Senate Bill 20-063 Summary

• Recodifies and reorganizes statutory provisions governing the Colorado Department of Law under the attorney general's leadership.

• Establishes new department structure with distinct offices and divisions: Office of the Attorney General, Office of the Solicitor General, Division of Consumer Protection, Division of Criminal Justice, and other units.

• Creates positions of Solicitor General (requiring 5+ years active Colorado attorney license) and Chief Deputy Attorney General, with specified qualifications and supervisory authority.

• Clarifies the attorney general's powers and duties including legal representation of state agencies, prosecution/defense of state litigation, providing legal opinions to state officials, and enforcement of consumer protection and antitrust laws.

• Takes effect September 1, 2020, subject to referendum petition procedures; preserves the common law authority of the attorney general and department of law.