Colorado-CURE
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New to the Criminal Justice system?

Feel lost, confused, frustrated, angry?

Want some help? Don’t know where to begin?

Our only resources are experience, empathy, understanding, information, referral and guidance. But you know what? That is priceless… and it’s free.

Click Peer Assistance to go to our Board of Directors contact page.

Possibly one of Colorado-CURE’s board members can help.

Legislation

The Colorado General Assembly meets annually starting in January (normally second week) and the session lasts for 120 days, including weekends and holidays, with the exception of special sessions.

Legislation introduced in the House is heard by the appropriate House Committee if the bill originates in the House or the appropriate Senate Committee when a bill originates in the Senate.

Upon approval in the House, a bill moves to the Senate and vice versa. Therefore there are 2 opportunities to provide information and any citizen is allowed to provide information during the hearings of each committee.

Most judicial and correctional legislation will be heard by the House and Senate judiciary Committees.

A full explanation of the Colorado legislative process can be found at –

http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/lcsstaff/StaffInfo/process.htm

Membership in a House or Senate Committee normally expires at the end of each Legislative Session. For the most part, members of the committee will retain their position unless they are not re-elected/term-limited or there is a change in leadership of either House or Senate. Committee members can be contacted when the legislative session is over to help direct legislation for the following year.

Current membership for committees can be found at –

http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/CLICS2008A/csl.nsf/DirectoryHou?openframeset

Once legislation is enacted, it is added to the pertinent section of the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.)

For information on:

• Colorado Court Rules
• Colorado Revised Statutes
• Colorado Constitution
• United States Constitution

Please click here.
 

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 An effort to reduce crime through Criminal Justice Reform

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