Co. State Assembly Info


Contact Governor John W Hickenlooper

136 State Capitol
Denver, CO 80203-1792
Phone (303) 866-2471 Fax (303) 866-2003  Click here to share your ideas for finding efficiencies in State government or you can tell us about your idea to cut red tapeWrite to the Governor here

Due to the heavy volume of e-mails sent to Governor Hickenlooper, we are unable to respond personally to each one, but please know that your input means a great deal to him.  Citizens’ Advocate Office:  Phone 303 866 2885 Fax:  303 866 2003  127 State Capitol  or 1-800 283 7215

$89 Million in Proposed Cuts to K-12 Education Be Restored

 “Gov. Hickenlooper proposes more funding for education after revenue forecast comes back higher than expected. 

—    Gov. John Hickenlooper recommended that $89 million in proposed cuts to K-12 education be restored because a higher-than-expected revenue forecast shows more money will be available for the state’s General Fund. 

 An amended budget request for the current and next fiscal years will also call for adding money to the State Education Fund (approximately $110 million); restoring proposed cuts to higher education financial aid programs (approximately $30 million); setting aside more money (approximately $8 million) for the existing Colorado Property Tax/Rent/Heat Rebate in 39-31-101, C.R.S., to help the neediest of seniors; and increasing local severance tax grants by $8 million, to $18 million.

 “The cuts to K-12 education in next year’s budget were the last and hardest to make,” Hickenlooper said. “That’s why we want those cuts to be the first restored.

 The state’s neediest seniors should also benefit from the higher revenue forecast as we make more money available to help them pay property taxes.

 We are able to recommend all of this because the economy has shown welcome improvement in recent months.”  The General Fund revenue forecast for the current budget year (FY 2011-12) is $231 million, or 3.2 percent, higher than the September forecast.

 The weakening in the economy that influenced the projections in September has reversed and there is more momentum in the economy than was previously evident.  The state’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) reports: ·     

 —    Job growth at the state level has particularly shown signs of sustained momentum.          

—    The job rebound has occurred across many industries and is reducing the state’s unemployment rate.  ·      

 

—    Claims for unemployment insurance continue to drop.  ·       

 

—    The goods producing industries of manufacturing and oil and gas, which are highly beneficial to the state’s economy, continue to grow.

 “The overall economy is still expanding only modestly as it continues the difficult process of rebuilding from the credit and housing boom and bust,” said Henry Sobanet, executive director of OSPB.

 “The state and national economies are highly connected to the rest of the world and dependent on credit. The European debt crisis and slowing in the global economy poses a downside risk to the forecast. Based on these factors, economic growth is expected to slow modestly in 2012. 

 If European and global conditions improve both economic and revenue growth would outperform this forecast.”

 OSPB projects General Fund revenue growth of 1.1 percent next fiscal year. This forecast takes a cautious approach to General Fund revenue in FY 2012-13 due to the slowing in the global economy, and the heightened risk of deterioration of the European financial situation.

 The high amount of volatility in the stock market this fall caused investors to sell off assets which will reduce tax revenue from capital gains in FY 2012-13.

Certain tax policy changes under current law and accrual accounting changes will slow revenue growth in FY 2012-13 compared with FY 2011-12.

Without these accrual and tax policy changes, FY 2012-13 revenue growth would be closer to the current fiscal year’s growth rate of 4.1 percent.

The General Assembly will need to act on the Governor’s requests. The final budget will be based on the March 2012 forecast update.”

Name

Chamber

Dist.

Pty.

