Published Wednesday, December 23, 2020
by Robert Davis
(The Center Square) - The Colorado General Assembly will enter a month-long temporary recess after convening January 13, House and Senate Democratic leadership said on Monday.
The legislature won't reconvene until approximately February 16 "when the peak of the pandemic will hopefully have subsided," Senate Democrats said in a statement.
"It is extremely important that as we navigate returning for legislative session, we weigh the safety concerns for people's health alongside the many changing factors that will guide our decision making," said Senate President Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo.
"Now as we approach our regular session, we are committed to acting with the same precision and forethought - diligently prioritizing what matters most to our state and completing mission-critical work before temporarily exiting the building. That's why we have decided to delay our official legislative session until safer conditions in the state become more clear," he added.