This is a list of the legislatures of Colorado. The Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado met from the creation of the territory in 1861 until statehood on August 1, 1876. The General Assembly of the State of Colorado has convened many times since statehood.
The Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado did not number its legislatures; rather, it numbered its sessions, which occurred occasionally from 1861 to 1876.
| Session | Location(s) | Session began | Session ended | House journal link | Territorial Council journal link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Regular Session | Denver | September 9, 1861 (1861-09-09) | November 7, 1861 (1861-11-07) | [1] | [2] |
| Second Session | Colorado City Denver |
July 7, 1862 (1862-07-07) | August 15, 1862 (1862-08-15) | [3] | [4] |
| Third Session | Golden City Denver |
February 1, 1864 (1864-02-01) | March 11, 1864 (1864-03-11) | [5] | [6] |
| Fourth Session | Golden City | January 2, 1865 (1865-01-02) | February 10, 1865 (1865-02-10) | [7] | [8] |
| Fifth Session | Golden City Denver |
January 1, 1866 (1866-01-01) | February 9, 1866 (1866-02-09) | [9] | [10] |
| Sixth Session | Golden City | December 3, 1866 (1866-12-03) | January 11, 1867 (1867-01-11) | [11] | [12] |
| Seventh Session | Golden City Denver |
December 2, 1867 (1867-12-02) | January 10, 1868 (1868-01-10) | [13] | [14] |
| Eighth Session | Denver | January 3, 1870 (1870-01-03) | February 11, 1870 (1870-02-11) | [15] | [16] |
| Ninth Session | Denver | January 1, 1872 (1872-01-01) | February 9, 1872 (1872-02-09) | [17] | [18] |
| Tenth Session | Denver | January 5, 1874 (1874-01-05) | February 13, 1874 (1874-02-13) | (not available) | [19] |
| Eleventh Session | Denver | January 3, 1876 (1876-01-03) | February 11, 1876 (1876-02-11) | [20] | [21] |
For a brief time in 1865, Colorado had an approved state constitution, and selected a legislature and other elected officials. The legislature briefly convened, believing that their statehood had been approved. However, Andrew Johnson vetoed the corresponding enabling act, and the body that met as the state legislature was disbanded. This legislature met from December 12 through December 19, 1865.[1]
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The state legislature has met in Denver, Colorado since its founding.[citation needed]
| General Assembly | Session | Session began | Session ended | House journal link | Senate journal link |
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| First General Assembly[2] | 1876 (1876) | 1876 (1876) | |||
| Second General Assembly | January 1, 1879 (1879-01-01) | February 9, 1879 (1879-02-09) | [22] | [23] | |
| Third General Assembly | January 5, 1881 (1881-01-05) | February 13, 1881 (1881-02-13) | [24] | [25] | |
| Fourth General Assembly | Regular session | January 3, 1883 (1883-01-03) | February 11, 1883 (1883-02-11) | [26] | [27] |
| Joint session | January 17, 1883 (1883-01-17) | February 27, 1883 (1883-02-27) | (N/A) | ||
| Fifth General Assembly | January 7, 1885 (1885-01-07) | () | [28] | [29] | |
| Sixth General Assembly | January 5, 1887 (1887-01-05) | April 4, 1887 (1887-04-04) | [30] | [31] | |
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| 67th Colorado General Assembly[2] | First Regular Session | January 7, 2009 (2009-01-07) | May 6, 2009 (2009-05-06) | [32] | [33] |
| Second Regular Session | January 13, 2010 (2010-01-13) | May 12, 2010 (2010-05-12) | [34] | [35] | |
| 68th Colorado General Assembly | First Regular Session | January 12, 2011 (2011-01-12) | May 11, 2011 (2011-05-11) | [36] | [37] |
| Second Regular Session | January 11, 2012 (2012-01-11) | May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09) | [38] | [39] | |
| First Regular Session | May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14) | May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16) | [40] | [41] | |
| 69th Colorado General Assembly | First Regular Session | January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09) | May 8, 2013 (2013-05-08) | [42] | [43] |
| Second Regular Session | January 8, 2014 (2014-01-08) | May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07) | [44] | [45] | |
| 70th Colorado General Assembly | First Regular Session | January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07) | May 6, 2015 (2015-05-06) | [46] | [47] |
| Second Regular Session | January 13, 2016 (2016-01-13) | May 11, 2016 (2016-05-11) | [48] | [49] | |
| 71st Colorado General Assembly | First Regular Session | January 11, 2017 (2017-01-11) | May 10, 2017 (2017-05-10) | [50] | [51] |
| First Extraordinary Session | October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02) | October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) | [52] | (None found) | |
| Second Regular Session | January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10) | May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09) | [53] | [54] | |
| 72nd Colorado General Assembly[3] | First Regular Session | January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04) | May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) | [55] | [56] |
| Second Regular Session | January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08) | June 15, 2020 (2020-06-15) | [57] | [58] | |
| First Extraordinary Session | November 30, 2020 (2020-11-30) | December 2, 2020 (2020-12-02) | [59] | [60] | |
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