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DENVER, CO – The Executive Committee of the Legislative Council today voted to continue video streaming for all legislative committee hearings on a year-round basis beginning in January 2026.
“By greenlighting the video streaming of committee hearings, we’re opening up more opportunities for Coloradans to engage in the legislative process,” said Speaker Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon. “A recent report found that the committee video streaming pilot project was accessed over 15,000 times between 35 committee hearings this interim. Coloradans are already using this option to tune in to our state government. I am excited the legislature has expanded video livestreaming and will continue to stream committee hearings in the 2026 legislative session and beyond.”
Speaker McCluskie has repeatedly advocated for video streaming of legislative committee hearings and proposed the pilot program that began in June 2025. The pilot program ran from July 30 to November 5 in five committee rooms, including the Old State Library, the Old Supreme Court Chamber, House Committee Room 0112, Senate Committee Room 357 and Committee Room A in the Legislative Services Building.
According to a report by the Legislative Council Staff, viewers accessed livestreamed video a total of 15,251 times, with nearly 60-percent of the views related to or occurring during August’s special session. Viewers accessed the live streams for the 10 committees of reference that met during the special session 4,500 times. The live stream was accessed more than 2,500 times for the July 30 Executive Committee, where state economists and departments presented on the impacts of HR. 1. The LCS report says the informal feedback has been “very positive” and that viewers “were especially happy to be able to see slide presentations live.”