Members of the appointed board that oversees the broadcasting of Colorado House and Senate floor proceedings say it’s time the General Assembly joins the long list of state legislatures that provide the public with video webcasts of committee meetings.

“We have the technological capability to do it, and it would give the public the best access to their government, to their state government operations,” Colorado Channel Authority Board chair Bart Miller told the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition. “And right now, they really don’t have that.”

He and other board members said they have repeatedly encouraged legislative leaders to video livestream committees. In a letter to the legislature’s executive committee, they asked for — but did not receive — permission to conduct an “internal test” during the 2022 session using existing cameras and other equipment, “aiming for a publicly accessible interface in future years.”