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Issue Briefs

The Sale and Use of Fireworks in Colorado (2014)

Subjects

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

09/16/2014

This issue brief examines Colorado's fireworks law, including the ability of cities and counties to regulate fireworks.

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Staff Publications

Executive Summary of Governor's Executive Orders During COVID-19

This memorandum provides an executive summary of the various Executive Orders issued during the declared disaster emergency related to COVID‑19 in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/13/2021

Subjects:

Public Health

State Government

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...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/01/2021

Subjects:

Elections & Redistricting

General Assembly

State Government

Issue Briefs

Updated - Summary of Federal Legislation Passed in Response to COVID-19 (21-05)

This issue brief provides a summary of the federal legislation that was passed in response to the COVID‑19, or coronavirus, public health emergency.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/26/2021

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Public Health

State Government

Session Related Publications

Public Participation in the Legislative Process 2021

Legislative committees are a very important part of Colorado's legislative process. At a legislative committee hearing, citizens have an opportunity to express their views and have them incorporated into the official legislative record. In Colorado, every bill receives a public hearing by one...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/01/2021

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Session Related Publications

Senate Judiciary Committee Information and Procedures

An overview of the rules and procedures to be followed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/17/2021

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

General Assembly

Session Related Publications

House Term Limits

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Representative	House District

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/03/2021

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Session Related Publications

Senate Term Limits

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Senator

Senate District

Next Election for District

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/03/2021

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Final/Annual Reports

2020 Capital Development Final Report

The purpose of the CDC final report is to provide annual and historical information on the capital development process. The 2020 final report provides a complete summary of all capital construction and controlled maintenance appropriations during the 2018 session. A five-year history and three-...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/01/2021

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Family, Medical, and Sick Leave Laws (21-02)

This issue brief provides an overview of federal and state family, medical, and sick leave laws.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/29/2021

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Labor & Employment

Local Government

Staff Publications

Overview of the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association

The state legislature established the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) in 1931 to provide a pension benefit to state and local government employees, predating the federal Social Security Act of 1935 by four years. PERA is a substitute for Social Security for most...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/27/2021

Subject:

State Government

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