	thoroughly review a department's functions and budget
73	73	request and prepare a proposed budget for the department;
74	74	and
75	75	HCR23-1005-2- ! The joint committee will refer the bill to the JBC on or
76	76	before the 70th day of the budget session, and the JBC will
77	77	reconcile the department budgets to prepare the final
78	78	biennial long bill for introduction, which must be no later
79	79	than 30 days after the JBC receives the last departmental
80	80	budget.
81	81	The concurrent resolution also limits the number of bills that may
82	82	be introduced during a general session. Each senator or representative
83	83	may only introduce up to 5 bills, which may be on any topic, provided
84	84	that 90 days prior to the session, the bill is identified by subject on the
85	85	general assembly's website and, 30 days prior to the session, the first or
86	86	most recent draft of the bill is published on the website. Interim
87	87	committee bills are excluded from the 5-bill limit.
88	88	Supplemental appropriation bills and emergency bills, which are
89	89	each subject to the same standards previously described, are not subject
90	90	to the bill introduction limit in a general session.
91	91	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the1
92	92	Seventy-fourth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate2
93	93	concurring herein:3
94	94	SECTION 1. At the election held on November 5, 2024, the4
95	95	secretary of state shall submit to the registered electors of the state the5
96	96	ballot title set forth in section 2 for the following amendment to the state6
97	97	constitution:7
98	98	In the constitution of the state of Colorado, amend section 7 of8
99	99	article V as follows:9
100	100	Section 7. General assembly - shall meet when - term of10
101	101	members - committees - budget and general sessions. (1) The general11
102	102	assembly shall meet in regular session at 10 a.m. no later than the second12
103	103	Wednesday of January of each year. The general assembly shall meet at13
104	104	other times when convened in special session by the governor pursuant14
105	105	to section 9 of article IV of this constitution or by written request by15
106	106	two-thirds of the members of each house to the presiding officer of each16
107	107	HCR23-1005-3- house to consider only those subjects specified in such request. The term1
108	108	of service of the members of the general assembly shall begin on the2
109	109	convening of the first regular session of the general assembly next after3
110	110	their election. The committees of the general assembly, unless otherwise4
111	111	provided by the general assembly, shall expire on the convening of the5
112	112	first regular session after a general election. Regular sessions of the6
113	113	general assembly shall not exceed one hundred twenty calendar days. T
114	114	HE7
115	115	FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AFTER A GENERAL8
116	116	ELECTION IS A BUDGET SESSION, AND THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF9
117	117	THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AFTER A GENERAL ELECTION IS A GENERAL10
118	118	SESSION.11
119	119	(2) D
120	120	URING A BUDGET SESSION, NO BILLS SHALL BE INTRODUCED12
121	121	OTHER THAN:13
122	122	(a) T
123	123	HE BIENNIAL GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL ;14
124	124	(b) A
125	125	SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL THAT INCREASES OR15
126	126	DECREASES AN EXISTING APPROPRIATION ;16
127	127	(c) A
128	128	NY BILL THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO AN APPROPRIATION17
129	129	IN THE BIENNIAL GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL AND THAT IS18
130	130	UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE PRIOR TO19
131	131	INTRODUCTION;20
132	132	(d) T
133	133	HE ANNUAL ENACTMENT OF THE COLORADO REVISED21
134	134	S
135	135	TATUTES;22
136	136	(e) A
137	137	BILL TO POSTPONE THE EXPIRATION OF A RULE; AND23
138	138	(f) A
139	139	BILL TO RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH24
140	140	SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION.25
141	141	(3) (a) E
142	142	XCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (3)(c) OF THIS26
143	143	SECTION, DURING A GENERAL SESSION, EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL27
144	144	HCR23-1005
145	145	-4- ASSEMBLY SHALL NOT INTRODUCE MORE THAN FIVE BILLS , WHICH MAY BE1
146	146	ON ANY TOPIC.2
147	147	(b) T
148	148	O INTRODUCE A BILL SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (3)(a) OF THIS3
149	149	SECTION, A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MUST :4
