Final/Annual Reports
2019 Tax Expenditure Evaluation Interim Study Committee Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Tax Expenditure Evaluation Interim Study Committee.
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Final/Annual Reports
2019 Treatment of Persons With Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Treatment of Persons With Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System Committee.
01/06/2020
Courts & Judicial
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
General Assembly
Human Services
Final/Annual Reports
2019 Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee.
Staff Publications
Dynamic Modeling
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...
01/15/2020
Business & Economic Development
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
General Assembly
State Revenue & Budget
Staff Publications
2023 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In April 2022, the state received $88.2 million, which was used to determine distributions to MSA-funded programs for the current FY 2022-23. This document presents a forecast...
Staff Publications
Colorado Legislative Rules 2019
The handbook is divided into four sections, 1: Rules of the House of Representatives; 2: Rules of the Senate; 3: Joint Rules of the Senate and House and Joint Session Rules; and 4: Colorado Constitution. This section includes only selected portions of the constitution.
The House,...
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Structural Cigarette and Tobacco Products Excise Tax Expenditures
Report No. 2020-TE5
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Cigarette Excise Tax Stamp Discount and Tobacco Products Excise Tax Vendor Allowance
Report No. 2020-TE6
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Exemption for Alcohol Produced by Individuals for Personal Use
Report No. 2020-TE11
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Excise Tax Exemption for Alcoholic Beverages Originating Outside the U.S.
Report No. 2020-TE13
Staff Publications
Safety Protocols for the General Assembly During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The following are new safety protocols for the reconvening of the General Assembly during the COVID-19 health epidemic.
Staff Publications
Process for Writing the Ballot Information Booklet
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 statewide issue appears on the ballot. The booklet's purpose is to provide voters...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Agriculture Legislation 2020
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to agriculture including industrial hemp; product safety and labeling; pesticides; animal welfare; and price setting.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Children and Domestic Matters Legislation (2020)
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to parental rights, marriage and adoption, and child welfare.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of State Government Legislation (2020)
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to its operations, state employees and retirement plans, state agencies and procurement, open records and meetings, and notarization. Several of the bills were in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the...