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Legislative Information

Below is a list of websites with resources and information on legislative issues.

Legislative Directory
These links provide contact information for all state Representatives and Senators.

State Representatives

State Senators

 

Who is My Elected Official
If you don't know who your elected officials are Project Vote Smart has a feature on its website where you can type in your zip code (including the 4 digit extension) and get information on your federal and state elected officials and what district you live in.

Project Vote Smart

 

How to Track a Bill
The Colorado General Assembly's webpage has up-to-date information on the status of bills during the legislative session as well as other information pertaining to the legislative process. You can also access state statutes from this site. It can be complicated to track a bill on line, so CCJRC prepared an outline for how to use this site.

Colorado General Assembly

How to Use the General Assembly Website
Author: CCJRC (308k PDF)

 

How a Bill Becomes Law
The legislative process can be quite complicated. The following is information to help you better understand this process both at the state and federal level.

Project Vote Smart

How a Bill Becomes a Law in Colorado
(529k PDF)

 

Recent State Legislative Session
The following documents include a summary of the bills CCJRC was involved in at the legislative session as well as a voting record on those bills.

2007 Legislative Session Summary
(14k PDF)

2007 Legislative Session Voting Record
(457k PDF)







The odds of a male born in 2001 going to prison during his lifetime are: 1 in 3 for African Americans, 1 in 6 for Latinos, and 1 in 17 for Caucasians.



Colorado prison population has grown 604% since 1980, while the population of the state grew 59%.



90% of women in prison were assessed to be in need of substance abuse treatment.



The Dept of Corrections budget is $703 million, up from $70 million in 1985.