Staff Publications
Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Staff Publications
For more information, see also https://leg.colorado.gov/workplace-harassment-policy.
Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2025-11-13
Staff Publications
For more information, see also Workplace Expectations.
Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2025-11-14
Legal Topics
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Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2025-11-25
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Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2025-10-14
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Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2025-10-21
The Department of Agriculture was found to lack sufficient controls to ensure the timely inspection of licensed facilities; the effective use of enforcement authority against non-compliant facilities; effective oversight of the inspection pr...
Report #:
1418P
Release date:
2015-07-01
Staff Publications
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 Program, and access to treatments unde...
Release date:
2025-11-05
Subjects:
- Health Care & Health Insurance
Increasingly, there is interest in carbon-free energy sources, or energy sources that emit minimal to no greenhouse gases (GHGs) to produce electricity. Nuclear energy, which is a carbon-free energy source, accounts f...
Over the past few years, Colorado has set ambitious goals to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This issue brief provides an overview of the state’s climate action plan and recent legislation that has ...
Release date:
2025-11-12
Subjects:
- Natural Resources & Environment
Regenerative agriculture includes farming and ranching practices that reduce environmental impacts, maintain soil longevity, increase soil nutrients, and retain soil moisture, while simultaneously increasing or mainta...
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides information on service and assistance animals. Specifically, it explains the differences between each type of animal, how each type of animal can be verified, the rights granted to individuals...
Release date:
2025-12-19
Subjects:
- Civil Law
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- Housing
- Human Services
Budget Related Publications
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2026-27. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's high...
Release date:
2025-12-19
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- State Revenue & Budget
Final/Annual Reports
The Representative Hugh McKean Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee was established in 2019 to review the work of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council (COYAC), which was created in 2008, and recommend legis...
Release date:
2025-12-16
Subjects:
- Children & Domestic Matters
- General Assembly
Final/Annual Reports
Submitted herewith is the final report of the Legislative Oversight Committee for the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems. The committee was created pursu...
Release date:
2025-12-16
Subjects:
- Courts & Judicial
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- General Assembly
- Human Services
Final/Annual Reports
Submitted herewith is the final report of the Transportation Legislation Review Committee (TLRC). This committee was created pursuant to Section 43-2-145, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to...
Release date:
2025-12-16
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Staff Publications
Pursuant to Section 2-3-1602, C.R.S., the committee is charged with reviewing and proposing legislation or other policy changes related to wildfire prevention, mitigation, and related matters, including public safety ...
Release date:
2025-12-16
Subjects:
- Natural Resources & Environment
Staff Publications
Aging and ill inmates are the fastest growing population within Colorado prisons. Special needs parole (SNP) is designed to provide early release or parole to incarcerated individuals who have serious, debilitating, o...
Release date:
2025-12-12
Subjects:
- Courts & Judicial
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- Health Care & Health Insurance
- Human Services
- Local Government
- State Government
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2025 legislative session, the General Assembly considered bills concerning the state, including the General Assembly, the Colorado Open Records Act, and a state symbol. Additionally, the General Assembly co...
Release date:
2025-12-11
Subjects:
- Immigration
- State Government
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2025 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several bills concerning the military and veterans, including service providers, the military code, and assistance programs.
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2025 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several bills concerning elections, including changes to vacancy elections, voting rights, voter verification, the initiative process, and the natio...
Release date:
2025-12-11
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
Staff Publications
This memorandum describes the organizational structure of the staff of the Colorado legislative branch. These staff are categorized as follows:
Senate staff, who are overseen by the top three members of leadership in...
Release date:
2025-11-18
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- State Government
Staff Publications
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging technology that has the potential to reshape the economy. Although AI research has been conducted for decades, products are now proliferating due in part to advances in comp...
Release date:
2025-11-13
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
Staff Publications
Pursuant to Section 2-3-1602, C.R.S., the committee is charged with reviewing and proposing legislation or other policy changes related to wildfire prevention, mitigation, and related matters, including public safety ...
Release date:
2025-10-14
Subjects:
- Natural Resources & Environment
Staff Publications
Este documento incluye declaraciónes de impacto fiscal preparadas por el personal del Consejo Legislativo para las medidas en la boleta estatal de noviembre de 2025.
Release date:
2025-09-22
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting