2011 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 11-022 BY SENATOR(S) Morse, Hudak; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Stephens, Gardner B., Gerou, Kerr J., Nikkel, Waller, McNulty. CONCERNING MODIFICATIONS TO THE JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein: That Joint Rule No. 23 (a) (1), 23 (a) (3) (A), and 23 (g) of the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives are amended to read: 23. Deadline Schedule (a) (1) Deadline schedule. For the purposes of organizing the legislative session, the schedule for the enactment of legislation shall be as follows: 5 days prior Deadline for filing one of each member's three bills to 1st day requested prior to December 1 or December 15 pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection (a) and Joint Rule 24 (b) (1) (A) with the house of introduction for printing, distribution to Legislative Council staff for preparation of fiscal notes, and introduction on the 1st day. 1st day Deadline for the introduction of the bills required to be filed 5 days prior to the 1st day. Deadline for introduction of any bills to increase the number of judges. 3rd day Deadline for introduction of the two remaining Senate bills requested prior to December 1 or December 15 pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection (a) and Joint Rule 24 (b) (1) (A). 6th day Deadline for introduction of the two remaining House bills requested prior to December 1 or December 15 pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection (a) and Joint Rule 24 (b) (1) (A). Deadline for all remaining bill draft requests to the Office of Legislative Legal Services. 17th day Final deadline for introduction of Senate bills, except the long appropriation bill. 22nd day Final deadline for introduction of House bills, except the long appropriation bill. 30th day Deadline for House committees of reference, other than the House Appropriations Committee and the Legislative Council, to report House bills introduced on or before the 6th legislative day. 37th day Deadline for Senate committees of reference, other than the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Legislative Council, to report Senate bills. 44th day Deadline for House committees of reference, other than the House Appropriations Committee and the Legislative Council, to report remaining House bills. 50th day Deadline for final passage of Senate bills in the Senate.* Deadline for final passage of House bills in the House.* 59th day Deadline for final passage of any bill that increases the number of judges. 66th day Deadline for final passage, including any conference committee report, for any bill prescribing all or a substantial portion of the total funding for public schools pursuant to the "Public School Finance Act of 1994", Article 54 of Title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes. 70th day Deadline to request resolutions creating interim studies. 73rd day Deadline for committees of reference, other than the Appropriations Committees and the Legislative Council, to report bills originating in the other house. Deadline to introduce resolutions creating interim studies. 76th day Deadline for introduction of the long appropriation bill in the house of origin, which shall be the House of Representatives in even-numbered years and the Senate in odd-numbered years. 80th day Deadline for final passage of the long appropriation bill in the house of origin. 83rd day Deadline in even-numbered years for final passage in the Senate of all bills originating in the House of Representatives.* Deadline in odd-numbered years for final passage in the House of Representatives of all bills originating in the Senate.* 87th day Deadline for final passage of the long appropriation bill in the second house. Deadline for committees of reference in house of introduction to report bills and resolutions to the Legislative Council. 90th day Deadline in odd-numbered years for final passage in the Senate of all bills originating in the House of Representatives.* Deadline in even-numbered years for final passage in the House of Representatives of all bills originating in the Senate.* 93rd day Deadline for the Legislative Council to report bills and resolutions in house of introduction. 94th day Deadline for adoption of the conference committee report on the long appropriation bill. Deadline for Appropriations Committee in house of introduction to report bills referred to Appropriations Committee. 97th day Deadline to request resolutions that do not create interim studies and are subject to the introduction deadline on the 100th day. 100th day Deadline to introduce resolutions that do not create interim studies unless otherwise authorized in accordance with subsection (g) of this rule and deadline to introduce bills unless otherwise authorized in accordance with subsection (h) of this rule. 101st day Deadline for final passage in house of introduction of all bills referred to Appropriations Committee or the Legislative Council in that house. Deadline for final passage, including any conference committee report, for any bill prescribing all or a substantial portion of the total funding for public schools pursuant to the "Public School Finance Act of 1994", Article 54 of Title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes. 107th day Deadline for committees of reference in second house to report bills referred to the Appropriations Committee or the Legislative Council in that house. 111th day Deadline for Appropriations Committee in second house to report bills referred to Appropriations Committee. 114th day Deadline for final passage in second house of all bills referred to Appropriations Committee in that house. 118th day If there has been adjournment to a day certain, reconvene for adjournment sine die unless the joint resolution for adjournment to a day certain specifies another day for reconvening. * All bills in the Appropriations Committee or the Legislative Council acting as a committee of reference in either house on the day of the asterisked final passage deadline are excluded from the final passage deadline and from other deadlines specified in this Joint Rule until the deadlines for passing bills in the Appropriations Committee or passing bills or resolutions in the Legislative Council. The majority leader in each house shall direct that a memo be prepared on the date of the asterisked final passage deadline that lists all of the bills to which this exclusion applies. A copy of the memo shall be attached to each bill listed in the memo and a copy shall be sent to each of the bill's sponsors. At the discretion of the respective majority leaders, the list may include any bills that have been referred out of the Appropriations Committee during the seven legislative days preceding the asterisked final passage deadline. In addition, bills in the Appropriations Committee in either house on the day of a separate final passage deadline as specified by the Committee on Delayed Bills for that house are also excluded from the specified final passage deadline unless otherwise indicated in the delayed bill form. (3) A bill, including an appropriation bill, shall be deemed to be postponed indefinitely or lost, as the case may be, if it has been considered on its merits and voted upon by each committee to which it has been assigned, in accordance with the rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives, whichever are applicable, and: (A) As of the end of a day which that is a deadline applicable to committees under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Joint Rule, including the