HJR 1031 Colorado House · 2026 Regular Session

2027 Session Convening Date & Deadlines

This bill sets the official start date for Colorado's 2027 legislative session to Monday, January 11, 2027, and establishes a detailed schedule of deadlines for introducing and passing laws. It directly affects state legislators and legislative staff by creating a new set of rules that specify when bills must be filed, introduced, and passed by various committees. The bill includes specific dates for actions such as submitting bill drafts, introducing new legislation, and final passage, with special provisions for school funding bills and appropriation bills. These deadlines are designed to organize the legislative process and ensure timely completion of the session's work.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2026

Committee Review

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Governor

Introduced May 1, 2026 Last action Jun 3, 2026

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Revised → Signed Act · 5 edits · Jun 3, 2026

MODERATE

This bill establishes a new legislative schedule for the 76th General Assembly, designating January 11, 2027, as the session start date. It adds Joint Rule 22B to set specific deadlines for introducing bills, with different timelines for returning versus newly elected legislators. The rule also sets strict cutoff dates for introducing bills that would increase the number of judges and final passage deadlines for the long appropriation bill.

Scope change

The bill applies specifically to the First Regular Session of the Seventy-sixth General Assembly and supersedes conflicting provisions in existing Joint Rules 23 and 24 regarding early session deadlines.

TIMELINE

Designated January 11, 2027, as the official convening date for the upcoming legislative session.

Set a specific deadline for introducing bills that would increase the number of judges, requiring them to be filed early in the session.

Set a final deadline for the introduction of the long appropriation bill in the House of Representatives.

REQUIREMENT

Created a new Joint Rule 22B that establishes a detailed schedule for filing bills, including a 5-day deadline before the session starts for returning legislators to submit their three priority bills.

Established distinct deadlines for newly elected legislators to file their bills compared to returning legislators, acknowledging the extra time needed for new members to prepare legislation.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

Jun 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker of the House

lower

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

upper

May 12, 2026

Introduced

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to

upper

May 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

lower

May 1, 2026

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to

lower

4 primary · 13 co-sponsors