Staff Publications
Safety Protocols for the General Assembly During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The following are new safety protocols for the reconvening of the General Assembly during the COVID-19 health epidemic.
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Staff Publications
Process for Writing the Ballot Information Booklet
Article V, Section 1 (7.5), Colorado Constitution, and Section 1-40-124.5, Colorado Revised Statutes, require the Legislative Council Staff to prepare a ballot information booklet prior to each election in which a statewide issue appears on the ballot. The booklet's purpose is to provide voters...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Agriculture Legislation 2020
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to agriculture including industrial hemp; product safety and labeling; pesticides; animal welfare; and price setting.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Oil and Gas Severance Tax Deduction for Transportation Costs & Oil and Gas Severance Tax Deduction for Manufacturing and Processing Costs
Report No. 2020-TE16
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Oil Shale Tax Expenditures
Report No. 2020-TE19
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Oil and Gas Severance Tax Stripper Well Exemption
Report No. 2020-TE22
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Oil and Gas Severance Tax Ad Valorem Credit
Report No. 2020-TE24
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Energy Legislation 2020
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a variety of issues related to energy, including consumer protection and bill assistance; energy efficiency in new construction; renewable energy; and natural gas.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Natural Resources Major Legislation 2020
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to natural resources and the environment, including environmental protection; wildfire prevention and control; land and species conservation; and state parks.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Impact Assistance Credits
Report No. 2020-TE27
09/15/2020
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Local Government
Natural Resources & Environment
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Coal Severance Tax Expenditures
Report No. 2020-TE30
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Children and Domestic Matters Legislation (2020)
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to parental rights, marriage and adoption, and child welfare.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of State Government Legislation (2020)
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to its operations, state employees and retirement plans, state agencies and procurement, open records and meetings, and notarization. Several of the bills were in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the...
Staff Publications
Incentives to Use Solar Power in Colorado
This memorandum provides an overview of the financial incentives for solar power offered by utilities in Colorado, as well as other incentives, including net metering programs and state tax incentives.
Staff Publications
Energy Handbook (2020)
The Legislative Council Staff's Energy Handbook is intended to serve as a reference guide to Colorado's energy sector. The book is divided into five sections. Section I covers the sources and uses of energy in Colorado. Section II explains how severance taxes and federal mineral lease moneys...
10/28/2020
Business & Economic Development
Energy
Local Government
Natural Resources & Environment
State Government
Final/Annual Reports
2019 Prison Population Management Interim Study Committee Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Prison Population Management Interim Study Committee.
10/29/2020
Courts & Judicial
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
General Assembly
Staff Publications
Submission of Fiscal Impact Estimates for Citizen-Initiated Ballot Measures
This memorandum provides instructions and deadlines for interested parties to submit fiscal information for consideration by Legislative Council Staff, outlines the process for filing a motion for a rehearing before the Title Board if there are objections to the fiscal summary prepared by LCS,...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Water Legislation 2020
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to water, including water demand and conservation, water studies, instream flows, funding for water projects, and other water bills.
Issue Briefs
Information Technology and the Role of the Joint Technology Committee (20-21)
Information technology (IT) is used by every state agency to make operations more efficient and services more widely available to the citizens of Colorado. Along with other day-to-day expenses of state government, expenses related to IT are paid through the capital construction and
...Issue Briefs
Colorado's Climate Action Plan and Climate Change Data Collection (20-23)
In 2019, Colorado enacted House Bill 19-1261, establishing statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction goals. Colorado also enacted Senate Bill 19‑096, requiring the Air Quality...
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Metallic Minerals Threshold Exemption
Report No. 2021-TE1
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Metallic Minerals Ad Valorem Credit
Report No. 2021-TE2
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Molybdenum Ore Tonnage Exemption
Report No. 2021-TE3
Staff Publications
Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission SB 19-181 Rulemaking
In 2019, the General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 19-181, which changes how the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) in the Department of Natural Resources regulates the development of oil and natural gas in Colorado. Since July 2019, the COGCC has conducted rulemaking hearings...
Session Related Publications
Senate Judiciary Committee Information and Procedures
An overview of the rules and procedures to be followed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.