2022 Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee Final Report
Submitted herewith is the final report of Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee. This committee was created pursuant to Article 22 of Title 10, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to guide Colorado's health insurance exchange,...
2022 Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee Final Report
This committee was created pursuant to Section 2-2-1305.5, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to review the COYAC's work and to recommend legislation regarding issues affecting...
2022 Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems Final Report
This committee was created pursuant to Article 1.9 of Title 18, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to oversee an advisory task force that studies and makes recommendations concerning the treatment of persons with mental health disorders who are involved in the criminal...
Fiscal Note Reports (2023)
Fiscal Note Data Reports show the fiscal impact of all legislation currently pending before the General Assembly, based on the most recent published fiscal note. Updated reports will be posted on this page approximately weekly during the legislative session. After session, final data will be...
Structural Insurance Premium Tax Expenditures
Report No. 2023-TE5
Newsprint & Printer's Ink and Newspapers Exemptions
Report No. 2023-TE6
Sacramental Wine Exemption
Report No. 2023-TE7
Sales to Charitable Organizations Exemption
Report No. 2023-TE8
Farm Close-Out Sales Tax Exemption
Report No. 2023-TE9
Farm Close-Out Sales Tax Exemption
Report No. 2018-TE3
Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in May 2023. Click HERE to access the May 2023 report.
Newsprint and Printer's Ink & Newspapers Exemptions
Report No. 2018-TE9
Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in May 2023. Click HERE to access the May 2023 report.
Credit for Taxes Paid to Other States
Report No. 2018-TE5
Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in May 2023. Click HERE to access the May 2023 report.
Sacramental Wines Excise Tax Exemption
Report No. 2018-TE7
Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in May 2023. Click HERE to access the May 2023 report.
Sales to Charitable Organizations Exemption
Report No. 2018-TE10
Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in May 2023. Click HERE to access the May 2023 report.
2023 Colorado Water Handbook
The Legislative Council Staff’s Water Policy Handbook is intended to serve as a reference guide to Colorado's water policies and programs. The book is divided into three parts. Each part covers a different aspect of Colorado water law and policy.
Legislative Council Handbook
Colorado statute establishes the Legislative Council as a body of 18 Senators and Representatives with specific functions and responsibilities (Section 2-3-301, et seq., C.R.S.). Six senators are appointed, with the President of the Senate appointing the majority party members and the...
State Education Fund Report (2023)
Pursuant to Section 22-55-104, C.R.S., Legislative Council Staff, in consultation with the State Auditor, the State Treasurer, the Department of Education (CDE), the Office of State Planning and Budgeting, and the Joint Budget Committee (JBC), is required to conduct a review of the model used to...
Overview of the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA)
The state legislature established the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) in 1931 to provide a pension benefit to state and local government employees, predating the federal Social Security Act of 1935 by four years. PERA is administered under Article 51 of Title 24 of the...
2023 Digest of Bills
The Office of Legislative Legal Services prepares the Digest of Bills and Concurrent Resolutions as required under section 2-3-504, C.R.S. The Digest consists of summaries of all bills and concurrent resolutions enacted by the Seventy-fourth General Assembly at its First Regular Session ending...
Office of Legislative Workplace Relations Annual Statistical Report 2022-2023
Summary of 2022 Agriculture Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly considered measures related to agriculture, including wildlife and conservation, workforce, the Colorado State Fair, and other agriculture‑related topics.
Summary of 2023 Water Legislation
The General Assembly considered multiple bills related to water, including legislation focused on project funding, xeriscaping, studying various water challenges across the state, and stream restoration.
Financing of Public Schools for Fiscal Year 2015-16
Senate Bill 15-267 amends the Public School Finance Act of 1994 to provide funding for school districts in FY 2015-16. The bill was signed by the Governor on June 5, 2015, and became effective on that date. Senate Bill 15-234, the "Long Bill," appropriates most of the state aid distributed to...
Summary of 2023 Business and Economic Development Legislation
In 2023, the General Assembly considered a number of bills related to business and economic development including several related to automobile dealerships and consumer protection.