Budget Related Publications
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2026-27. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's high...
Release date:
2025-12-19
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- State Revenue & Budget
Final/Annual Reports
The Representative Hugh McKean Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee was established in 2019 to review the work of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council (COYAC), which was created in 2008, and recommend legis...
Release date:
2025-12-16
Subjects:
- Children & Domestic Matters
- General Assembly
Final/Annual Reports
Submitted herewith is the final report of the Legislative Oversight Committee for the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems. The committee was created pursu...
Release date:
2025-12-16
Subjects:
- Courts & Judicial
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- General Assembly
- Human Services
Final/Annual Reports
Submitted herewith is the final report of the Transportation Legislation Review Committee (TLRC). This committee was created pursuant to Section 43-2-145, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to...
Release date:
2025-12-16
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Staff Publications
Pursuant to Section 2-3-1602, C.R.S., the committee is charged with reviewing and proposing legislation or other policy changes related to wildfire prevention, mitigation, and related matters, including public safety ...
Release date:
2025-12-16
Subjects:
- Natural Resources & Environment
Staff Publications
Aging and ill inmates are the fastest growing population within Colorado prisons. Special needs parole (SNP) is designed to provide early release or parole to incarcerated individuals who have serious, debilitating, o...
Release date:
2025-12-12
Subjects:
- Courts & Judicial
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- Health Care & Health Insurance
- Human Services
- Local Government
- State Government
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2025 legislative session, the General Assembly considered bills concerning the state, including the General Assembly, the Colorado Open Records Act, and a state symbol. Additionally, the General Assembly co...
Release date:
2025-12-11
Subjects:
- Immigration
- State Government
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2025 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several bills concerning the military and veterans, including service providers, the military code, and assistance programs.
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2025 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several bills concerning elections, including changes to vacancy elections, voting rights, voter verification, the initiative process, and the natio...
Release date:
2025-12-11
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
Staff Publications
This memorandum describes the organizational structure of the staff of the Colorado legislative branch. These staff are categorized as follows:
Senate staff, who are overseen by the top three members of leadership in...
Release date:
2025-11-18
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- State Government
Staff Publications
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging technology that has the potential to reshape the economy. Although AI research has been conducted for decades, products are now proliferating due in part to advances in comp...
Release date:
2025-11-13
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
Staff Publications
Pursuant to Section 2-3-1602, C.R.S., the committee is charged with reviewing and proposing legislation or other policy changes related to wildfire prevention, mitigation, and related matters, including public safety ...
Release date:
2025-10-14
Subjects:
- Natural Resources & Environment
Staff Publications
Este documento incluye declaraciónes de impacto fiscal preparadas por el personal del Consejo Legislativo para las medidas en la boleta estatal de noviembre de 2025.
Release date:
2025-09-22
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
Staff Publications
The statewide General Election will be held on November 4, 2025. This booklet provides information on the 14 statewide measures that will appear on your ballot. You will receive information about local government ball...
Release date:
2025-09-22
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides an overview of the statewide ballot measure process; a summary of the measures approved or rejected by Colorado voters between 1880 and 2025; and links to additional resources at the offices o...
Release date:
2025-12-16
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
- General Assembly
Staff Publications
This memorandum is intended for use by policymakers, legislative drafters, and budget analysts to understand the different funding mechanisms that may be used in legislation. It describes how different funding mechani...
Release date:
2025-12-08
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- General Assembly
- State Revenue & Budget
This issue brief provides an overview of geothermal energy resources and policies in the United States and Colorado as well as recent legislation enacted to promote the use of geothermal energy in Colorado.
Release date:
2025-12-10
Subjects:
- Energy
- Natural Resources & Environment
- Water
Several factors contribute to high housing costs in Colorado. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development defines being housing cost burdened as households paying more than 30 percent of their income...
In place of property taxes, Coloradans pay the specific ownership tax (SOT) on their vehicles. This issue brief provides an overview of the SOT, including how it is calculated, collected, and distributed.
Release date:
2025-11-19
Subjects:
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Federal law requires employers to pay their employees a minimum hourly wage. States have the authority to set different pay standards than the federal minimum wage requirement. However, when the state and federal law ...
Release date:
2025-11-20
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
- Labor & Employment
Staff Publications
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) was signed into law in 1970. It requires federal agencies to consider the environmental effects of a project and involve the public in the decision-making process b...
Release date:
2025-12-01
Subjects:
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Aquatic nuisance species (ANS) are invasive animals, plants, and disease-causing pathogens that can affect lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams, and wetlands. This issue brief provides an explanation of ANS and an overv...
Release date:
2025-11-19
Subjects:
- Natural Resources & Environment
- Water
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides information concerning regional transportation authorities (RTAs). Specifically, it provides an overview of state laws pertaining to RTAs, RTAs currently established, powers of and financing m...
Release date:
2025-12-30
Subjects:
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Colorado Ballot Proposal
2026
- Current status:
- Pending Review and Comment Hearing 01/26/2026 Senate Committee Room 354 02:00:00 PM
Colorado Ballot Proposal
2026
- Current status:
- Pending Review and Comment Hearing 01/26/2026 Senate Committee Room 354 02:00:00 PM
