The House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee killed two bills sponsored by Rep. Ron Weinberg that would have reduced the number of bills legislators may introduce and shortened the regular legislative session from 120 to 90 days — both were postponed indefinitely after failing initial votes 6 to 5.
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Rep. Weinberg cited '700 bills every single year' as excessive and argued they affect constituents' daily lives. Vice Chair Clifford countered that supplemental budgets, agency budgets, and business resolutions are all counted as bills, stating 'just for the record, so that people don't think we pass 700 new laws a year.' Weinberg responded: 'Regardless of whether we're passing legislature that has to put books into our libraries or into the public, we are passing too much law.'
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“Whether anybody would want to admit or not admit that more than 100 bills being passed that affect your children, your grandchildren, your partners, your husband, your wife, your parents, it's too much. That is the literal premise to this bill is we are doing too much too quickly.”
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Sign in to subscribeThe House State Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee will come to order. Ms. King, please call the roll. Representatives. Representatives Brad. Not Bradley. I'm sorry, give me just one second. There we go. Okay. Representative Carter? Present. Espinoza. Here. Gray. Here. Rollick. Yes. Kelty. Here. Black. Here. Wynn. Here. Bricks. Excused. Weinberg. Live and in person. Clifford. Here. Madam Chair. Here. We have two bills on the calendar today, both with Representative Weinberg. Lucky us. First, we'll start with House Bill 1073. Tell us about your bill. And also for the record, Representative Ricks joined us just in the nick of time. Well done, Rep, and welcome. Rep. Weinberg, floor is all yours. Thank you, Madam Chair. Good to be before this committee again and call this the Weinberg Day. With both bills being my own, I promise not to waste any of your time. The first bill I am presenting towards this committee is literally reducing the number of bills that us as legislators would be able to impose onto the public and to the state of Colorado. So very straightforward, just like the second one. Let me know if you have any questions. But I think we…
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