List of Colorado legislatures

List of legislative assemblies of U.S. territory and later State of Colorado
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 the U.S. state 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 (1861-09-09) November 7, 1861 (1861-11-07) [1] [2]
Second Session Colorado City
Denver 		July 7, 1862 (1862-07-07) August 15, 1862 (1862-08-15) [3] [4]
Third Session Golden City
Denver 		February 1, 1864 (1864-02-01) March 11, 1864 (1864-03-11) [5] [6]
Fourth Session Golden City January 2, 1865 (1865-01-02) February 10, 1865 (1865-02-10) [7] [8]
Fifth Session Golden City
Denver 		January 1, 1866 (1866-01-01) February 9, 1866 (1866-02-09) [9] [10]
Sixth Session Golden City December 3, 1866 (1866-12-03) January 11, 1867 (1867-01-11) [11] [12]
Seventh Session Golden City
Denver 		December 2, 1867 (1867-12-02) January 10, 1868 (1868-01-10) [13] [14]
Eighth Session Denver January 3, 1870 (1870-01-03) February 11, 1870 (1870-02-11) [15] [16]
Ninth Session Denver January 1, 1872 (1872-01-01) February 9, 1872 (1872-02-09) [17] [18]
Tenth Session Denver January 5, 1874 (1874-01-05) February 13, 1874 (1874-02-13) (not available) [19]
Eleventh Session Denver January 3, 1876 (1876-01-03) February 11, 1876 (1876-02-11) [20] [21]

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.[citation needed] "The first legislative session met from November 1, 1876, through March 20, 1877, and the succeeding sessions met every two years in the odd numbered years: 1879, 1881, 1883, etc., until 1950."[2]

"Colorado general elections are held on the first Tuesday, following the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year, with the exception of the first election in October 1876. Since 1876, representatives have been elected every two years and senators have been elected every four years on a staggered basis."[2]

