On Monday, there were 362 bills still awaiting final resolution in the legislature. That number has dropped by less than 50 in the past week.

As of Friday morning, there are 308 bills still awaiting final action — with nine more bills introduced this week. That brings the total bills introduced to 702, still well short of the record. 

UPDATE: by comparison, on May 1 2023, the 113th day (today is day 115), there were 257 bills left on the calendar. 

And more are likely to come in the session’s final days. Bills need a minimum of three days to get all the way through the legislative process, which means lawmakers could still introduce more measures as late as next Monday for any hope of final passage by Wednesday.

The nine new bills do not include the long-awaiting property tax measure. The draft bill floated by Sen. Chris Hansen, D-Denver, didn’t get the love it needed from the property tax commission last week, so a new bill is in the works. 

Of the 308 remaining measures, half are awaiting committee action, with another 52 up for final votes and 54 awaiting second reading debate.  

In the House, 45 House bills are still sitting in committees, primarily the appropriations committee. The Senate has 17 of its own bills awaiting committee action.

The big movement of the week has been House bills moving over to the Senate, as demonstrated by a post from Sen. Mark Baisley, R-Woodland Park, on Thursday.

That’s a good 10 inch stack of new bills getting introduced into the Colorado State Senate this morning. 😤 Seven days to go in this year’s session. pic.twitter.com/S9XUNzbgDh

— Mark Baisley’s personal site (@MarkBaisley) May 2, 2024

The governor has now signed 134 House bills and 47 Senate bills; another four are waiting for his signature.

The General Assembly must adjourn no later than midnight on Wednesday, May 8. The House and Senate are both expected to work this weekend.