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If you’re interested in a particular issue area, such as education or health care, you might want to follow specific committees and their work. Committees in the House and the Senate typically meet at set times and days of the week in specific committee rooms, with the agendas published in advance.
However, those agendas and schedules are subject to change. So, if you’re interested in a specific committee hearing, check the schedule at the end or beginning of the day.
Once a bill passes committees
Bills sometimes must clear multiple committees before they are advanced to a chamber floor.
Once a measure reaches the full Senate or House, it must clear two votes to advance. The “second reading” of a bill is where the first vote is taken and it’s also where most debate occurs. Any lawmaker may offer floor amendments and speak for or against the policy. Typically, a voice vote is held on this initial passage.
If a bill clears second reading, it heads to a third and final reading where the second vote is taken. The second vote must happen at least a day after second reading, though it may be delayed for strategic or logistical reasons. Typically, only amendments offering technical corrections are allowed at this point.
Once the House or Senate approves a bill, it moves to the opposite chamber, where the same procedure — starting with a committee
How you can get involved
There are plenty of ways for citizens to get involved in the legislative process:
Participate in committee hearings. You may testify at committee hearings on specific bills either in person or via Zoom by signing up in advance. Note that speaking time may be limited if a large number of people are signed up to testify, so prepare to make your point in 3 minutes or so.
Email or call your lawmaker. Lawmakers welcome input from constituents, though not when it’s threatening or laced with profanity. Consider contacting all the lawmakers on a committee considering the bill you’re interested in, said Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert, a Douglas County Republican.
Tips on how to communicate with your representative and senator
Don’t know who your state representative or senator is? Look it up here by plugging in your address. Then find their contact info on this list. Visit the website at https://leg. colorado.gov/legislators.
You might have a lobbyist. Are you a member of AARP, the League of Women Voters, Americans for Prosperity or another civic group? Does your business belong to a statelevel association? If so, you likely have someone lobbying lawmakers on your behalf. Such organizations typically establish positions on issues likely to come before the legislature, and may adjust their stances through the session as legislation changes.
You don’t need to need to leave home to get involved
Members of the public can always visit the Capitol and sit in committee rooms or the House and Senate gallery. But if you want to
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stay at home, you can also watch the action online through Colorado Channel on YouTube. Here is the link.
Committee hearings are not broadcast or recorded on video, but you can listen to them live through an audio feed or find them archived after the fact. Here’s the link. (For committee hearings, the entire audio often isn’t posted until hours later, or even the next day.)
This story is from The Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support The Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.
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City of Ft. Lupton
Public Notice
CITY OF FORT LUPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application for a change of zone to the “PUD” Planned Unit Development zone district known as the Sagebrush Apartments Site Plan located at 1401 2nd St. Fort Lupton, Colorado, pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements.
The public hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at 7:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter.
The public hearings shall be held at the Fort Lupton City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Avenue in Fort Lupton, Colorado. In the event that there are City Hall closures due to COVID-19 at the time of the hearings, the public hearings will be held remotely, accessible to the public by phone and internet. Information on how to attend the hearings will be provided in the agenda as posted on the City’s website, www.fortluptonco.gov
Further information is available through the City Planning and Building Department at (303) 857-6694.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND
LEGAL DESCRIPTION Public Notice
CITY OF FORT LUPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is proposing an amendment to its comprehensive land use plan map, pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements.
The public hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission on February 10, 2022 at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on February 15, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter.
The public hearings shall be held in the City Hall, 130 South McKinley Avenue, Fort Lupton, Colorado, or at such other time or place in the event this hearing is adjourned. Further information is available through the City Planning and Building Department at (303) 857-6694.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND.
Legal Notice No. FLP502 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Metropolitan Districts
Public Notice
COTTONWOOD GREENS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5 NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO 2021 BUDGET
January 25, 2022
or by other virtual means.
FURTHER, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed amended budget has been submitted to the District for the fiscal year of 2021. A copy of the proposed amended budget has been filed in the office of Wipfli, LLP, 7887 East Belleview Avenue, Suite 700, Denver, Colorado 80111, where the same is open for public inspection. Such proposed amended budget will be considered at the meeting of the District to be held at 11:30 AM on January 25, 2022. Any interested elector within the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2021 budget amendment.
Directors and members of the public that wish to participate in the meeting may do so via teleconference by dialing +1 669 900 6833 and entering Conference ID: 865 4932 8476 or videoconference on https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86549328476.
This meeting is open to the public.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COTTONWOOD GREENS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 5
By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC
Legal Notice No. FLP504 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Notice to Creditors
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Edward William Swanberg, A/K/A Edward W. Swanberg, A/K/A Ed Swanberg, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30726 4119 R Street Omaha, Nebraska 68107
Legal Notice No. 529939 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ralph Warren Campbell, a/k/a Ralph W. Campbell, a/k/a Ralph Campbell, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR030655
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Weld County District Court on or before May 6, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.
Beverly Slater, Personal Representative P.O. Box 313 Windsor, CO 80550
Legal Notice No. FLP491 First Publication: January 6, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Juliana S. Fix, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 31197
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before May 13, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
Leif A. Nelson, P.C. Attorney for the Personal Representative 29029 Upper Bear Creek Road, Suite 202 Evergreen, Colorado 80439 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert A. Briggs, Jr., also known as Robert A. Briggs, Robert Alvin Briggs, Jr., Robert Alvin Briggs, Robert Briggs, Jr., Robert Briggs, Bob Briggs, and Bob A. Briggs, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR030728
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before May 13, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
Shirley C. Briggs, Personal Representative Patrick R. Thiessen (40185) Frie, Arndt, Danborn & Thiessen P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., #201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 303/420-1234 Attorney for Personal Representative
Legal Notice No. FLP494 First Publication: January 13, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PASQUALE VARRA, a/k/a JACK VARRA, Deceased Case Number 2021PR30730
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before May 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.
