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VOTE NO. Amendment 79 outlaws the parental notice
requirement in Colorado — forever.
Our elected officials are creating the laws of our state. You have every right, and a duty, to voice your opinion. Your voice is essential and valuable; it matters! If our legislators don’t hear from us, they assume what they do is what the public wants. It is actually a simple process, so don’t be intimidated!
Ways to Testify
You may testify in person, remotely, and/or in writing. It is recommended to provide written testimony in addition to oral. Written testimony may be given as paper-copy in-person when you testify, and/or on-line.
How to Register to Testify
You must be registered, usually 2 to 3 days before the bill is heard in committee or at the whole senate or house, to testify. This is the website for Colorado Legislature:
How to find a Bill. Enter the bill number and read the bill language and a brief explanation of the bill. If you don’t know the bill number, you can enter key words to locate it. You will need the bill number.
Legislative Process. The first two letters of the bill indicate if the bill starts in the house (representatives) or in the senate (senators). “HB” means house bill. “SB” means senate bill. For “HB”, this means the bill is first heard in the house, so you would first contact your legislators.
The process is:
- The bill is introduced.
- It first goes to a committee, where testimony is heard.
- The legislators in that committee then vote on whether to pass the bill out of committee to be heard by all the representatives in the house.
- If it passes through committee, all the representatives will hear testimony, then debate the bill, and vote.
- If the vote passes, the bill now goes to the senate, where the exact same process occurs.
If the bill starts in the senate, it is the same process, beginning on the senate side, and, if the bill passes, then to the house side.
You will have opportunities to testify at each of these steps.
How Do I Contact Legislators and Find My Legislators?
Click Here To find your legislator: Enter your address, and receive the names of your legislators, with contact information.
It is important that you contact your own legislators for your district; indicate to them that you are in their district. You also may reach out to any other legislator, targeting those you most want to hear your message. When the bill is in a committee, contact the committee members who will hear the bill.
How Do I Find What Committee the Bill is Heard in and Committee Members to Contact?
When you look up the bill on the “Bill” tab, it will list the committee it will be heard in.
On the same website, on the top bar is a tab “Committees”. This will bring you to all the committees in each of the House and the Senate. When you select the committee you are interested in, the names of each committee member will appear. You can select their names to get their contact information. On the same page, scrolling down is their hearing schedule, and the bills they will hear on that day. You may select the bill, and you will be able to read the language of the bill.
How Do I Sign Up to Testify?
On the top bar of the website, select “Committee”. The bottom option is “Public Testimony Options”. Selecting this, follow the steps for whether you want to testify in-person, remotely, or with written testimony on-line.
Your best way to have your voice heard is to choose in-person or remote, plus provide written testimony.
What to expect when you testify?
- You will have only 2 to 3 minutes for oral testimony.
- You will want to have perhaps 3 points to make.
- You want to be clear and succinct, say up front what your points will be, and then expound on them a little.
- Practice to be sure you are in that time frame, so that they receive your whole testimony. They may ask you questions after your testimony.
- ALWAYS be respectful and kind. If you are speaking on a bill that is emotional or politicalized, don’t be surprised if some legislators do not treat you that way.
- Don’t be intimidated. You have the RIGHT as a citizen of Colorado to be heard.
Tips to prepare your Testimony
- Start with recognizing the committee chair and members: “Madame/ Mr. Chair (and their name) Committee Members, thank you for hearing my testimony.”
- State which bill you are speaking on, and whether you are for or against.
- State your name, briefly any relevant credentials or experience – why they should listen to you.
- Give your points
- Briefly expound on your points – explaining or giving important information
- Close with your request – oppose or vote for
- Thank them
MORE THAN TESTIFYING
It is important to contact your representatives, and any others you want to, beyond testifying. For any bill you have interest in, you may call or email them with information and request to either support or oppose the bill. This is VERY EASY and fast to do.
These are our laws. Our voices must be heard, if we are to have just, right laws.
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