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Colorado legislature

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The Colorado General Assembly is the state's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a Senate with 35 members serving four-year terms and a House of Representatives with 65 members serving two-year terms. The General Assembly convenes annually to create and amend state laws. To streamline the legislative process, members are limited to introducing five bills per year. The assembly is supported by nonpartisan agencies like the Legislative Council for fact-finding and the Joint Budget Committee for fiscal review.1

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