Staff Publications
Marijuana Revenue in the State Budget
This memorandum answers common questions about how revenue from the marijuana industry fits into Colorado’s state budget.
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Issue Briefs
Regional Accountable Entities (19-20)
This issue brief provides an overview of Regional Accountable Entities, organizations responsible for coordinating the physical and behavioral health care of the state’s Medicaid members.
Staff Publications
School Safety Committee Summary Report
Summary Report for the School Safety Committee to the Legislative Council.
Staff Publications
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Interim Study Committee Summary Report
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Interim Study Committee Summary Report.
Final/Annual Reports
Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force 2019 Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Sales and Use Tax Task Force.
Issue Briefs
Colorado Gaming Tax Revenue and Distributions (19-17)
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...
Staff Publications
Financing Public Schools FY 2019-20
Three bills that were enacted during the 2019 legislative session significantly affected the financing of public schools in Colorado:
- Senate Bill 19-246 amended the Public School Finance Act of 1994 to provide funding for school districts in FY 2019-20. The bill was signed by
Issue Briefs
Road Usage Charge Programs (19-14)
Transportation infrastructure in the United States is primarily funded through motor fuel (gas) taxes. Facing declining future revenues and increased construction costs, some states have begun to experiment with a new way of funding transportation: the road usage charge. This issue brief...
09/23/2019
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
State Revenue & Budget
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Issue Briefs
The Colorado READ Act (19-13)
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...
Budget Related Publications
Forecast September 2019
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,...
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Captive Insurance Premium Tax Exemptions
Report No. 2019-TE27
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: In-State Investment Pre-1959 Insurance Premium Tax Deduction
Report No. 2019-TE28
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Surplus Lines Insurance Tax and Examination Fee Deduction
Report No. 2019-TE29
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditures Compilation Report, September 2019
Report No. 2019-TE
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Higher Education Legislation (2019)
During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to higher education. Specifically, the measures concern student loans and financial aid, college and career access and readiness, teacher preparation and retention, and the administration and governance of...
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Evaluating Tax Expenditure Legislation
This memorandum provides information intended to aid in the evaluation of legislation that would create a new or alter an existing tax expenditure. State law defines a tax expenditure as a “tax provision that provides a gross or taxable income definition, deduction, exemption, credit, or rate...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Local Government Legislation (2019)
Laws passed during the 2019 session related to local government addressed a number of topics. This summary provides an overview of legislation concerning safety, county operations, special districts, property rights, business owners, and emergency service providers.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2019 Fiscal Policy and Taxes Legislation
During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of bills regarding fiscal policy, taxes, and financial services.
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Agricultural Applicator Aircraft Fuel Tax Exemption
Report No. 2019-TE15
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Colorado Net Operating Loss Deduction for C-Corporations
Report No. 2019-TE16
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Compressed Natural Gas Supplied from a Residence Exemption
Report No. 2019-TE17
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Deductions for Assets Having a Higher Colorado Adjusted Basis than Federal Adjusted Basis
Report No. 2019-TE18
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Dyed Diesel Fuel Excise Tax Exemption
Report No. 2019-TE19
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Energy Used for Industrial & Manufacturing Purposes Exemption
Report No. 2019-TE20