Colorado's transportation system consists of a network of roads, highways, bridges, mass transit lines, airports, and rail systems. State and local governments maintain the system with funding from federal, state, and local government sources. Subject to certain constitutional limitations, the...

Understanding the State Budget: The Big Picture

• Where do our taxes go?
• State Government Revenue
• General Fund Budget
• TABOR Revenue Limit

In June 2014, Colorado became the first state to enact a law regulating on-demand transportation network companies (TNCs).  Since then, at least 40 other states plus the District of Columbia have established regulatory frameworks for TNCs. Unlike the taxicab industry, TNCs, such as Uber and Lyft...

Capital Development Committee (CDC) Information and Procedures

The Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) 1 creates a presumption in favor of public access to government documents. This issue brief addresses CORA’s two threshold questions: 1) what is and is not considered a public record; and 2) which public records are exempt from disclosure. It also briefly...

Quick Facts About the Legislative Council

• The 18-member Legislative Council is comprised of nine Senators and nine Representatives, including the six members of the Executive Committee.
• The Legislative Council elects a chair and vice-chair annually.
• A quorum of the
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To Members of the Seventieth General Assembly:

Submitted herewith is the final report of the State Capitol Building Advisory Committee (advisory committee). The advisory committee was created pursuant to Section 24-82-108, C.R.S., and serves in an advisory capacity to the Capital...

In response to a growing number of human-bear conflicts in Colorado, the General Assembly passed House Bill 15-1034 calling on Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the agency responsible for managing all of the state's wildlife, to provide information regarding the growing number of human-bear...

MEMORANDUM
TO: Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Esther van Mourik, Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE: December 12, 2016
SUBJECT: Rules of the Taxpayer Service Division, Department of Revenue, concerning mandatory electronic funds transfer, 1 CCR 201-4 (LLS Docket...

MEMORANDUM
TO: Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Michael Dohr, Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE: December 12, 2016
SUBJECT: Rules of the Marijuana Enforcement Division, Department of Revenue, concerning medical marijuana and retail marijuana, 1 CCR 212-1 and 1...

This memorandum addresses information technology (IT) accessibility for state employees and customers of the state who are disabled. Specifically, it summarizes legal compliance requirements, current practices, and the state’s future plans for improving IT accessibility for disabled persons,...