Article V. Legislative Department

Article V, Section 17. No law passed but by bill - amendments

Constitution of the State of Colorado

Official text

No law shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall be so altered or amended on its passage through either house as to change its original purpose.

Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 40.

Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Constitution (Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services)

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