Second Regular Session | 72nd General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblyThis memorandum provides information concerning severance taxes in Colorado and eight other western states. The memo provides detailed information on Colorado’s severance tax structure, including estimates for the current value of the ad valorem tax credit and the stripper well exemption. ...
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In April 2019, the state received $81.1 million, which was used to determine distributions to MSA‑funded programs for the current FY 2019‑20.
This document presents a...
This issue brief provides an overview of federal and state family and medical leave laws.
This memo uses a unique dataset to estimate property taxes levied on the production of oil and gas to answer the following questions...
This issue brief provides background information on mobile homes and an overview of the Mobile Home Park Act, including recent changes to the law with regard to county ordinances, registrations, the dispute resolution and enforcement program, and evictions.
A dynamic model attempts to quantify the downstream effects of a policy change throughout the economy. Legislative Council Staff (LCS) does not conduct dynamic modeling, which means that fiscal notes and other analyses are limited to the scope of legislation’s direct impacts and, in...
When Colorado taxpayers file their 2019 income taxes, they will pay tax at a rate of 4.50 percent, rather than the state’s usual 4.63 percent rate. The rate reduction affects state income tax payments by all taxpayers, including individuals, corporations, non-corporate businesses, and other...
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Tax Expenditure Evaluation Interim Study Committee.
In place of property taxes, Colorado citizens pay the specific ownership tax (SOT) on their vehicles. This issue brief provides an overview of the SOT, describes how the SOT is calculated, lists the SOT exemptions, and describes its collection and distribution.
Final report to the Colorado General Assembly by the School Safety Committee. This committee was created by a resolution adopted by the Executive Committee of the Legislative Council during the 2019 legislative interim. The purpose of this committee was to study how violence at, and threats of...
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,...
Final report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Early Childhood and School Readiness Legislative Commission. The purpose of this commission is to study issues related to early childhood and school readiness in order to improve the state’s early childhood policies.
This memorandum answers common questions about how revenue from the marijuana industry fits into Colorado’s state budget.
Summary Report for the School Safety Committee to the Legislative Council.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Interim Study Committee Summary Report.
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Sales and Use Tax Task Force.
In 1990, Colorado voters passed a constitutional amendment allowing limited gaming only in the cities of Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek. Limited gaming is defined as “the use of slot machines and the card games of blackjack and poker, each game having a maximum single bet of five...
This issue brief provides an overview of state laws related to state-sponsored retirement plans, retirement plan marketplaces, and multiple employer retirement plans for private sector workers. The brief also includes a discussion of related federal laws and Congressional activity.
This report contains the final audited figures for state revenue retained under Referendum C in the 2005‑06 through 2017‑18 state fiscal years and preliminary numbers for the 2018‑19 and 2019‑20 state fiscal years. It also reflects the actions of the General Assembly and Governor in spending...
Three bills that were enacted during the 2019 legislative session significantly affected the financing of public schools in Colorado:
Reading competency is pivotal to the academic development of Colorado’s students. State law targets the early elementary grades as the essential time and location for developing the reading skills necessary for successful academic achievement in later grades. This issue brief provides...
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,...
Report No. 2019-TE27
Report No. 2019-TE28