The Office of Legislative Legal Services is the non-partisan, in-house counsel for the Colorado General Assembly and writes bills and amendments, produces statutes, researches legal issues, reviews administrative rules, comments on initiated measures, and serves as a resource of legislative information for the public.

Restrictions on representation after leaving office.

This memorandum addresses the ability of legislators to explain and express the legislator's position or opinion on an initiated or referred ballot measure in light of the limitations and prohibitions on the use of public moneys and resources to support or oppose a referred measure contained in the Fair Campaign Practices Act.

Because of safety concerns arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, the general assembly may be unable to reconvene the regular legislative session by physically appearing at the State Capitol and may instead be forced to use electronic or other means to reconvene the legislative session and allow legislators to participate remotely. Are there any constitutional provisions or legislative rules or statutory provisions that would prevent the general assembly...

Case law concerning the use of the safety clause in legislation clearly states that the General Assembly may prevent the people from referring an act to the ballot by declaring that the act is "necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace health, or safety". Further, the General Assembly is vested with exclusive power to determine whether that declaration is appropriate. The question of including the safety clause in legislation is...