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CO HR1007

Resolution

Status

Failed

4/20/2017

Primary Sponsor

Hugh McKean

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds Rule No. 52 to the Colorado House of Representatives Rules prohibiting members from introducing measures or amendments that include an individual's name without first obtaining written permission.

  • Permission must come from the individual themselves, or if the individual is a minor or deceased, from the personal representative of their estate or a designated family representative.

  • Defines "family representative" for minors or deceased individuals under 18 as both parents if living, or the surviving parent if one parent is deceased.

  • For deceased individuals age 18 or older, family representative is defined as the surviving spouse/domestic partner/civil union partner, or if none exist, the consensus of surviving children or descendants, or if none exist, the parents.

  • Applies to all legislative measures and amendments introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives during the Seventy-first General Assembly.

Legislative Description

Rule Change Limiting Use Of Names In Legislative Measures

Last Action

House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely

4/20/2017

Committee Referrals

State, Veterans, and Military Affairs4/7/2017

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