Here are legislative committee hearings and other events of note for the week ahead for the Colorado General Assembly.

Committee schedules are subject to change. Schedules for both the House and Senate can change at any time. This website is the best resource for keeping up with daily activities. 

Options for public testimony during committee hearings can be found here. 

Regulations for remote testimony by the public can be found here.

Bills may not be the only items considered by a committee during hearings. 

NOTE: Many hearings in the first several weeks are what’s known as SMART Act hearings when lawmakers on committees of reference meet with officials from state agencies for which the committee has oversight.

The General Assembly will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

MONDAY, JANUARY 13

9:30 a.m. Joint Business Affairs and Labor Committees, room 271 (Old State Library)

• Meeting with the Joint Budget Committee

Upon adjournment, Joint Budget Committee, Legislative Services Building Room B (LSB-B)

• Overview of FY 2024-25 Supplemental Requests and December 2024 Forecasts, and Consideration of Supplemental Requests (No Staff Presentations) for the Office of the Governor, Legislative Branch, Departments of Regulatory Agencies, State, and Transportation

1:00 p.m. Joint Judiciary Committees, Old Supreme Court Chamber

• Commission on Judicial Discipline Presentation
• Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel Presentation
• Office of the State Public Defender Presentation 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14

8:00 a.m. Legislative Audit Committee, Old Supreme Court Chamber

• General business, election of chair and vice-chair

Upon adjournment, House Health & Human Services Committee, room 107

• HB 1022, Espenoza and McCormick — Qualified Medication Administration Personnel
• HB 1063, Hartsook and Brown — FDA-Approved Crystalline Polymorph Psilocybin Use
• HB 1033, Lieder  — Medicaid Third-Party Liability Payments
• HB 1016, Stewart K. — Occupational Therapist Prescribe Med Equipment

Upon adjournment, Joint Judiciary-Joint Budget Committee briefing, Old Supreme Court Chamber

• Joint Budget Committee Briefing
• Child Protection Ombudsman Presentation
• Office of the Child’s Representative Presentation
• State Board of Parole Presentation
• Department of Corrections Presentation
• Legislation Inside Presentation

1:30 p.m. Joint Senate Local Government & Housing and House Transportation, Housing & Local Government, Old Supreme Court Chamber

• Presentation from the Joint Budget Committee Pursuant to Joint Rule 25 (d)
• Presentation from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs Pursuant 2-7-203, C.R.S.
• Presentation from the Office of Economic Development & International Trade
• Presentation from the Middle Income Housing Authority
• Public Testimony 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15

Upon Adjournment, Joint Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources and House Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources, Old Supreme Court Chamber

• Joint Budget Committee Briefing pursuant to Joint Rule 25(d)
• Presentation from the Office of the State Auditor
• Progress Report from the Colorado State University Water Center on the Republican River Groundwater Economic Impact Study pursuant to House Bill 23-1220
• SMART Act Presentation from the Colorado Department of Agriculture
• SMART Act Presentation from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources
• Public Testimony 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16

Upon Adjournment, Joint Senate Transportation & Energy and House Energy & Environment, Old Supreme Court Chamber

• Joint Budget Committee Presentation to Joint Rule 25 (d)
• Colorado Public Utilities Commission SMART Act Presentation
• Colorado Energy Office SMART Act Presentation
• Colorado Department of Natural Resources: Energy and Carbon Management Commission SMART Act Presentation
• Energy and Carbon Management Commission and the Division of Water Resources: Geothermal Regulatory Study Presentation
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment SMART Act Presentation
• Colorado Electric Transmission Authority: Transmission Capacity Expansion Study Presentation
• Public Testimony

2:00 p.m., Joint Committee Black Coloradan Racial Equity Study Commission, room 271

• History Colorado Scope of Work Discussion

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17

Upon Adjournment, Joint Senate Transportation and Energy and House Transportation, Housing & Local Government. room 271

• Presentation by the Joint Budget Committee Pursuant to Joint Rule 25 (d)
• Department of Transportation SMART Act Presentation
• Regional Transportation District Presentation
• Public Testimony