Staff Publications
Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee Final Report
The Interim Committee on Opiod and other Substance Use Disorders was created pursuant to Section 10-22.3-101.
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Issue Briefs
Medicaid Waiver Programs: Waivers for Children
Colorado currently administers ten Home- and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the four waivers available to children.
Issue Briefs
Medicaid Waiver Programs: Waivers for Adults
Colorado currently administers ten Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the six waivers available to adults.
Staff Publications
Construction Defect Laws and Issues
This memorandum provides information on Colorado's construction defect laws and the various issues surrounding construction defects in Colorado. It also provides data on housing trends in the state and offers a comparative view of construction defect civil laws in Arizona, California, Colorado,...
Final/Annual Reports
Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee 2023 Final Report
The committee studies the implementation of Colorado's health exchange. It reviews and approves grants applied for by the exchange's board of directors to implement the exchange, approves the exchange's executive director, and recommends legislation on the operation of the exchange.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2024 Local Government Legislation
The General Assembly considered several measures impacting local governments in 2024, including bills that limit the actions of home owners’ associations, modify certain taxing mechanisms, and affect local government regulatory authority.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Regional Home Office Insurance Premium Tax Rate Reduction
Report No. 2020-TE7
01/21/2020
Business & Economic Development
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Insurance
Labor & Employment
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2024 Labor and Employment Legislation
During the 2024 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to labor and employment, including measures related to workforce development, workers’ compensation, and state employee benefits.
Staff Publications
Ranked Choice Voting
This memorandum provides an overview of ranked choice voting in Colorado and other states. Ranked choice voting is a method of voting where voters rank candidates by preference. Ranked choice voting is currently used in nonpartisan elections in several Colorado municipalities, with at least one...
Issue Briefs
Health Care Prior Authorization Practices
Prior authorization—sometimes referred to as preauthorization or precertification—is a process by which an insurer reviews a request for health care services or drugs before consenting to cover the costs of the proposed treatment. Upon receiving a request, an insurer can approve or deny the...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2024 Behavioral Health Legislation
Addressing the substance use disorder epidemic and providing behavioral health resources to communities throughout Colorado were the two major behavioral health care themes that emerged during the Second Regular Session of the 74th General Assembly. Important behavioral health bills are...
Staff Publications
Ranked Choice Voting
This memorandum provides an overview of ranked-choice voting, or instant-runoff voting. Ranked‑choice voting (RCV) is currently used in some nonpartisan elections in three Colorado municipalities, with an additional two municipalities using it in future elections. House Bill 21-1071, passed in...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2024 Heath Care and Health Insurance Legislation
Many pieces of legislation regarding health care and health insurance made their way through the 74th General Assembly. Most of the legislation fell into the following categories: removing barriers to treatment, and licensing requirements.
Issue Briefs
Colorado’s Health Insurance Market
Health insurance is a method of paying or receiving reimbursement for health care costs from covered services. Health insurance companies spread the costs and risk of covered health care services across all members of a plan in exchange for premiums and other cost-sharing mechanisms, such as...
Issue Briefs
Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act
The harmful effects of secondhand smoke and emissions from tobacco, marijuana, and electronic smoking devices continue to be an issue in Colorado. Since 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified secondhand tobacco smoke as a known cause of cancer.
10/29/2024
Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
Local Government
Public Health
State Government
Issue Briefs
Gender Pay Equity
This issue brief provides an overview of federal and state laws related to gender pay equity and a summary of past legislative efforts by the Colorado General Assembly on the topic.
Final/Annual Reports
2024 Language Access Advisory Board Final Report
Pursuant to Section 2-3-2002, C.R.S. (House Bill 24-1368), the Language Access Advisory Board was created in the Legislative Department for the 2024 interim to study and make recommendations on improving language access to the legislative...
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Colorado ABLE Savings Account Contribution Deduction
Staff Publications
Programs and Resources for Persons Experiencing Homelessness
Homelessness affects thousands of individuals and families across Colorado. Among U.S. states, Colorado has the 8th highest number of residents experiencing homelessness. This memorandum describes the scope of homelessness in the state and provides an overview of the programs and resources...
Final/Annual Reports
2024 Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee Final Report
Section 10-22-107, C.R.S., establishes the Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee (oversight committee) for guiding the implementation of the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange, which currently does business under the name Connect for Health Colorado (exchange), and making...