Colorado General Assembly

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The Colorado General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Colorado, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing the governance of the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
appliesToJurisdiction State of Colorado
linked to: Colorado
authorizedBy Colorado Constitution
branchOf Legislative branch of Colorado
canHold special sessions
canOverride gubernatorial veto with supermajority as provided by law
composition Colorado House of Representatives as lower chamber
Colorado Senate as upper chamber
convenes annually
country United States
electoralSystem single-member districts for both chambers
establishedInPeriod 19th century
follows Colorado Constitution
governs statewide public policy in Colorado
hasAuthority to create and amend state statutes
to levy state taxes
hasCommittee joint legislative committees
standing committees in each chamber
hasJurisdiction Colorado state law
linked to: Colorado statutes
hasPart Colorado House of Representatives
Colorado Senate
hasWebsite https://leg.colorado.gov
houseType lower house
upper house
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm constitutional body
legislativeBodyFor Colorado
legislativeChamber Colorado House of Representatives
Colorado Senate
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Denver, Colorado
meetsIn Colorado State Capitol
meetsInBuilding Colorado State Capitol in Denver
membersAreElectedBy voters of Colorado
numberOfHouses 2
oversees Colorado executive agencies through hearings
partOf Government of Colorado
replaced Territorial Legislature of Colorado
responsibleFor appropriating state funds
enacting state statutes
overseeing state agencies
proposing constitutional amendments
redistricting legislative boundaries as provided by law
sessionType regular session
subdivisionType chamber
typeOfJurisdiction subnational legislature
uses committee system
votingSystem first-past-the-post in each district

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University of Colorado Boulder founder Colorado General Assembly
Regional Transportation District foundedBy Colorado General Assembly
Colorado House of Representatives districts including Mesa County partOfSystem Colorado state legislative district system
linked to: Colorado General Assembly
Governor of Colorado worksWith Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes legislativeBody Colorado General Assembly
subject linked to: Colorado statutes
Colorado Revised Statutes enactedBy Colorado General Assembly
subject linked to: Colorado statutes
Colorado Revised Statutes updatedBy Colorado General Assembly
subject linked to: Colorado statutes
Centennial State referentLegislature Colorado General Assembly
Lieutenant Governor of Colorado collaboratesWith Colorado General Assembly
Regional Transportation District foundedBy Colorado General Assembly
subject linked to: RTD
Pueblo stateLegislativeBody Colorado General Assembly
Colorado State Capitol occupant Colorado General Assembly
Colorado House of Representatives partOf Colorado General Assembly
Colorado House of Representatives isLowerHouseOf Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Constitution createsBody Colorado General Assembly
subject linked to: Colorado state constitution
Colorado Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission worksWith Colorado General Assembly (for implementation of maps)
linked to: Colorado General Assembly
Lucas v. Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado party Forty-Fourth General Assembly of Colorado
linked to: Colorado General Assembly
Colorado State Senate partOf Colorado General Assembly
Great Seal of the State of Colorado adoptedBy Colorado General Assembly
Colorado state agencies overseenBy Colorado General Assembly (through legislation and oversight)
linked to: Colorado General Assembly
Government of Colorado hasBranch Legislative branch of Colorado
linked to: Colorado General Assembly
Government of Colorado legislativeBody Colorado General Assembly
Public Utilities Commission of Colorado overseenBy Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revisor of Statutes partOf Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revisor of Statutes partOf Colorado Legislative Branch
linked to: Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revisor of Statutes isSubordinateTo Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 10.5 governingBody Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 34 publisher Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 35 updatedBy Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 36 hasPublisher Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 36 isUpdatedBy Colorado General Assembly session laws
linked to: Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 37 enactedBy Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 38 enactedBy Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 28 publisher Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 21 enactedBy Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 27 updatedBy Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 20 enactedBy Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 39 updatedBy Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 40 updatedBy Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 41 publisher Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 42 enactedBy Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 8.5 publisher Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24.5 publisher Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 25.5 publisher Colorado General Assembly
Colorado Revised Statutes Title 26.5 publisher Colorado General Assembly
Executive branch of the Government of Colorado coequalWith Legislative branch of the Government of Colorado
linked to: Colorado General Assembly
Territorial Legislature of Colorado replacedBy Colorado General Assembly
Territorial Legislature of Colorado followedBy Colorado General Assembly