FY 2018-19 Budget Package and Long Bill Narrative
The Long Bill Narrative, which is the annual appropriations act, is prepared by staff to explain funding decisions recommended by the JBC to the rest of the General Assembly. This document is a companion document to the actual Long Bill. The narrative outlines budget changes...
2018 Capital Construction Projects Included in Introduced Long Bill
This memorandum summarizes the capital construction, controlled maintenance, and capital information technology (IT) project recommendations made by the Capital Development Committee and the Joint Technology Committee for FY 2018-19. It also describes the Joint Budget Committee action with...
Memorandum - Proposed pilot project for a consolidated motion on uncontested incorporation by reference rule issues - 20180329
Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services - 20180405
2018 Revisor's Changes (Gray Book)
Virtual Currency and Blockchain Technology (18-05)
Rising use and acceptance of virtual currencies and the technology that underpins them are increasingly presenting unique issues for state lawmakers and regulators. This issue brief describes virtual currencies such as bitcoin, discusses blockchain technology, and describes recent state...
2017 Cost of Living Study - Pacey Economics (2018)
2017 Colorado School District Cost of Living Analysis
Cost of Living Study Memo with Table (2018)
Legislative Council Staff conducts a study of the cost of living in each school district every two years to update the cost-of-living factors used in the state's school finance funding formula as required by state law. The first study was conducted in 1993, and a study has been...
Legislative Workplace Study
General Assembly 2.0 - A Transformational Approach To Legislative Workplace Culture
Analysis And Evaluation Of The Colorado General Assembly's Culture, Policies And Procedures As They Relate To Workplace Harassment
State Employee Payroll Schedule
This memorandum addresses questions around recent announcements and consideration of changes to the state employee payroll schedule. Legislative Council Staff has received inquiries regarding the timing and amount of state employee payroll during the months of July and August 2018 as a result...
Summary of 2018 School Finance Bill HB18-1379
Introduced House Bill 18-1379
Financing of Public Schools for Fiscal Year 2017-18
Senate Bill 17-296 amends the Public School Finance Act of 1994 to provide funding for school districts in FY 2017-18. The bill was signed by the Governor on June 2, 2017, and became effective on that date. Senate Bill 17-254, the "Long Bill," appropriates most of the state aid distributed to...
Traffic Demand Management and Managed Lanes (18-06)
We may all complain about traffic, but traffic professionals regularly work to deploy a wide variety of strategies to reduce or redistribute traffic. One of the major strategies is managed lanes, or as they are commonly known, toll roads. This issue brief discusses traffic demand management and...
Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services - 20180503
Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services - 20180508
2018 Conference Committee Bill Versions
The bills linked on this page are the unproofed and unofficial versions of bills that went to conference committee.
Summary of Courts and Judicial Legislation (2017)
During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to judicial performance, state and local court administration, court proceedings involving juveniles, evidence and court procedures, and records sealing. This document summarizes the legislation.
Summary of State Revenue and Budget Legislation (2017)
During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several bills related to state revenue, the state budget, or fees, including several involving cash funds.
Summary of Local Government Legislation (2017)
During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a variety of measures related to local government. These topics were wide-ranging and encompassed special districts, local taxes, and intergovernmental agreements and contracts. Peace officer status, nonprofit boards, and...
Summary of Elections Legislation (2017)
During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to ballot access, campaign finance, the conduct of elections, initiatives and the ballot information booklet, and local elections.
Summary of Water Legislation (2018)
During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to addressing Colorado's growing demand for water, including expanding the reuse of reclaimed domestic wastewater; funding water projects; and making other technical changes to certain water-related...
Summary of Transportation and Motor Vehicles Legislation (2017)
During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to transportation funding, motor vehicles, other modes of transportation, and traffic offenses. In addition, an overview of Colorado’s transportation system is available online at:...
2018 Senate Select Committee on Energy and the Environment Final Report
The Senate Select Committee on Energy and the Environment was convened pursuant to Senate Rule 22(c), which allows the Senate President to create a committee to review a single specified subject matter area or issue during a regular legislative session. According to the Senate President’s...
Summary of Immigration Legislation (2018)
During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to identification documents and work authorization for non-U.S. citizens, sanctuary policies and cooperation with federal immigration officials, and tuition policies for certain immigrants.