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Updated - Summary of Federal Legislation Passed in Response to COVID-19 (21-05)

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Public Health

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Legislative Council Staff

Published

05/26/2021

This issue brief provides a summary of the federal legislation that was passed in response to the COVID‑19, or coronavirus, public health emergency.

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Forecast June 2015

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2016-17. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's highlights and executive summary sections. The report is based on current law,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/19/2015

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Constitutional Spending Limit (2015)

In 1992, voters approved an amendment to the Colorado Constitution — Article X, Section 20 — known as the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR). TABOR limits annual growth in state spending.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/08/2015

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Marijuana TABOR Refund (2015)

Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) requires voter approval of any new taxes. Prior to voter approval, it also requires that voters receive estimates of state spending without new taxes and the new tax revenue. Proposition AA, which authorized the 10 percent sales tax and the 15 percent...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/19/2015

Subjects:

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Budget Related Publications

Forecast March 2015

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/18/2015

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

Glossary of Legislative Terms (2015)

Glossary of Legislative Terms

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/11/2015

Subject:

State Government

Issue Briefs

Income Tax Checkoffs (2015)

Colorado's individual income tax form allows a taxpayer to make a voluntary contribution to any one of 15 funds, each of which benefits a program or charitable organization (organization). This issue brief provides information on the income tax "checkoff" program and the selection of...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/08/2015

Subject:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Final/Annual Reports

2014 Use of Marijuana Sales Tax Revenues Interim Study Committee Final Report

Pursuant to Interim Committee Letter 2014-6. The purpose of this committee is to evaluate and make recommendations regarding appropriate uses of sales tax revenue generated by recreational marijuana sales in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/12/2014

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

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Final/Annual Reports

2014 Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Legislative Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/12/2014

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Issue Briefs

Individual Income Tax (2014)

The individual income tax is the largest source of General Fund revenue, accounting for 60 percent of General Fund collections in FY 2013-14. This issue brief provides a brief history of Colorado income tax rates, discusses the general process for determining Colorado’s individual income tax,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/11/2014

Subject:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Issue Briefs

Capital Construction and the Role of the Capital Development Committee (2014)

The day-to-day expenses of state government are paid through the operating budget in the state's annual budget bill. Expenses related to new construction, renovation, or maintenance of the state's capital assets are paid through the capital budget. This issue brief outlines the types of projects...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/19/2014

Subjects:

Capital Construction

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