A map showing the location of the U.S. State of Colorado.
The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America.

This is a list of the legislatures of Colorado. The Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado met from the creation of the territory in 1861 until statehood on August 1, 1876. The General Assembly of the State of Colorado has convened many times since statehood.

Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado

The Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado did not number its legislatures; rather, it numbered its sessions, which occurred occasionally from 1861 to 1876.

Session Location(s) Session began Session ended House journal link Territorial Council journal link
First Regular Session Denver September 9, 1861 November 7, 1861
Second Session Colorado City
Denver		 July 7, 1862 August 15, 1862
Third Session Golden City
Denver		 February 1, 1864 March 11, 1864
Fourth Session Golden City January 2, 1865 February 10, 1865
Fifth Session Golden City
Denver		 January 1, 1866 February 9, 1866
Sixth Session Golden City December 3, 1866 January 11, 1867
Seventh Session Golden City
Denver		 December 2, 1867 January 10, 1868
Eighth Session Denver January 3, 1870 February 11, 1870
Ninth Session Denver January 1, 1872 February 9, 1872
Tenth Session Denver January 5, 1874 February 13, 1874 (not available)
Eleventh Session Denver January 3, 1876 February 11, 1876

1865 Territorial Legislature

For a brief time in 1865, Colorado had an approved state constitution, and selected a legislature and other elected officials. The legislature briefly convened, believing that their statehood had been approved. However, Andrew Johnson vetoed the corresponding enabling act, and the body that met as the state legislature was disbanded. This legislature met from December 12 through December 19, 1865.[1]

General Assembly of the State of Colorado

The state legislature has met in Denver, Colorado since its founding.

General Assembly Session Session began Session ended House journal link Senate journal link
First General Assembly[2] 1876 1876
Second General Assembly January 1, 1879 February 9, 1879
Third General Assembly January 5, 1881 February 13, 1881
Fourth General Assembly Regular session January 3, 1883 February 11, 1883
Joint session January 17, 1883 February 27, 1883 (N/A)
Fifth General Assembly January 7, 1885
Sixth General Assembly January 5, 1887 April 4, 1887
Information not yet added
67th Colorado General Assembly[2] First Regular Session January 7, 2009 May 6, 2009
Second Regular Session January 13, 2010 May 12, 2010
68th Colorado General Assembly First Regular Session January 12, 2011 May 11, 2011
Second Regular Session January 11, 2012 May 9, 2012
First Regular Session May 14, 2012 May 16, 2012
69th Colorado General Assembly First Regular Session January 9, 2013 May 8, 2013
Second Regular Session January 8, 2014 May 7, 2014
70th Colorado General Assembly First Regular Session January 7, 2015 May 6, 2015
Second Regular Session January 13, 2016 May 11, 2016
71st Colorado General Assembly First Regular Session January 11, 2017 May 10, 2017
First Extraordinary Session October 2, 2017 October 3, 2017 (None found)
Second Regular Session January 10, 2018 May 9, 2018
72nd Colorado General Assembly[3] First Regular Session January 4, 2019 May 3, 2019
Second Regular Session January 8, 2020 June 15, 2020
First Extraordinary Session November 30, 2020 December 2, 2020

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.leg.state.co.us/lcs/leghist.nsf/DocView.xsp?documentId=E69434AE554CE64A872578E2005D2FAB&action=openDocument
  2. 1 2 "Session Laws: Colorado". HeinOnline. New York: William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Retrieved March 23, 2019. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Colorado General Assembly". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved March 23, 2019.

Further reading

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