Committee advances reviser’s bill that makes 72 non-substantive edits across Colorado statutes

Senate Bill 300, the annual reviser’s bill from the Committee on Legal Services, was moved forward by the House Judiciary Committee on a unanimous 11-0 vote. Sponsors said the measure makes 72 technical or non-substantive edits to the Colorado Revised Statutes to improve drafting clarity without changing substantive law.

Representative Camacho, presenting the bill, described an example edit to a workers’-compensation physician-accreditation section (8-42-1013(6)) and noted an appendix in the bill packet listing all 72 edits and their rationales. Committee members thanked reviser staff for their drafting work. One member asked whether broader drafting-practice guidance (for example the hyphenation of “health-care”) could be changed here; sponsors and staff said changes to the drafting manual would be a separate matter outside the bill’s scope.

No public witnesses appeared in opposition; a lone potential opponent was not present. Representative Camacho moved the bill to the committee of the whole with a favorable recommendation; Vice Chair Carter seconded. The roll call recorded 11 yes votes, and the committee forwarded the bill without amendments.

Votes at a glance: SB 300 — Motion: move to Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation; Mover: Representative Camacho; Second: Vice Chair Carter; Vote: 11 yes, 0 no; Outcome: passed to Committee of the Whole.