In response to the ongoing drought in Colorado, the General Assembly passed House Bill 22-1151 to promote the efficient and maximum utilization of Colorado’s water resources by decreasing the amount of irrigated turf ...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-10-07
Subjects:
- Agriculture
- Natural Resources & Environment
- Water
Session Related Publications
Publishing agency:
Senate
Release date:
2025-10-03
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides an overview of the process in Colorado for removing criminal records from publicly available sources, known as the “sealing” or “expungement” of criminal records.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-10-03
Subjects:
- Courts & Judicial
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Report #:
2459P
Release date:
2025-10-01
Report #:
2465P
Release date:
2025-10-01
Subjects:
- Health Care & Health Insurance
Report #:
2549S
Release date:
2025-10-01
Report #:
2548S
Release date:
2025-10-01
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K 12)
Report #:
2520F
Release date:
2025-10-01
Subjects:
- Gaming, Lottery, & Racing
Report #:
2522F
Release date:
2025-10-01
Subjects:
- Natural Resources & Environment
Report #:
2557P
Release date:
2025-10-01
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), plastic containers and packaging, including single-use plastics, constitute the majority of plastic waste in the United States.1 1National Strategy to Preve...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-10-01
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
- Natural Resources & Environment
Public K-12 education in Colorado is financed through state and local sources. The school finance formula in state law establishes a statewide total funding level. The difference between this amount and the local shar...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-10-01
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides an overview of the Colorado Judicial Branch, also referred to as the Judicial Department when described as part of the state budget. Established in Section 1 of Article VI of the Colorado Cons...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-30
When Colorado became a state, the federal government granted the state lands to be held in an intergenerational public trust to support public education. This trust is made up of about 2.8 million acres of surface lan...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-29
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides information about the interstate compacts, Supreme Court decrees, and international treaties that govern Colorado’s use of interstate streams. Specifically, it gives a brief history of each co...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-25
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides an overview of Colorado’s Medical Aid-in-Dying law, which legalized the practice of prescribing medical aid-in-dying medication to eligible terminally ill patients in Colorado.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-24
Subjects:
- Health Care & Health Insurance
- Public Health
Colorado’s child welfare system provides services to protect children from abuse and neglect and to support families in caring for their children. This issue brief provides an overview of the child welfare system in C...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-23
Subjects:
- Children & Domestic Matters
- Human Services
Staff Publications
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Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2025-09-23
Staff Publications
Este documento incluye los dos proyectos de ley que remitieron medidas a la boleta de noviembre de 2025.
Publishing agency:
House of Representatives
Release date:
2025-09-22
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
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.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-22
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
Staff Publications
This document includes the two bills that referred measures to the November 2025 ballot.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-22
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
Staff Publications
This document includes fiscal impact statements prepared by Legislative Council Staff for the following measures on the November 2025 statewide ballot.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-22
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
Staff Publications
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-22
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
Staff Publications
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
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...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-22
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
