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

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Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Public Health

State Government

Agency

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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Budget Related Publications

Understanding the State Budget - The Big Picture

Each year, the General Assembly is tasked with balancing constitutional, statutory, and federal requirements with a host of other considerations, such as competing policy priorities, caseload pressures, and the health of the state’s economy, in order to create a budget. This document is intended...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/24/2023

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Home Modification Tax Credit

Report No. 2023-TE1

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/11/2023

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Health Care & Health Insurance

Housing

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Military Retirement Benefits Deduction

Report No. 2023-TE2

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/11/2023

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Military & Veterans

Staff Publications

Overview of Colorado Economic Development Programs and Incentives

This memorandum provides an overview of programs that are designed to provide a boost to Colorado's economy, including incentivizing businesses to locate in Colorado, expand their Colorado-based workforce, or otherwise grow their Colorado business operations. This memorandum does not include...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/10/2023

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

Session Related Publications

SMART Act Hearings Overview Memorandum

This memorandum provides an overview of the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent Government Act" (SMART Government Act). The act requires executive agencies to annually present specific information to joint legislative committees during the first two weeks of the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/10/2023

Subject:

State Government

Staff Publications

Vacancies in Elected Offices

This memorandum provides an overview of the process to fill vacancies in various elected offices at the federal, state, and local levels. A vacancy in an elected office occurs when an office holder resigns or dies during his or her elected term. A vacancy may also occur when an elected...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/04/2023

Subjects:

Elections & Redistricting

General Assembly

Local Government

State Government

Staff Publications

Overview and History of Statewide Ballot Measures in Colorado

This memorandum provides an overview of the statewide ballot measure process; a summary of the measures approved or rejected by Colorado voters between 1880 and 2022; and links to additional resources at the offices of the Colorado Legislative Council Staff and the Colorado Secretary of State....

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/03/2023

Subjects:

Elections & Redistricting

State Government

Budget Related Publications

Forecast December 2022

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. 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:

12/19/2022

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Final/Annual Reports

Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Tax Policy Final Report

The Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Tax Policy (committee) is charged with reviewing the state’s current tax policy and the evaluations of tax expenditures that are statutorily completed by the Office of the State Auditor. The committee is also charged with oversight of the Task...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/16/2022

Subject:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Final/Annual Reports

Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force Final Report

The Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force (task force) was originally created in 2017 pursuant to House Bill 17-1216. In its original form, the task force was scheduled to be repealed in 2020. However,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/16/2022

Subject:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

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