Tax Expenditure Evaluation
2026-TE
Publishing agency:
Office of the State Auditor
Release date:
2026-06-26
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2026 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of bills affecting funding for capital construction and the duties of the Capital Development Committee (CDC).
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-06-26
Subjects:
- Capital Construction
- General Assembly
Summary of Major Legislation
The General Assembly considered several pieces of legislation regarding health care and health insurance during the second session of the 75th General Assembly. Most of the legislation fell into the following categori...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-08-03
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- Health Care & Health Insurance
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2026 legislative session, the General Assembly considered bills concerning the state government and immigration matters, including legislation addressing state employees and agencies, government transparenc...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-07-31
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- Immigration
- State Government
Staff Publications
The purpose of this publication is to help readers understand how Colorado finances its publicelementary and secondary schools. Its major focus is an explanation of the funding formula included inthe Public School Fin...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-04-09
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2026 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to energy and natural resources; including regulating utilities, improving electricity transmission, and promoting renewabl...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-07-20
Subjects:
- Energy
- Natural Resources & Environment
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2026 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly considered several measures related to transportation and motor vehicles.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-06-30
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Session Related Publications
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-02-09
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2026 legislative session, regulating advancements in information technology (IT) and artificial intelligence (AI) remained a strong legislative priority.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-07-13
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
- Telecommunications & Information Technology
Session Related Publications
During the 2026 legislative session, House committees of reference will consider 16 functions of Colorado state government and 6 advisory committees subject to sunset review. Sunset laws allow the General Assembly to ...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-01-19
Subjects:
- Agriculture
- Business & Economic Development
- Courts & Judicial
- Health Care & Health Insurance
Session Related Publications
2026 Session House Committee Schedule
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-01-12
Budget Related Publications
Publishing agency:
Joint Budget Committee Staff
Release date:
2026-05-27
Staff Publications
Deadline Schedule for the 2026 Colorado General Assembly.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-07-28
Session Related Publications
Deadline Schedule for the 2026 Colorado General Assembly.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-07-28
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2026 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly considered a variety of bills related to taxes, finance, and the state budget.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-06-30
Subjects:
- Financial Services & Commerce
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- General Assembly
- State Revenue & Budget
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2026 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly considered several measures related to liquor, marijuana, tobacco, and gaming.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-06-30
Subjects:
- Gaming, Lottery, & Racing
- General Assembly
- Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
Staff Publications
This memorandum presents the 2026 Legislative Council Staff forecast for the state public institutions of higher education. The forecast provides projections of resident and nonresident full-time equivalent (FTE) stud...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-03-11
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- Higher Education
- State Revenue & Budget
Session Related Publications
This document lists the LCS Fiscal Analyst assigned to work on the fiscal note for each bill and concurrent resolution introduced at the 2026 session. This list will be updated periodically throughout the session. If ...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-04-22
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- General Assembly
- State Revenue & Budget
Final/Annual Reports
Pursuant to Section 22-55-104, C.R.S., Legislative Council Staff, in consultation with the State Auditor, the State Treasurer, the Department of Education (CDE), the Office of State Planning and Budgeting, and the Joi...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-02-09
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
- State Revenue & Budget
Session Related Publications
View Google Sheet
Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2026-02-04
Staff Publications
View Google Doc
Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2026-01-27
Session Related Publications
This memorandum describes the common policies for submitting a fiscal note response to the Legislative Council Staff, and the standard costs to be used in estimating the fiscal impact of legislation considered during ...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-01-12
Staff Publications
House Bill 24B-1001 created a property tax limit for school districts beginning with the 2025 property tax year. The bill’s provisions limit statewide qualified local share property tax revenue, or local share total p...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-02-05
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Staff Publications
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). The Tobacco MSA was reached in 1998 between certain tobacco manufacturers (known as “participating...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-01-30
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
Session Related Publications
This summary document provides an overview of the fiscal note common policies for the 2026 legislative session. It highlights key dates, policies, and commonly used cost assumptions.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-01-12