150	150	(I) A
151	151	T LEAST NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE5
152	152	GENERAL SESSION, ALLOW THE SUBJECT OF THE BILL TO BE PUBLISHED ON6
153	153	THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S WEBSITE;7
154	154	(II) A
155	155	T LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE8
156	156	GENERAL SESSION, ALLOW THE FIRST OR MOST RECENT DRAFT OF THE BILL9
157	157	TO BE PUBLISHED ON THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 'S WEBSITE; AND10
158	158	(III) S
159	159	UBMIT THE BILL FOR INTRODUCTION ON OR BEFORE THE11
160	160	APPLICABLE DEADLINE SET FORTH IN THE JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE AND12
161	161	THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.13
162	162	(c) T
163	163	HE LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF BILLS THAT EACH MEMBER MAY14
164	164	INTRODUCE SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (3)(a) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT15
165	165	APPLY TO:16
166	166	(I) A
167	167	SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL THAT INCREASES OR17
168	168	DECREASES AN EXISTING APPROPRIATION ;18
169	169	(II) A
170	170	N EMERGENCY BILL SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS19
171	171	SECTION; OR20
172	172	(III) A
173	173	BILL RECOMMENDED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL21
174	174	ASSEMBLY THAT MEETS DURING THE LEGISLATIVE INTERIM .22
175	175	(4) N
176	176	OTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION ,23
177	177	AN EMERGENCY BILL, AS DEFINED BY LAW, MAY BE INTRODUCED DURING24
178	178	A BUDGET SESSION OR GENERAL SESSION IF AT LEAST TWO -THIRDS OF THE25
179	179	MEMBERS ELECTED TO THE HOUSE OF INTRODUCTION VOTE IN FAVOR OF26
180	180	THE BILL BEING INTRODUCED BECAUSE IT IS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS AN27
181	181	HCR23-1005
182	182	-5- ACTUAL EMERGENCY. COPIES OF THE BILL MUST BE DISTRIBUTED TO EACH1
183	183	MEMBER IN THE HOUSE OF INTRODUCTION PRIOR TO THE VOTE .2
184	184	In the constitution of the state of Colorado, amend section 32 of3
185	185	article V as follows:4
186	186	Section 32. Appropriation bills - budget process -5
187	187	supplemental appropriation. (1) The
188	188	BIENNIAL general appropriation6
189	189	bill shall embrace nothing but appropriations for the expense of the7
190	190	executive, legislative and judicial departments of the state, state8
191	191	institutions, interest on the public debt and for public schools. All other9
192	192	appropriations shall be made by separate bills, each embracing but one10
193	193	subject. T
194	194	HE BIENNIAL GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL INCLUDES11
195	195	APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWO STATE FISCAL YEARS , AND THE12
196	196	GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL NOT INTRODUCE A BIENNIAL GENERAL13
197	197	APPROPRIATION BILL DURING A GENERAL SESSION .14
198	198	(2) (a) O
199	199	N OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2026, AND EVERY SECOND15
200	200	N
201	201	OVEMBER 1 THEREAFTER, THE FOLLOWING PERSONS SHALL SUBMIT A16
202	202	BUDGET REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION17
203	203	TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY :18
204	204	(I) T
205	205	HE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ;19
206	206	(II) T
207	207	HE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ;20
208	208	(III) T
209	209	HE STATE TREASURER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY ;21
210	210	(IV) T
211	211	HE GOVERNOR FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR AND FOR22
212	212	EACH PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENT NOT DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTIONS (2)(a)(I)23
213	213	AND (2)(a)(II) OF THIS SECTION; AND24
214	214	(V) T
215	215	HE CHIEF JUSTICE FOR THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT .25
216	216	(b) (I) E
217	217	XCLUDING A YEAR IN WHICH A DEPARTMENT SUBMITS A26
218	218	BUDGET USING A ZERO-BASED BUDGETING METHOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH27
219	219	HCR23-1005
220	220	-6- SUBSECTION (2)(b)(II) OF THIS SECTION, EACH DEPARTMENT SHALL1
221	221	PREPARE, AND EACH PERSON IDENTIFIED IN SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS2
222	222	SECTION SHALL SUBMIT, TWO PROPOSED BUDGETS FOR A DEPARTMENT AS3
223	223	FOLLOWS:4
224	224	(A) A
225	225	N IDEAL BUDGET THAT IDENTIFIES THE LEAST CRITICAL TEN5
226	226	PERCENT IN THE BUDGET; AND6
227	227	(B) A
228	228	BUDGET THAT IS AT LEAST FIVE PERCENT LESS THAN THE7
