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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Local Government Legislation (2019)

Subject

Local Government

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

07/16/2019

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.

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Issue Briefs

Urban Renewal in Colorado (2016)

Urban renewal provides a set of tools available to local governments to combat slum and blight conditions. This issue brief highlights urban renewal laws and financing in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/03/2016

Subjects:

Local Government

Business & Economic Development

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Enterprise Zone Program (2016)

Colorado’s Enterprise Zone Program was created by the General Assembly in 1986. The program provides state income tax credits to business and individuals for investing in economically distressed areas of the state in an effort to encourage economic development. This issue brief describes the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/01/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Local Government

Issue Briefs

Tiny Houses (2016)

Tiny houses are increasing in popularity as a housing option across the country. This issue brief provides a general overview of the various legal obstacles sometimes faced by individuals who want to own and live in a tiny house in Colorado. It also provides several examples of local and state...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/18/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Housing

Local Government

Final/Annual Reports

2015 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission Final Report

Pursuant to Section 31-31-2001, C.R.S. The purpose of this commission is to study and review the benefit systems of the Fire and Police Pension Association.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/18/2015

Subjects:

Financial Services & Commerce

General Assembly

Local Government

Final/Annual Reports

2014 Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission Final Report

Pursuant to Section 31-31-1001, C.R.S. The purpose of the committee is to study and develop proposed legislation relating to funding of police officers' and firefighters' pensions in this state and the benefit designs of such pension plans.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/12/2014

Subjects:

Financial Services & Commerce

General Assembly

Local Government

Issue Briefs

The Sale and Use of Fireworks in Colorado (2014)

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

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/16/2014

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

State and Local Government as a Proportion of the State Economy (2014)

This issue brief provides information on the relative size of state and local governments, compared with the total state economy. Government expenditures are represented as a percentage of the state's gross domestic product (GDP). In Colorado, stategovernmentexpendituresarebelowthenational...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/12/2014

Subjects:

Local Government

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Summary of Major Legislation

2014 Summary of Local Government Legislation

This document provides a summary of major local government legislation considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 legislative session.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/16/2014

Subject:

Local Government

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Housing and Property Legislation (2014)

This document provides a summary of major legislation pertaining to property and housing considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 legislative session.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/17/2014

Subjects:

Housing

Local Government

Budget Related Publications

State Revenue Transfers to Counties (2014)

This memorandum provides information on intergovernmental transfers of revenue from the state government to Colorado's 64 counties. Data from 2010 show that of $5.0 billion in total county revenue, about $1.3 billion or 25.8 percent came from intergovernmental transfers. The state portion made...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/30/2014

Subjects:

Local Government

State Revenue & Budget

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