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Issue Briefs

Off-Premises Retail Liquor Licensing (22-11)

Subjects

Business & Economic Development

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

12/02/2022

This issue brief provides an overview of Colorado laws related to the retail sale of alcohol, including beer, wine, and spirits, in original sealed containers for off‑premises consumption.

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Gender Pay Equity (19-15)

This issue brief provides an overview of federal and state laws related to gender pay equity and a summary of past legislative efforts by the Colorado General Assembly on this topic.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/03/2019

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

Issue Briefs

Single-Use Plastics Legislation (19-12)

This issue brief describes single-use plastics, current Colorado law, proposed legislation in Colorado that would have addressed single-use plastics, and other states that have enacted single-use plastics legislation.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/03/2019

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Natural Resources & Environment

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2019 Business and Economic Development Legislation

During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly made modifications to state laws regulating businesses and promoting economic development.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/22/2019

Subject:

Business & Economic Development

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Excise Tax for Unsalable Alcoholic Beverages

Report No. 2019-TE25

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

07/15/2019

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Interstate Sales of Alcohol Excise Tax Exemption

Report No. 2019-TE21

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

07/15/2019

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Issue Briefs

Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act June Update (19-11)

This issue brief provides an overview of state laws related to pet animal facilities. These facilities are licensed and regulated under the Colorado Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act (PACFA).

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/28/2019

Subjects:

Agriculture

Business & Economic Development

Courts & Judicial

Professions & Occupations

Issue Briefs

Colorado Marijuana Personal Cultivation Laws (19-10)

This issue brief provides an overview of Colorado’s laws, at both the state and local level, related to the personal cultivation of marijuana.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/28/2019

Subject:

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Liquor, Tobacco/Nicotine, and Marijuana Legislation (2019)

During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of bills related to the regulation of liquor, tobacco/nicotine, and marijuana.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/31/2019

Subject:

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Staff Publications

2019 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast

Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In April 2018, the state received $177.3 million, including a one‑time payment of $113.3 million pursuant to the Nonparticipating Manufacturers Adjustment Settlement Agreement...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/29/2019

Subjects:

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

State Procurement and Contracting (2019 Update)

The purchase of goods and services by most executive branch agencies in Colorado is generally governed by the state procurement code and rules (code and rules). The code and rules are designed to ensure the fair treatment of people seeking to do business with the state, to foster broad-based...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/16/2019

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Capital Construction

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