2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 2 - Legislative
Article 3. Legislative Services

• Section 2-3-101. Legislative audit committee - membership - meetings - powers and duties.
• Section 2-3-102. State auditor - qualifications and appointment - term of office.
• Section 2-3-103. Duties of state auditor - definition.
• Section 2-3-103.5. Deputies.
• Section 2-3-103.7. Disclosure of reports before filing.
• Section 2-3-104. Salary and staff of state auditor.
• Section 2-3-104.5. Legal representation of the state auditor.
• Section 2-3-105. Transfer of employees. (Repealed)
• Section 2-3-106. Bond. (Repealed)
• Section 2-3-107. Authority to subpoena witnesses - access to records.
• Section 2-3-108. Special audits.
• Section 2-3-109. Emergency reports.
• Section 2-3-110. Reimbursement of state auditor for certain audits - disclosure.
• Section 2-3-110.5. Fraud hotline - investigations - confidentiality - access to records definitions.
• Section 2-3-111. Office of state auditor - conduct audit of juvenile justice system - repeal.
• Section 2-3-112. Prevention programs - programmatic review. (Repealed)
• Section 2-3-113. Programs that receive tobacco settlement moneys - program review definitions.
• Section 2-3-114. State records management - duties of state auditor - definitions.
• Section 2-3-115. Use of state education fund moneys for school capital construction - audits - reports.
• Section 2-3-116. Performance audit of foster care program - repeal. (Repealed)
• Section 2-3-117. Pilot efficiency reviews - school districts - report - repeal. (Repealed)
• Section 2-3-118. Performance audit of statewide database of permittees - repeal. (Repealed) Source:
• Section 2-3-119. Audit of healthcare affordability and sustainability fee - cost shift.
• Section 2-3-120. Periodic performance audits of Colorado new energy improvement district and new energy improvement program - reports.
• Section 2-3-121. Performance audits of public highway authorities.
• Section 2-3-122. Risk-based performance audit of department of transportation - repeal.
• Section 2-3-123. Audits of the distribution of money in the state historical fund used for the preservation and restoration of the cities of Central, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek.
• Section 2-3-124. Audits of reports of recidivism and educational outcomes by the division of youth services.
• Section 2-3-125. Periodic performance audits of Colorado civil rights division and commission - reports.

• Section 2-3-201. Joint budget committee established.
• Section 2-3-202. Organization and meetings.
• Section 2-3-203. Powers and duties of the joint budget committee.
• Section 2-3-204. Staff director, assistants, and consultants.
• Section 2-3-205. Expenses - vouchers.
• Section 2-3-206. Recommendations and findings.
• Section 2-3-207. Implementation of a zero-base budgeting program. (Repealed)
• Section 2-3-208. Budget requests - amendments - supplemental appropriation requests deadlines - definitions.
• Section 2-3-209. Long-range financial plan - definitions.

• Section 2-3-301. Legislative council created - executive committee created.
• Section 2-3-302. Organization - meetings.
• Section 2-3-303. Functions - report - definitions.
• Section 2-3-303.3. Interim committees - repeal.
• Section 2-3-304. Director of research - assistants.
• Section 2-3-304.5. Tax policy changes - dynamic model - pilot program - advisory committee.
• Section 2-3-305. Requests of the governor.
• Section 2-3-306. Authority to subpoena witnesses.
• Section 2-3-307. Minutes of council.
• Section 2-3-308. Recommendations and findings.
• Section 2-3-309. Reimbursement of members for expenses.
• Section 2-3-310. Centralized legislative accounting service.
• Section 2-3-311. Interstate cooperation.

• Section 2-3-401 to 2-3-406. (Repealed).

Editor's note: This part 5 was numbered as article 1 of chapter 135, C.R.S. 1963. The substantive provisions of this part 5 were repealed and reenacted in 1968, resulting in the addition, relocation, and elimination of sections as well as subject matter. For amendments to this part 5 prior to 1968, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.

