Section 2-3-1201 - Sunrise and sunset review - designation of committees of reference to conduct review(1) At the convening of the first regular session of each general assembly, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall each designate one or more house committees of reference for even-numbered years and one or more senate committees of reference for odd-numbered years to perform the duties and functions assigned to it relating to the termination of each division, board, or agency pursuant to the provisions of section 24-34-104, C.R.S., and the duties and functions assigned to it by this part 12 relating to the sunset review of advisory committees. The committees of reference designated by the speaker of the house of representatives to conduct reviews under this section in even-numbered years and the committees of reference designated by the president of the senate to conduct such reviews in odd-numbered years shall be the committees of reference for any bills introduced under sections 2-3-1203 and 24-34-104, C.R.S., during any regular or extraordinary session of the general assembly. The speaker of the house of representatives may authorize one or more house committees of reference and the president of the senate may authorize one or more senate committees of reference to conduct hearings prior to the convening of any regular session of the general assembly.L. 85: Entire part added, p. 279, § 1, effective May 23. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 408, § 2, effective March 26. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 1000, § 3, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 677, § 1, effective April 20. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 792, § 2, effective May 23.Subsection (2)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (2), effective February 1, 1997. (See L. 96, p. 792.)