Cap Phone
Acree

House

40

R

303-866-2944
Aguilar

Senate

32

D

303-866-4852
Bacon

Senate

14

D

303-866-4841
Balmer

House

39

R

303-866-2935
Barker

House

17

R

303-866-3069
Baumgardner

House

57

R

303-866-2949
Becker

House

63

R

303-866-2906
Beezley

House

33

R

303-866-4667
Boyd

Senate

21

D

303-866-4857
Bradford

House

55

R

303-866-2583
Brophy

Senate

1

R

303-866-6360
Brown

House

59

R

303-866-2914
Cadman

Senate

10

R

303-866-2737
Carroll

Senate

29

D

303-866-4879
Casso

House

32

D

303-866-2964
Conti

House

38

R

303-866-2953
Coram

House

58

R

303-866-2955
Court

House

6

D

303-866-2967
DelGrosso

House

51

R

303-866-2947
Duran

House

5

D

303-866-2925


Name

Chamber

Dist.

Pty.

Cap Phone
Duran

House

5

D

303-866-2925
Ferrandino

House

2

D

303-866-2911
Fields

House

42

D

303-866-3911
Fischer

House

53

D

303-866-2917
Foster

Senate

35

D

303-866-4875
Gardner B.

House

21

R

303-866-2191
Gardner D.

House

11

D

303-866-2780
Gerou

House

25

R

303-866-2582
Giron

Senate

3

D

303-866-4878
Grantham

Senate

2

R

303-866-4877
Guzman

Senate

34

D

303-866-4862
Hamner

House

56

D

303-866-2952
Harvey

Senate

30

R

303-866-4881
Heath

Senate

18

D

303-866-4872
Hodge

Senate

25

D

303-866-4855
Holbert

House

44

R

303-866-2933
Hudak

Senate

19

D

303-866-4840
Hullinghorst

House

10

D

303-866-2915
Jahn

Senate

20

D

303-866-4856
Johnston

Senate

33

D

303-866-4864
Johnston

Senate

33

D

303-866-4864
Jones

House

12

D

303-866-2920
Joshi

House

14

R

303-866-2937
Kagan

House

3

D

303-866-2921
Kefalas

House

52

D

303-866-4569
Kerr A.

House

26

D

303-866-2923
Kerr J.

House

28

R

303-866-2939
King K.

Senate

12

R

303-866-4880
King S.

Senate

7

R

303-866-3077
Labuda

House

1

D

303-866-2966
Lambert

Senate

9

R

303-866-4835
Lee

House

18

D

303-866-2932
Levy

House

13

D

303-866-2578
Liston

House

16

R

303-866-2965
Looper

House

19

R

303-866-2946
Lundberg

Senate

15

R

303-866-4853
Massey

House

60

R

303-866-2747
McCann

House

8

D

303-866-2959
McKinley

House

64

D

303-866-2398
McNulty

House

43

R

303-866-2346


Name

Chamber

Dist.

Pty.

Cap Phone
McNulty

House

43

R

303-866-2346
Miklosi

House

9

D

303-866-2910
Mitchell

Senate

23

R

303-866-4876
Morse

Senate

11

D

303-866-6364
Murray

House

45

R

303-866-2948
Neville

Senate

22

R

303-866-4859
Newell

Senate

26

D

303-866-4846
Nicholson

Senate

16

D

303-866-4873
Nikkel

House

49

R

303-866-2907
Pabon

House

4

D

303-866-2954
Pace

House

46

D

303-866-5523
Peniston

House

35

D

303-866-2843
Priola

House

30

R

303-866-2912
Ramirez

House

29

R

303-866-2950
Renfroe

Senate

13

R

303-866-4451
Roberts

Senate

6

R

303-866-4884
Ryden

House

36

D

303-866-2942
Schafer S.

House

24

D

303-866-5522
Scheffel

Senate

4

R

303-866-4869
Schwartz

Senate

5

D

303-866-4871


Name

Chamber

Dist.

Pty.

Cap Phone
Schwartz

Senate

5

D

303-866-4871
Scott

House

54

R

303-866-3068
Shaffer B.

