SR 23-004 — Senate Rules Permanent Remote Testimony

SENATEFirst RESOLUTIONRegular 23-004Session BYSeventy-fourth SENATOR(S)General FenbergAssembly andSTATE Moreno,OF Bridges,COLORADO Priola.ENGROSSED LLS NO.

CONCERNINGR23-0785.01 Michael Dohr x4347 SR23-004 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Fenberg and Moreno, Bridges, Priola Senate Committees SENATE RESOLUTION 23-004 C ONCERNING THE RULES OF THE SENATE,S ENATE, AND, IN CONNECTIONTHEREWITH,MAKINGTHETEMPORARYRULESCONNECTION OFTHEREWITH ,MAKING THE SENATETEMPORARY R ULES OF THESENATE OF THE SEVENTY-FOURTHSEVENTY GENERAL-FOURTH ASSEMBLYG ENERAL A SSEMBLY PERMANENT AND MAKING CHANGES TO THE RULESOFTHESENATEREGARDINGREMOTEPARTICIPATIONRULES OF THE SENATE REGARDING REMOTE PARTICIPATION IN SENATE LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.PROCEEDINGS .

Be ItResolvedbyIt Resolved by the SenateoftheSenate of the Seventy-fourth GeneralAssemblyGeneral oftheAssembly StateofColorado:of the State of Colorado:

That the temporary RuleoftheRules Senateoftheof the Senate of the Seventy-fourth General Assembly be adopted as the permanent Rules of the Senate for the remainder oftheof the Seventy-fourth General Assembly.

ThatThatintheRulesoftheSenate,RuleNo.44,amend(a)(2),(b)(2), inand the(f) Rulesoftheas Senate,follows: Rule No.

44amend (a)(2), (b)(2), and (f) as follows:

Regulations for the Senate BuingDuring a Public Health Disaste1Disaster E111egencyEmergency RELATING TO HEALH THEALTH AND SAFETY (a)g (2)2 TheE President,d after2 consultationA withe the0 MajorityN Leaderl andr theShading Minoritydenotes Leader,HOUSE mayamendment. invoke the regulations for remote participation onlyifthe conditions concerning a dcclard public health disaster cmcrgcncy, as dcscribcd in Joint Rule 44 (a)ofthe Joint Rules ofthe Scnatc and House ofRepresentatives, arc met and the President finds thatholding in-person Senate legislativcproceedingsposes an increased health risk to the membershe Senateorto thepublic FORSENA TE LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS IFDOING SO WOULD PROMOTE THE HEAL TH AND SAFETY OF THE BODY OR ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.

WithinDouble twenty-fourhoursunderlining afterdenotes invokingtheregulationsSENATESaieudment. for remote participation, the President shall provide written notice THE REGULATIONS to each member ofthe Senate and to the secretary of the Senate and shall post the notice of invocation onthe websitof the Senate.

TheregulationsCapital forletters remoteor participationbold may& remainitalic innumbers effectindicate onlynew somaterial longto asbe theaFdad declaredto stateofexisting publiclaw. health disaster emergency continuesREGULATIONS ON THE SENATE'S WEBSITE.

(b)Dashes (2)through TheregulationsthatthePresidentmaypromulgatepursuantthe towords subsectionor (a)fthisnumbers ruleindicate maydeletions addressfrom suchexisting additionallaw. mattersasthePresidentdetermines arenecessary, including measures to facilitate a safe and healthy work environment and to protect vulnerable membersfthe Senate and other persons.

(a) (2) The President, after consultation with the MajorityLeader and the Minority Leader, may invoke the regulations for remote participation only if the conditions concerning a declared public health disaster emergency, as described in Joint Rule 44 (a) of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives, are met and the President finds thatholdingin-personSenatelegislativeproceedingsposes an increased health risk to the members of the Senate or to thepubliFOR SENATELEGISLATIVEPROCEEDINGSIFDOING SOWOULDPROMOTETHEHEALTHANDSAFETYOFTHEBODY OR ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE .

Within twenty-fourhoursafterinvokingtheregulationsforremote participation, the President shall provide wriOFen notice THEREGULATIONS toeachmemberof theSenateandtothe secretary of the Senate and shall post the notice of invocationonthewebsiteoftheSenate.Theregulationsfor remote participation may remain in effect only so long as the declared state of public health disaster emergency continueREGULATIONS ON THE SENATE S WEBSITE.

(b) (2) TheregulationsthatthePresidentmaypromulgatepursuant to subsection (a) of this rule may address such additional mattersasthePresidentdeterminesarenecessary,including measurestofacilitateasafeandhealthyworkenvironment and to protect vulnerable members of the Senate and other persons.

The President,slmHAFTERPresident, CONSULTATIONshAFTERCONSULTATIONWITH WITH THE MAJORITYM AJORITY LEADER AND THE MINORITYM LEADER,INORITYLEADER MAY,MAY PROMULGATE SUCH REGULATIONS AND ensure thatthatTHE THE regulations promulgated pursuant to this subsection (re(f) are distributed to each member oftheof the Senate and to the secretarofsecretary of the Senate and posted on theENATE'SthENATES website.ofthewebsite. Senate.

(2) The President, after consultation with the .Majority Leader and the .Minority Leader,rnay invoke the regulations for remote testimony only if the conditions concerning a declared public health disaster emger1cy,as described in Joint Rule 44of the Joint Ruleofthe Senate and Ilouseof Representatives, are met and the President finds that holding in-person legislative proceedingof Senate committees of reference poses an increased health risk to the membeofSenate. the Senateor to the public.

Withir1(2) twer1ty-fonrThe hoursPresident, after PAGEconsultation 2-SENATEwith RESOLUTIONthe 23-004Majority invekingLeader and the regulationforMinority 1emoteLeader, testimon;i,may invoke the Presidentregulations shallfor ensure-2- that004 writtenremote noticetheir1vocati01istestimony providedonly toif eachthe memberconditions oftheconcerning Senatea anddeclared topublic health disaster emergency, as described in Joint Rule 44 of the seeretaryJoint Rules of the SermteSenate and postedHouse onof Representatives,aremetandthePresidentfindsthatholding in-person legislative proceedings of Senate committees of reference poses an increased health risk to the websitemembers of the Senate.Senate or to the public.

TheWithin twenty-four hours after invoking the regulations for remote testimorcytestimony, ma;ithe remainreffectPresident onl;ishall forensure so1011gthat aswritten notice of the declaredinvocation stateofis publicprovided healthto disastereach emergenc;imember continnes.of the Senate and to the secretary of the Senate and posted on the website of the Senate.

(3) The regulations thatfor theremote Presidenttestimony may promulgateremain pursuantin toeffect subsectiononly (f)(l)offor thisso rulelong mustas address the typedeclared ofstate technology or software that a person must use to testify remotely in a legislative proceeding aSENATE committee ofreference of thepublic Senatehealth anddisaster mayemergency addresscontinues. such additional matters as the President determines are necessary.

However,(3) nothingThe inregulations thisthat subsectionthe (President f)may orpromulgate in any regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection(f)(l)ofsubsection (f)(1) of this rule limitsmust address the type of technology or otherwisesoftware modifiesthat thea authorityperson themust chairofause SENATEto testify remotelyin a legislative proceeding oENATE committee of referenceofreference of the SenateSenated tomay limitaddress testimony.such additional matters as the President determinesarenecessary.

SfeHowever, -enothing berin Cindithis L.subsection (f) or in any regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (f)(1) of this rule limits or otherwise modifies the authorityof the chairENATE S committee of reference of the Sento limit testimony.

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