special session

Day 2 of Colorado General Assembly 2024 special session: Live Blog

Aug 27, 2024

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Marianne Goodland

We’re tracking the Colorado General Assembly’s special session on property taxes. This week’s special session is focused on a property tax deal crafted by legislative leaders, the governor and two groups, Advance Colorado and Colorado Concern. The two groups pledged to withdraw two property tax ballot measures should the deal win approval from the General Assembly. Follow…
Colorado Republicans call for special session, Polis says it’s the voters’ turn to weigh in

Jul 6, 2023

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Hannah Metzger

Republicans in the Colorado Senate asked to go back to work at the Capitol on Thursday, calling on Gov. Jared Polis to convene a special legislative session. The Colorado legislature meets to pass laws for 120 days each year from January through May. But the governor can summon lawmakers in the offseason to work on…
Colorado legislative leaders give their take on end of special session

Oct 3, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

With a two-day special session under their belts and nothing to show for it but failed bills, Senate Republicans tried to sound a conciliatory tone toward Gov. John Hickenlooper. Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Canon City, and Senate Majority Leader Chris Holbert, R-Parker, spoke to reporters after the special session adjourned just before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.…
Colorado legislature’s special session ends with angst and little else

Oct 3, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

Two bills intended to fix an inadvertent error made in a law passed by the Colorado General Assembly in the 2017 regular session were both killed by the Senate Transportation Committee, with a 3-2 Republican majority citing constitutional concerns over what Democrats said was a quick, easy fix. On Monday the Senate Transportation Committee, on…
Colorado House passes its version of SB 267 fix; bill heads to Senate

Oct 3, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

Shortly after 10:30 Tuesday morning, and after more than an hour of wrap-up debate by both sides, the Colorado House voted 37 to 25 to pass its version of the special district fix, House Bill 17B-1001. Three members of the House – two Republicans and one Democrat – were excused. The final vote included all…
Colorado taxpayers appear likely to foot bill for special session after all

Oct 3, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Special districts were willing to foot the bill – more than $20,000 a day – for the special session going on at the Colorado Capitol. They, after all, stand to benefit if legislators fix an error that cut pot buyers a tax break while taking millions away from services such as transit, cultural districts and…
First day of Colorado legislature’s special session ends with one bill gone, another to follow

Oct 2, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

It’s like a family reunion. Eventually there will be fights. The “family” – the Colorado General Assembly – returned to the state Capitol on Monday to begin a special session intended to fix an unintentional problem caused last May. And the fight broke out almost immediately. The Senate Transportation Committee killed the Senate bill that…
Legal questions over fix stymie special session

Oct 2, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

The biggest fight over whether to fix a drafting error in an omnibus rural sustainability bill is whether the fix requires voter approval. Senate Republicans are adamant that voters in those special districts should weigh in. Democrats and those who have fought similar battles in the courts say no. And it’s all about how the Taxpayer’s…
Republicans signal quick end to Colorado special session

Oct 2, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Colorado Senate Republicans said Monday morning, at the dawn of special session, they needed the extra three and half months before the next regular session to find a solution to fix a bill they helped mess up in the last regular session. “There’s been a lot of controversy and firestorm about what’s getting ready to…
Colorado legislature’s special session to start with 2 bills, full action

Oct 2, 2017

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Marianne Goodl

As lawmakers return to the state Capitol for a special session Monday, they’ll be dealing with at least two bills intended to fix a drafting error that has led to quite the dust-up between Republicans and Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper. Senate President Pro-Tem Jerry Sonnenberg, a Sterling Republican, dismissed rumors on Sunday that Republican Senate…