2022 Regular Session

The committee is responsible for overseeing the Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System Task Force and recommending bills to implement the proposals studied by the task force.

The Colorado Jail Standards Commission must recommend standards for the operation of jails. A report including its recommendations is to be presented to the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Colorado Jail Standards by November 15, 2023.

The Legislative Oversight Committee for Colorado Jail Standards oversees the Colorado Jail Standards Commission and recommends legislation on jail standards.

The Legislative Interim Committee on Judicial Discipline works with judges, lawyers, and members of the public, and other interested parties, to review and examine Colorado's system of judicial discipline, evaluate other states' models, and make recommendations to the general assembly for statutory or constitutional reforms during the 2023 session. The committee does not have the authority to review a judge's ruling or order a new trial.

The committee studies the conservation, use, development, and financing of the water resources of Colorado for the general welfare of its inhabitants and to reviews and proposes water resources legislation. The committee also is responsible for holding public hearings on the draft Colorado State Water Plan and submitting a summary of the public's and committee's feedback on the plan to the Colorado Water Conservation Board.

The committee studies health care issues that affect Colorado residents throughout the state.