229	229	CURRENT YEAR'S APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT .8
230	230	(II) T
231	231	HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ESTABLISH A SCHEDULE THAT :9
232	232	(A) R
233	233	EQUIRES EACH DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT A BUDGET THAT IS10
234	234	CREATED USING A ZERO-BASED BUDGETING METHOD ONCE EVERY FOUR11
235	235	BUDGET CYCLES; AND12
236	236	(B) T
237	237	O THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, ENSURES THAT A JOINT COMMITTEE13
238	238	OF REFERENCE WILL NOT HAVE TO CONSIDER MORE THAN ONE14
239	239	DEPARTMENT BUDGET THAT WAS CREATED USING A ZERO -BASED BUDGET15
240	240	METHOD IN A YEAR.16
241	241	(c) T
242	242	O INTRODUCE THE BIENNIAL GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL ,17
243	243	THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MUST COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING18
244	244	REQUIREMENTS:19
245	245	(I) T
246	246	HE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE20
247	247	PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SHALL ASSIGN EACH DEPARTMENT BUDGET21
248	248	SPECIFIED IN SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION TO A JOINT COMMITTEE22
249	249	OF REFERENCE;23
250	250	(II) T
251	251	HE JOINT COMMITTEES OF REFERENCE SHALL CONDUCT A24
252	252	THOROUGH REVIEW OF A DEPARTMENT 'S FUNCTIONS AND BUDGET25
253	253	REQUEST, AND PREPARE A PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT ;26
254	254	(III) O
255	255	N OR BEFORE THE SEVENTIETH DAY OF A BUDGET SESSION ,27
256	256	HCR23-1005
257	257	-7- A JOINT COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE SHALL SUBMIT ITS PROPOSED BUDGET1
258	258	FOR A DEPARTMENT TO THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE ;2
259	259	(IV) T
260	260	HE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE SHALL RECONCILE THE3
261	261	DEPARTMENT BUDGETS AND PREPARE THE FINAL VERSION OF THE BIENNIAL4
262	262	GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL FOR INTRODUCTION ; AND5
263	263	(V) T
264	264	HE BIENNIAL GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL MUST BE6
265	265	INTRODUCED NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE LAST7
266	266	DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET WAS RECEIVED BY THE JOINT BUDGET8
267	267	COMMITTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (2)(c)(III) OF THIS9
268	268	SECTION.10
269	269	(d) A
270	270	DEPARTMENT SHALL PRESENT ITS BUDGET TO A JOINT11
271	271	COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE , BE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST THE JOINT12
272	272	COMMITTEE, AND OTHERWISE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION REQUESTED BY13
273	273	THE JOINT COMMITTEE THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE JOINT COMMITTEE TO14
274	274	PREPARE THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT .15
275	275	(3) T
276	276	HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL NOT INTRODUCE A16
277	277	SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION BILL TO INCREASE OR DECREASE AN17
278	278	EXISTING APPROPRIATION, UNLESS THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION18
279	279	BILL IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE PRIOR19
280	280	TO INTRODUCTION.20
281	281	SECTION 2. Each elector voting at the election may cast a vote21
282	282	either "Yes/For" or "No/Against" on the following ballot title: "Shall22
283	283	there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning a23
284	284	limitation on the bills that may be introduced in the general assembly,24
285	285	and, in connection therewith, limiting the scope of every other regular25
286	286	session of a general assembly to primarily focus on a biennial general26
287	287	appropriation bill, which applies to the next two state fiscal years;27
288	288	HCR23-1005
289	289	-8- establishing procedures to develop and introduce the appropriation bill;1
290	290	limiting the number of bills that can be introduced in the other regular2
291	291	session of a general assembly; and creating emergency bills that may be3
292	292	introduced in either session, if prior to introduction at least two-thirds of4
293	293	the members elected to the house of introduction vote in favor of5
294	294	introduction?"6
295	295	SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided in section 1-40-123,7
296	296	Colorado Revised Statutes, if at least fifty-five percent of the electors8
297	297	voting on the ballot title vote "Yes/For", then the amendment will become9
298	298	part of the state constitution.10
299	299	HCR23-1005
300	300	-9-