HB 22-1413

House Bill 22-1413, which has been signed into law, changes how the Colorado legislature can gather testimony. Instead of allowing committees to take remote testimony from centralized locations around the state, it now permits them to receive testimony remotely from government officials, employees, and the public directly. The bill also allocates $401,709 from the general fund to help implement these new policies while reducing other funding by $10,000. This affects how citizens can participate in legislative processes and makes it easier for them to give testimony remotely.

Official Summary

Under current law, the executive committee of the legislative council committee of the general assembly is permitted to establish policies allowing legislative committees to take remote testimony from one or more centralized remote sites around the state. The act repeals that provision and allows the executive committee of the legislative council to establish policies allowing legislative committees to take testimony from government officials and employees and the public. The act reduces general assembly general fund appropriation in the legislative appropriation act by $10,000 and appropriates $401,709 from the general fund to legislative council to implement the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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