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Members of the public may testify remotely on bills during committee of reference hearings, via the web conferencing software Zoom. Remote testimony is generally intended for in-state, Colorado witnesses. Remote testimony from out-of-state witnesses is subject to the Chair’s discretion.  The committee chair determines the order of testimony and may limit the time allotted for public testimony. In most cases, testimony is limited to 2 to 3 minutes per witness.

Advanced registration is required. Witnesses may begin registering at the time the bill is scheduled for a committee hearing.

To register, select the "Testify via Zoom" option below, and select the bill on which you wish to testify (either by first selecting the committee in which the bill will be heard or the name of the sponsoring legislator, or by directly selecting the bill number). Fill out the form, including all required fields. After you have registered, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with the Zoom link. Please do not share the Zoom link; all witnesses must be registered in order to testify

Please note: remote testimony registration is only available  for bills that have been scheduled for a committee hearing. If a bill is not on the list of bills available for registration, the bill is not currently scheduled for a committee hearing. At times, a bill may be scheduled for a committee hearing just prior to the start of its hearing. In this case, you may need to monitor the bill's status on the General Assembly's website and refresh the registration page once the bill has been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Multiple bills may be heard during a committee hearing; the same Zoom link is used for the entirety of a committee hearing. Therefore, it is possible you will join the Zoom conference before the bill on which you wish to testify is before the committee. To monitor committee proceedings, please visit: http://www.leg.state.co.us/public/display.nsf/index.html. The committee proceedings website should not be relied upon as an official record of committee action.

Witness lists are public records under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) and are provided to individuals upon request. For additional information on testifying before a committee of the Colorado General Assembly, please read the memorandum found here.

Instead of testifying remotely, witnesses may testify in-person (see "Testify in Person"). Witnesses may also submit written testimony (see "Submit Written Testimony").

Members of the public may submit written testimony on bills scheduled for committee hearings.  Written testimony is a public record under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) and will be included in the staff summary of each meeting, which is posted on the General Assembly's website. The option to submit written testimony becomes available when a bill is scheduled for a hearing in a committee of reference and lasts until the committee takes action on the bill.

Please note: the option to submit written testimony is only available  for bills that have been scheduled for a committee hearing. If a bill is not on the list of bills on which written testimony maybe submitted, the bill is not currently scheduled for a committee hearing. At times, a bill may be scheduled for a committee hearing just prior to the start of its hearing. In this case, you may need to monitor the bill's status on the General Assembly's website and refresh the testimony submission page once the bill has been scheduled for a committee hearing.

To register, select the "Submit Written Testimony" option below, and select the bill on which you wish to submit written testimony (either by first selecting the committee in which the bill will be heard or the name of the sponsoring legislator, or by directly selecting the bill number). Fill out the form, including all required fields. You may either upload a prepared document or use the space provided (max 1500 characters) to type your submission.

To submit a prepared document, select the "Upload File" option, and then click on the "Click here to upload file" link. A dialogue box will direct you to return to the form after you have uploaded your testimony and a new tab will open in Box.com. Select your file or drag and drop it into the Box.com form, complete the remaining fields in the Box.com form (email address and file description), and hit the blue "Submit" button. The file will upload, and you will get a message confirming that the document has been uploaded. Then return to the registration form and hit the blue "Sign Up" button to complete the submission.

Witnesses may also testify remotely (see "Remote Testimony") or in-person (see "Testify in Person").

The committee chair determines the order of testimony and may limit the time allotted for public testimony. In most cases, testimony is limited to 2 to 3 minutes per witness.

Witnesses wishing to testify in person on a bill in a committee of reference must register by completing the electronic form below. Witnesses may begin registering at the time the bill is scheduled for a committee hearing.

Registration will close when the committee chair ends the public testimony portion of the bill hearing.

To register, select the "In Person" option below, and select the bill on which you wish to testify (either by first selecting the committee in which the bill will be heard or the name of the sponsoring legislator, or by directly selecting the bill number). Fill out the form, including all required fields.

Please note: registration is only available  for bills that have been scheduled for a committee hearing. If a bill is not on the list of bills available for registration, the bill is not currently scheduled for a committee hearing. At times, a bill may be scheduled for a committee hearing just prior to the start of its hearing. In this case, you may need to monitor the bill's status on the General Assembly's website and refresh the registration page once the bill has been scheduled for a committee hearing.

Witness lists are public records under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) and are provided to individuals upon request. For additional information on testifying before a committee of the Colorado General Assembly, please read the memorandum found here.

Instead of testifying in person, witnesses may testify remotely (see "Remote Testimony"). Witnesses may also submit written testimony (see "Submit Written Testimony").

Listen to live and archived legislative proceedings and watch floor sessions here: http://leg.colorado.gov/watch-listen.