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Colorado Municipal League briefs Erie on building a municipal legislative agenda and advocacy tactics
Summary
Colorado Municipal League representatives told Erie council how bills move through the Colorado General Assembly, how municipalities can shape agenda items and advocacy tactics, and introduced a new online tool to collect council edits to Erie’s draft legislative priorities.
Deputy Town Manager Patrick Hammer introduced a Colorado Municipal League (CML) team that spent the meeting explaining how municipalities can develop and advance a legislative agenda at the state level.
Elizabeth Haskell, a CML attorney, outlined the legislative calendar and process, noting the next regular session convenes Jan. 14 and typically adjourns within 120 days. She explained committee assignment, fiscal-note routing to finance and appropriations, and the path from committee hearings to floor readings and the governor’s desk. "When a bill gets introduced, it gets assigned to a committee," Haskell said, adding…
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