2012 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 12-016 BY SENATOR(S) Morse; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Stephens, Barker, Bradford, Brown, Coram, Ferrandino, Gerou, Hamner, Kerr J., Labuda, Nikkel, Ramirez, Todd, Vigil, 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 in the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives, Joint Rule No. 23, amend (a) (1) as follows: 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). 7th 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 7th 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. 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 and the Appropriations Committee in house of introduction to report bills and resolutions to the Legislative Council creating interim studies. 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 that do not create interim studies. Deadline for final passage in house of introduction of all bills and resolutions creating interim studies. 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 committees of reference in second house to report bills and resolutions creating interim studies referred to 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. 108th day Deadline for Legislative Council to report all bills and resolutions creating interim committees. 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 and all bills in the Legislative Council acting as a committee of reference in the second 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 and 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. That in the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives, Joint Rule No. 39, amend (a) and (b) as follows: 39. Legislative Aides (a) This Joint Rule is adopted pursuant to the General Assembly's authority under Article V, Section 12 of the state constitution in order to provide staff services during regular sessions to the individual members of the General Assembly to assist them in the performance of their legislative duties and functions. (b) Each member of the Senate and the House of Representatives may employ two legislative aides during each regular session; however, the employment of two legislative aides shall be subject to the limitation on the total number of hours set per member pursuant to the policies of the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council established in accordance with subsections (c) and (d) of this Joint Rule. Legislative aides shall be hired by each member through the office of the secretary of the Senate or the office of the chief clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate. Multiple members of the General Assembly may agree to share the services of the same legislative aide or aides. Subject to policies established by the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council pursuant to subsection (c) of this Joint Rule and the duration of such positions set pursuant to subsection (d) of this Joint Rule, legislative aides serve at the pleasure of the hiring member or members and are appointed without regard to the state personnel system. ____________________________ ____________________________ 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