• Section 2-3-501. Legal services in legislative department.
• Section 2-3-502. Committee on legal services - membership - duties.
• Section 2-3-503. Director - staff - revisor.
• Section 2-3-504. Duties of office.
• Section 2-3-505. Requests for drafting bills and amendments - confidential nature thereof lobbying for bills.

• Section 2-3-601. Commission on uniform state laws - creation.
• Section 2-3-602. Compensation - expenses.
• Section 2-3-603. Meetings - organization.
• Section 2-3-603.5. Status of commissioners.
• Section 2-3-604. Duties of commissioners.

• Section 2-3-701. Function of committee - statute revision.
• Section 2-3-702. Revisor of statutes - duties.
• Section 2-3-702.5. Directive to the revisor of statutes - changes in arrangement - repeal.
• Section 2-3-703. Revision - editorial work.
• Section 2-3-704. Revisor to aid in bill drafting. (Repealed)
• Section 2-3-705. Distribution of statutes.
• Section 2-3-706. Successor to committee on statute revision. (Repealed)

• Section 2-3-801 to 2-3-807. (Repealed).

Editor's note: This part 9 was added in 1977. It was repealed in 1985 and was subsequently recreated and reenacted in 2016, resulting in the addition, relocation, or elimination of sections as well as subject matter. For amendments to this part 9 prior to 1985, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.

• Section 2-3-901. Statutory revision committee - creation.
• Section 2-3-902. Duties of committee.

• Section 2-3-1001. Legal counsel retained.
• Section 2-3-1002. Legislative expenses cash fund - creation.

• Section 2-3-1101 to 2-3-1108. (Repealed).

Law reviews: For article, "Legislative Oversight of Regulatory Agencies: The Colorado Sunset Experience", see 18 Colo. Law. 2129 (1989).

• Section 2-3-1201. Sunrise and sunset review - designation of committees of reference to conduct review.
• Section 2-3-1202. Staff assistance.
• Section 2-3-1203. Sunset review of advisory committees - legislative declaration - definition - repeal.
• Section 2-3-1204. Departments having authority to create advisory committees - duties repeal. (Repealed)

• Section 2-3-1301. Definitions.
• Section 2-3-1302. Capital development committee established.
• Section 2-3-1303. Rules of procedure.
• Section 2-3-1304. Powers and duties of capital development committee - definition.
• Section 2-3-1304.3. Additional powers and duties of capital development committee approval and oversight of fund-raising for restoration of the capitol dome - legislative declaration - capitol dome restoration trust fund - repeal. (Repealed)
• Section 2-3-1304.5. Reports from departments, institutions, and agencies in connection with capital construction requests - repeal. (Repealed)
• Section 2-3-1304.6. Capital construction and long-range planning by state agencies and state institutions of higher education - policy.
• Section 2-3-1305. Recommendations and findings.
• Section 2-3-1305.5. Continuation projects - future appropriations. (Repealed)
• Section 2-3-1306. Staff assistance.
• Section 2-3-1307. Highway and bridge projects - exempt.
• Section 2-3-1308. Repeal of part. (Repealed)

• Section 2-3-1401. Oversight of economic development activities of state - business affairs and labor committee and business, labor, and technology committee - reports from governor to joint budget committee on economic development programs.

• Section 2-3-1501. Legislative declaration.
• Section 2-3-1502. Definitions.
• Section 2-3-1503. Legislative emergency preparedness, response, and recovery committee creation - membership - duties.

• Section 2-3-1601. Legislative declaration.
• Section 2-3-1602. Wildfire matters review committee - creation - repeal - repeal of part.

• Section 2-3-1701. Definitions.
• Section 2-3-1702. Joint technology committee established.
• Section 2-3-1703. Organization, procedures, and meetings.
• Section 2-3-1704. Powers and duties of the joint technology committee.
• Section 2-3-1705. Staff assistance.
• Section 2-3-1706. Repeal of part. (Repealed)

• Section 2-3-1801. Legislative committees to receive information from the executive branch during a declared disaster emergency - definition.