Matt Jones
Pat Steadman
Finance
The House Finance Committee generally considers matters related to a broad range of public finance proposals including legislation that affects the state's revenue and tax structure. In addition, the committee has legislative oversight responsibility for the Public Employees'...
Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy
The Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Committee generally considers matters concerning water, agriculture, wildlife, mineral development, renewal energy, energy conservation, electric utilities, and recreation. In addition, the committee has legislative oversight responsibility...
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Pension Review Commission
The commission studies and proposes legislation relating to funding of police officers' and firefighters' pensions in this state and benefit designs of such pension plans. The commission also studies and proposes legislation regarding the Public Employees' Retirement Association...
Pension Review Subcommittee
The Pension Review Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the Pension Review Commission, studies and makes recommendations regarding the Public Employees' Retirement Association....
Early Childhood and School Readiness Legislative Commission
The commission studies issues concerning early childhood and school readiness, including health care, mental health, parental involvement, family support, child care, and early learning.
Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force
The task force studies sales and use tax simplification between the state and local governments, including home rule municipalities, to identify opportunities and challenges within existing fiscal frameworks to adopt innovative revenue-neutral solutions that do not require constitutional...
Affordable Housing Task Force
The task force must issue a report with recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor on policies to create transformative change in the area of housing using federal coronavirus recovery money.
Behavioral Health Task Force
The task force must issue a report with recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor on policies to create transformational change in the area of behavioral health using mondy the state receives from the federal coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund.
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Judiciary
FY 2023-24 Budget Package and Long Bill Narrative
The Long Bill Narrative, which is the annual appropriations act, is prepared by staff to explain funding decisions recommended by the JBC to the rest of the General Assembly. This document is a companion document to the actual Long Bill. The narrative outlines budget changes based on the...
CC_HB23-1030_2023A
Summary of 2022 Insurance, Financial Services, and Commerce Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly passed several laws related to the regulation of the business of insurance in the state, as well as laws related to workers’ compensation claims and commercial regulation.
2023-2024 Initiative#27 - Prohibit Use of Environmental, Social, and Governance Standards and Reporting
2023-2024 Initiative#28 - Power of Taxation
2023-2024 Initiative#29 - Parental Rights
Commonly Applied Rules of Statutory Construction
There are several instances when a court must interpret and apply a statutory provision. The statutes and common law provide several rules that guide the courts when they interpret a statute.