Senate

17

D

303-866-5291
Solano

House

31

D

303-866-2918
Sonnenberg

House

65

R

303-866-3706
Soper

House

34

D

303-866-2931
Spence

Senate

27

R

303-866-4883
Steadman

Senate

31

D

303-866-4861
Stephens

House

20

R

303-866-2348
Summers

House

22

R

303-866-2927
Swalm

House

37

R

303-866-5510
Swerdfeger

House

47

R

303-866-2905
Szabo

House

27

R

303-866-2962
Tochtrop

Senate

24

D

303-866-4863
Todd

House

41

D

303-866-2919
Tyler

House

23

D

303-866-2951
Vaad

House

48

R

303-866-2943
Vigil

House

62

D

303-866-2916
Waller

House

15

R

303-866-5525
White

Senate

8

R

303-866-5292


White

Senate

8

R

303-866-5292
Williams A.

House

7

D

303-866-2909
Williams S.

Senate

28

D

303-866-3432
Wilson

House

61

D

303-866-2945
Young

House

50

D

303-866-2929


2012 Session:  Senate Committee Schedule

All legislation goes through both the Senate and House.  Both chambers have a second reading where public testimony is required and solicited both for and against the title, single subject for each bill.  Each legislator is allowed to introduce 5 bills.  In March the long bill is presented to each chamber by the Joint Budget Committee, who meet year round to set the financial aims for the following year.  In November the year after the session meets, the Governor sends the budget to the Joint Budget Committee with recommendations for the next year.  All sessions of the legislature except special sessions are 120 days from January to May. 

Committees
Business, Labor, and Technology Lois Tochtrop Dave De Novellis
Judiciary Morgan Carroll Hillary Smith
State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Rollie Heath Julia Jackson
Category 2 Committees
Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Gail Schwartz David Beaujon
Education Bob Bacon Jennifer Thomsen
Health and Human Services Betty Boyd Elizabeth Burger
Category 3 Committees
Finance Michael Johnston Rachel Kurtz-Phelan
Local Government Joyce Foster Erin Vanderberg
Transportation Evie Hudak Kori Donaldson
Category 4 Committee
Appropriations Pat Steadman Patrick Brodhead
Committee Room SCR 352 SCR 353 SCR 354 SCR 356
Monday A.M.
Monday P.M. State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Business, Labor, and Technology Judiciary
Tuesday A.M. State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Business, Labor, and Technology Judiciary
Tuesday P.M. Transportation Local Government Finance
Wednesday A.M. Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Education Health and Human Services
Wednesday P.M. State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Business, Labor, and Technology Judiciary
Thursday A.M. Transportation Local Government Finance
Thursday P.M. Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Education Health and Human Services
Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Friday A.M.
Friday P.M. Committees meet infrequently on Fridays.Committee meeting times will be reflected in the Senate calendar.
 2012 Session of the Senate ABOVE (Bill #’s begin 100, 101…)

 2012 Session of the House  (Bill #’s begin 1000, 1001…)

House Committee Schedule

Committee
Economic and Business Development Larry Liston Christie Lee
Health and Environment Ken Summers Amanda King
Judiciary Bob Gardner Jessika Shipley
Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources Jerry Sonnenberg Lauren Ris
Education Tom Massey Kristen Johnson
Local Government Laura Bradford Raegan Robb
Finance Brian DelGrosso Ron Kirk
State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Jim Kerr Bo Pogue
Transportation Glenn Vaad Kelli Kelty
Appropriations Cheri Gerou Craig Harper
Committee Room HCR 0107 HCR 0111 HCR 0112 LSB-A
Morning committees meet from Upon Adjournment until Noon.(At the chair’s discretion, morning committees may also meet from 7:30 a.m. until 9:00 a.m.)Afternoon committees meet from 1:30 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Monday A.M.
Monday P.M. Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources Local Government Education
Tuesday All Day Judiciary Economic and Business Development Health and Environment
Wednesday A.M. Agriculture, Livestock, and Natural Resources Local Government Education
Wednesday P.M. Transportation State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Finance
Thursday A.M. Transportation State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Finance
Thursday P.M. Judiciary Economic and Business Development Health and Environment
Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Friday A.M.
Friday P.M.

Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Log Out / Change )

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. Log Out / Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. Log Out / Change )

Connecting to %s