Appropriations Committees and the Legislative Council, final action on the bill has not been taken by the committee in which the bill resides; or (g) (1) A member of the General Assembly may not introduce a joint resolution that creates an interim study during the last forty-seven legislative days of any regular or special session unless permission to introduce the resolution is given by the committee on delayed bills of the house in which the joint resolution is to be introduced. In the case of a special session, the last forty-seven legislative days shall be determined by the deadline for adjournment established by the executive committee of legislative council or by joint rule of the Senate and the House of Representatives, if any such deadline is established. (2) A member of the General Assembly may not introduce a concurrent resolution, joint resolution, joint memorial, resolution, or memorial during the last twenty legislative days of any regular or special session unless permission to introduce the resolution or memorial is given by the committee on delayed bills of the house in which the resolution or memorial is to be introduced. This provision shall not apply to a joint resolution or resolution pertaining to the close of the session or to the conduct of legislative business. In the case of a special session, the last twenty legislative days shall be determined by the deadline for adjournment established by the executive committee of legislative council or by joint rule of the Senate and the House of Representatives, if any such deadline is established. That Joint Rule No. 24A (b) of the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives is amended to read: 24A. Interim Committee Requirements Voting Requirements Electronic Participation (b) Any bill or joint resolution that creates or authorizes any studies to be conducted during the interim that require funding from the legislative budget or the use of legislative staff resources or any bill or joint resolution or that allocates any additional legislative staff resources during the interim shall be reviewed and prioritized by referred to the Legislative Council as a committee of reference in accordance with section 2-3-303.3 section 2-3-303.3 (2), Colorado Revised Statutes. For purposes of such review, the committees of reference shall send a copy of any such bill or resolution to the Legislative Council. When the review and prioritization is completed by the Legislative Council, the staff of Legislative Council shall inform the committees of reference of the action taken by the Legislative Council regarding approval and prioritization. If a bill or joint resolution receives approval and prioritization by the Legislative Council, it may then be approved by the committee of reference and sent directly to the committee of the whole unless referral to another committee is appropriate. That Joint Rule No. 25 (b) and 25 (d) of the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives are amended, and the said Joint Rule No. 25 is further amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION, to read: 25. Oversight Responsibilities of Committees of Reference and Statutory Committees (b) For purposes of implementing subsection (a) of this joint rule, the division of responsibilities of the principal departments among House and Senate committees of reference shall be as follows; except that the listing of a department in this subsection (b) shall not prevent any House and or Senate committees committee of reference or the Capital Development Committee from requesting or receiving information concerning a division, section, office, agency, or specific operation or program within the subject-matter jurisdiction of the specified committee: Senate Committee House Committee Agriculture, and Natural Agriculture, Livestock, and Resources, and Energy Natural Resources  Agriculture  Agriculture  Natural Resources,  Natural Resources, including State including State Board of Land Board of Land Commissioners Commissioners  Governor's Energy Office  Governor's Energy Office _________ ________ Business, Labor, and Technology Business Affairs and Labor  Labor and Employment Economic and Business  Personnel/General Support Development Services  Labor and Employment  Regulatory Agencies  Personnel/General Support  Economic Development Services  Office of Information  Regulatory Agencies Technology  Economic Development  Office of Information Technology _________ ________ Finance Finance  Public Employees'  Public Employees' Retirement Association Retirement Association  Revenue  Revenue  Treasury  Treasury  State Planning and Budgeting  State Planning and Budgeting _________ _________ Education Education  Education  Education  Higher Education  Higher Education  State Board of Land  State Board of Land Commissioners Commissioners ________ ________ Local Government and Energy Local Government  Local Affairs  Local Affairs  Governor's Energy Office ________ ________ State, Veterans, and Military State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Affairs  Military Affairs  Military Affairs  State  State ________ ________ Transportation Transportation and Energy  Transportation  Transportation  Public Utilities Commission  Governor's Energy Office  Public Utilities Commission ________ ________ Health and Human Services Health and Human Services  Health Care Policy and Environment Financing  Health Care Policy and  Human Services Financing  Public Health and  Human Services Environment  Public Health and Environment ________ ________ Judiciary Judiciary  Corrections  Corrections  Judicial  Judicial  Law  Law  Public Safety  Public Safety  Homeland Security  Homeland Security ________ ________ (d) Committees of reference shall also review, each year, the budget of all the departments of state government that are within the subject-matter jurisdiction of each committee, as provided in subsection (b) of this joint rule. To facilitate this review, the committees of reference of each house shall conduct short hearings during the first weeks of the legislative session. Any such hearing may be held jointly by House and Senate committees of reference. The deadline for completing the hearings is the thirtieth legislative day The hearings shall be conducted during the first fifteen days of each legislative session. At such hearings, personnel of the departments shall provide to the appropriate committee that has subject matter jurisdiction a brief, summarized overview of the same materials and testimony previously provided to the Joint Budget Committee during the department's budget hearing. In addition to such hearings, prior to the thirtieth legislative day, the Joint Budget Committee members shall also be available to provide the respective committees with assistance and to explain any Joint Budget Committee responses or recommendations regarding the department's hearing before the Joint Budget Committee. After completion of the hearings, and receiving any assistance and explanation from the Joint Budget Committee members, the chairmen of the committees shall communicate any concerns or comments regarding preparation of the long appropriation bill to the Joint Budget Committee members of that house. (e) Committees of reference shall also conduct the hearings required by and perform the duties specified in part 2 of article 7 of title 2, Colorado Revised Statutes. ____________________________ ____________________________ Brandon C. Shaffer Frank McNulty PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Cindi Markwell Marilyn Eddins SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES