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Acronyms and Abbreviations

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1525 1525 Sherman Street (north of the capitol)
CDC Capital Development Committee
COLS Committee on Legal Services
COW Committee of the Whole
CRS or C.R.S. Colorado Revised Statutes
CCUSL Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws
HCPF (pronounced "Hickpuff") Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
HCR House Committee Room or House Concurrent Resolution (depends on context)
JBC Joint Budget Committee
JCR Joint Committee Room
LAC Legislative Audit Committee
LCS Legislative Council Staff
LIS Legislative Information Services
L/O Laid over to later in the calendar
LSB Legislative Services Building (south of the capitol - the old state museum)
IP introductory portion to a statutory section
OLLS or LLS Office of Legislative Legal Services
OSA Office of the State Auditor
PERA Public Employees' Retirement Association
PI Postpone indefinitely (used in committee hearings)
SCR Senate Committee Room or Senate Concurrent Resolution (depends on context)
SEBEC strike everything below the enacting clause (a type of amendment)
SRC Statutory Review Committee
SVMA State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee
TABOR Taxpayer's Bill of Rights
TLRC Transportation Legislation Review Committee
WRRC Water Resources Review Committee