The Colorado statehouse. (Courthouse News photo / Chris Marshall)
(CN) — The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday shot down a tactic employed by Colorado Democrats in 2019 to circumvent the reading of a 2,000-page bill out loud.
As they held majorities in both the state Senate and House during the 2019 Colorado legislative session, Democrats were in the process of powering through a bill that would massively change the way the state regulates oil and gas development.
In efforts to pump the brakes, several Republicans requested the reading of a 2,000-page bill, “Title 12 Recodification and Reorganization.”
The state constitution requires “every bill shall be read by title when introduced, and at length on two different days in each house; provided, however, any reading at length may be dispensed with upon unanimous consent of the members present.”