General
Assembly 		Session Session began Session ended House
journal
link 		Senate
journal
link 		Last election[2]
1st [Wikidata][3] November 1, 1876 (1876-11-01)[2] March 20, 1877 (1877-03-20)[2] October 1876[2]
2nd [Wikidata] January 1, 1879 (1879-01-01) February 9, 1879 (1879-02-09) [22] [23] November 1878
3rd [Wikidata] January 5, 1881 (1881-01-05) February 13, 1881 (1881-02-13) [24] [25] November 1880
4th [Wikidata] Regular session January 3, 1883 (1883-01-03) February 11, 1883 (1883-02-11) [26] [27] November 1882
Joint session January 17, 1883 (1883-01-17) February 27, 1883 (1883-02-27) (N/A)
5th [Wikidata] January 7, 1885 (1885-01-07)[4]  () [28] [29] November 1884
6th [Wikidata] January 5, 1887 (1887-01-05) April 4, 1887 (1887-04-04) [30] [31] November 1886
7th [Wikidata] 1889 November 1888
8th [Wikidata] 1891 November 1890
9th [Wikidata] 1893 November 1892
10th [Wikidata] 1895 November 1894
11th [Wikidata] 1897 November 1896
12th [Wikidata] 1899[5] November 1898
13th [Wikidata] 1901 November 1900
14th [Wikidata] 1903 November 1902
15th [Wikidata] 1905 November 1904
16th [Wikidata] 1907 November 1906
17th [Wikidata] 1909 November 1908
18th [Wikidata] 1911 November 1910
19th [Wikidata] 1913 November 1912
20th [Wikidata] 1915 November 1914
21st [Wikidata] 1917 November 1916
22nd [Wikidata] 1919 November 1918
23rd [Wikidata] 1921 November 1920
24th [Wikidata] 1923 November 1922
25th [Wikidata] 1925 November 1924
26th [Wikidata] 1927 November 1926
27th [Wikidata] 1929 November 1928
28th [Wikidata] 1931 November 1930
29th [Wikidata] 1933 November 1932
30th [Wikidata] 1935 November 1934
31st [Wikidata] 1937 November 1936
32nd [Wikidata] 1939 November 1938
33rd [Wikidata] 1941 November 1940
34th [Wikidata] 1942
35th [Wikidata] 1944 November 1942
36th [Wikidata] 1947 November 1946
37th [Wikidata] 1949 November 1948
38th [Wikidata] 1951 November 1950
39th [Wikidata] 1953 November 1952
40th [Wikidata] 1955 November 1954
41st [Wikidata] 1957 November 1956
42nd [Wikidata] 1959 November 1958
43rd [Wikidata] 1961 November 1960
44th [Wikidata] 1963 November 1962
45th [Wikidata] 1965 November 1964
46th [Wikidata] 1967 November 1966
47th [Wikidata] 1969 November 1968
48th [Wikidata] 1971 November 1970
49th [Wikidata] 1973 November 1972
50th [Wikidata] 1975 November 1974
51st [Wikidata] 1977 November 1976
52nd [Wikidata] 1979 November 1978
53rd [Wikidata] 1981 November 1980
54th [Wikidata] 1983 November 1982
55th [Wikidata] 1985 November 1984
56th [Wikidata] 1987 November 1986
57th [Wikidata] 1989 November 1988
58th [Wikidata] 1991 November 1990
59th [Wikidata] 1993 November 1992
60th [Wikidata] 1995 November 1994
61st [Wikidata] 1997 November 1996
62nd [Wikidata] 1999 November 1998
63rd [Wikidata] 2001 November 2000
64th [Wikidata] 2003 November 2002
65th [Wikidata] 2005 November 2004
66th [Wikidata] 2007 November 2006
67th [Wikidata][3] First Regular Session January 7, 2009 (2009-01-07) May 6, 2009 (2009-05-06) [32] [33] November 2008
Second Regular Session January 13, 2010 (2010-01-13) May 12, 2010 (2010-05-12) [34] [35]
68th First Regular Session January 12, 2011 (2011-01-12) May 11, 2011 (2011-05-11) [36] [37] November 2010
Second Regular Session January 11, 2012 (2012-01-11) May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09) [38] [39]
First Regular Session May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14) May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16) [40] [41]
69th [Wikidata] First Regular Session January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09) May 8, 2013 (2013-05-08) [42] [43] November 2012
Second Regular Session January 8, 2014 (2014-01-08) May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07) [44] [45]
70th [Wikidata] First Regular Session January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07) May 6, 2015 (2015-05-06) [46] [47] November 2014: Senate
Second Regular Session January 13, 2016 (2016-01-13) May 11, 2016 (2016-05-11) [48] [49]
71st [Wikidata] First Regular Session January 11, 2017 (2017-01-11) May 10, 2017 (2017-05-10) [50] [51] November 2016: House, Senate
First Extraordinary Session October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02) October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) [52] (None found)
Second Regular Session January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10) May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09) [53] [54]
72nd [Wikidata][6] First Regular Session January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04) May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) [55] [56] November 2018: House, Senate
Second Regular Session January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08) June 15, 2020 (2020-06-15) [57] [58]
First Extraordinary Session November 30, 2020 (2020-11-30) December 2, 2020 (2020-12-02) [59] [60]
73rd [Wikidata] 2021 November 2020: House, Senate
74th 2023 November 2022: House, Senate
75th 2025 November 2024: House, Senate

See also

References

  1. ^ "COLORADO LEGISLATORS PAST AND PRESENT". www.leg.state.co.us. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Legislative Council Staff (2022), "Presidents and Speakers of the Colorado General Assembly: A Biographical Portrait from 1876", leg.colorado.gov
  3. ^ a b "Session Laws: Colorado". HeinOnline. New York: William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Retrieved March 23, 2019. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Colorado: State Government". Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Arizona Gazetteer and Business Directory. Chicago: Polk & Co. and A.C. Danser. 1884 – via HathiTrust.
  5. ^ "Colorado: Legislative Session", Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events...1899 – via HathiTrust
  6. ^ "Colorado General Assembly". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved March 23, 2019.

Further reading

  • "Uncovering Legislative History in Colorado" (PDF), Colorado Lawyer, vol. 32, 2003 Free access icon
  • Andrea L. Hamilton (2008), "Conducting Colorado Legislative History Resesarch" (PDF), Colorado Lawyer, vol. 37 Free access icon
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  • Westminster Law Library. "Colorado Legislative History" (PDF). Subject Guide. University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
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