Staff Publications

2022 Sunset Review Hearings

Subjects

Agriculture

Business & Economic Development

Courts & Judicial

Health Care & Health Insurance

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

02/07/2022

Sunset laws allow the General Assembly to periodically review the need for state regulations, advisory committees, or state agencies and to update the law creating the agency or function. To accomplish this review, committees of reference hold public sunset hearings on sunset reports issued by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).

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Staff Publications

Overview of Colorado's Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Scheme

This memorandum provides an overview of the mandatory minimum sentencing schemes in Colorado law. It provides information on the general categories of offenses subject to enhanced prison sentences and specific crimes that require a mandatory minimum sentence. Three years of sentencing data are...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/22/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Broadband Internet Service Programs in Colorado

This memorandum provides an overview of broadband internet service programs in Colorado, including the Colorado High Cost Support Mechanism; state grant programs and other state efforts; local governments’ ability to provide broadband; and related recent legislation.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/22/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Local Government

State Government

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Agriculture Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures to incentivize veterinarians to locate in rural areas, regulate industrial hemp, and promote young and beginning farmers. This document provides a summary of the legislation.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/21/2017

Subject:

Agriculture

Issue Briefs

Economic Development Commission

The Economic Development Commission (EDC) works in conjunction with the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) to promote economic development in the state. The EDC is statutorily required to oversee six programs, which are administered by OEDIT. This issue brief...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/15/2017

Subject:

Business & Economic Development

Issue Briefs

Judicial Performance Evaluation Process

There are 324 justices and judges in Colorado. Seven justices preside over the Supreme Court and issue binding majority decisions on lower court rulings. Additionally, 317 judges preside over other various courts, including the Court of Appeals (22 judges), district courts (181 judges), and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/15/2017

Subjects:

Civil Law

Courts & Judicial

State Government

Staff Publications

Patient Access to Experimental Treatments

This memorandum addresses patient access to experimental treatments, including access to clinical trials, participation in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Expanded Access (Compassionate Use) Program, and access to treatments under Colorado’s Right to Try Act. Additionally, this...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/19/2017

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Issue Briefs

Emergency Mental Health Holds (17-38)

This issue brief addresses the state’s emergency mental health hold procedure, which allows for a person to be involuntarily held for a 72-hour period of treatment and evaluation if he or she appears to have a mental illness and, due to the mental illness, appears to be an imminent danger to...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/02/2017

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Minimum Wage (17-37)

Federal law requires employers to pay their employees a minimum hourly wage. States are allowed to set different pay standards than the federal minimum wage requirement; however, if the state and federal law differ, such as in Colorado, the higher wage prevails. This issue brief provides an...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/02/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Civil Law Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to construction defects, music performance contracts, property transfers, trusts, and the Right to Rest.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/29/2017

Subjects:

Civil Law

Courts & Judicial

Other

Alternative Funding Options for Court Facilities, National Center for State Courts

Presented to the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2017

Subjects:

Capital Construction

Courts & Judicial

Related Publications

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