Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session the General Assembly considered legislation related to special districts, local government administration, boards and commissions, funding, and firefighting assistance.
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered housing bills to address affordability, homeowner associations, and families without housing.
Budget Related Publications
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 high...
Release date:
2022-06-17
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- State Revenue & Budget
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly considered measures related to agriculture, including wildlife and conservation, workforce, the Colorado State Fair, and other agriculture‑related top...
Release date:
2022-06-01
Subjects:
- Agriculture
- General Assembly
- Labor & Employment
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to water, including water project funding, groundwater sustainability, watershed resiliency, turf replacement, and other wa...
Release date:
2022-05-24
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- Natural Resources & Environment
- Water
Staff Publications
This memorandum memorializes the process for requesting and preparing Demographic Notes (notes) pursuant to Section 2-2-322.5, C.R.S. It outlines the number of notes per session, the process for requesting notes, the ...
Release date:
2019-11-25
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
- General Assembly
Staff Publications
Pursuant to House Bill 19-1184, Legislative Council Staff will prepare demographic notes for up to 20 bills each session beginning with the 2020 legislative session. This memorandum provides an overview of the demogra...
Release date:
2019-12-30
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
- General Assembly
Budget Related Publications
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 high...
Release date:
2022-12-19
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- State Revenue & Budget
Final/Annual Reports
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 th...
Final/Annual Reports
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, House B...
Final/Annual Reports
Pursuant to Section 24-51.1-101, C.R.S., the Pension Review Commission is required to study and develop proposed legislation relating to funding and benefit design of police officers' and firefighters' pensions in the...
Release date:
2022-12-16
Subjects:
- Financial Services & Commerce
- General Assembly
Final/Annual Reports
Senate Bill 22-201 created the 8-member Legislative Interim Committee on Judicial Discipline and directed the committee to work with judges, lawyers, members of the public, and other interested parties, to:
review an...
Release date:
2022-12-12
Subjects:
- Courts & Judicial
- General Assembly
Staff Publications
The opioid epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the rise of homelessness strained Colorado’s behavioral health system. This memorandum covers the actions the Colorado General Assembly has taken to strengthen Colorado...
Release date:
2022-12-07
Subjects:
- Health Care & Health Insurance
- Human Services
Final/Annual Reports
The recently renamed Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee (WRARC) was created to contribute to and monitor the conservation, use, development, and financing of Colorado's water resources for the general we...
Release date:
2022-12-05
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- Natural Resources & Environment
- Water
Final/Annual Reports
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 th...
Release date:
2022-12-05
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- General Assembly
- State Revenue & Budget
Final/Annual Reports
Pursuant to Section 10-16-221, Colorado Revised Statutes, the Statewide Health Care Review Committee was created to study health care issues across the state.
Release date:
2022-12-05
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- Health Care & Health Insurance
- Public Health
Session Related Publications
About this report: This spreadsheet provides several reports on fiscal data from Legislative Council Staff Fiscal Notes. This is the final report of all bills considered by the General Assembly at the 2022 sessi...
Release date:
2022-08-05
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- General Assembly
- State Revenue & Budget
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly considered several measures related to information technology (IT), including: privacy protections, IT-related state services; and Joint Technology Co...
Release date:
2022-08-03
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- State Government
- Telecommunications & Information Technology
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) education in Colorado. Specifically, the legislature adopted bills pertaining to stud...
Release date:
2022-08-03
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
- General Assembly
Staff Publications
Article V, Section 1 (7.5), Colorado Constitution, and Section 1-40-124.5, Colorado Revised Statutes, require the Legislative Council Staff to prepare a ballot information booklet prior to each election in which a sta...
Release date:
2022-08-02
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
- General Assembly
- State Government
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to natural resources and the environment including wildfire prevention and control; air quality; natural resources; environ...
Release date:
2022-07-28
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- Natural Resources & Environment
Session Related Publications
This spreadsheet provides several reports on fiscal data from Legislative Council Staff Fiscal Notes for bills considered at the 2021 legislative session. By default, the reports are set to show only bills that we...
Release date:
2022-07-28
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- State Revenue & Budget
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to State Government including task forces and commissions, payments and fees, compensation, holidays, and daylight savings.
Release date:
2022-07-26
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- State Government
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several pieces of legislation concerning veterans and the military including creating an information clearinghouse; allowing veterans to audit colle...
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly passed numerous bills related to general business issues and economic development initiatives.
Release date:
2022-07-20
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
- Local Government
