Staff Publications
Medicaid is a joint federal and state insurance program that provides health care coverage to low-income families and individuals, including children, pregnant people, seniors, and people with disabilities. The federa...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-17
Subjects:
- Health Care & Health Insurance
Summary of Major Legislation
Many pieces of legislation regarding health care and health insurance made their way through the 75th General Assembly. The majority of the legislation fell into the following categories: Medicaid, health insurance, a...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-17
Subjects:
- Health Care & Health Insurance
Staff Publications
The Office of Legislative Legal Services prepares the Digest of Bills and Concurrent Resolutions as required under section 2-3-504, C.R.S. The Digest consists of summaries of all bills and concurrent resolutions enact...
Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2025-09-16
Staff Publications
The Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA) administers the State Fleet Management Program. This memorandum provides an overview of the program, characteristics of the state fleet, and how vehicle-related cos...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-16
Subjects:
- State Government
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides a brief history of the federal Clean Air Act; describes common air pollutants and their health impacts; outlines Colorado’s air quality issues and state programs; and lists recently enacted st...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-12
Subjects:
- Energy
- Natural Resources & Environment
Staff Publications
The Colorado General Assembly meets annually in regular session for up to 120 days. However, the Colorado Constitution allows the Colorado General Assembly to meet outside of the 120‑day regular legislative session to...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-11
This issue brief provides an overview of the state governance structure for public K-12 schools and discusses the main provisions of the school accountability system in Colorado.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-09
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Judges are responsible for interpreting laws and making decisions that significantly affect people's lives. Because of this, judges must adhere to strict ethical codes in both their professional and personal lives to ...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-08
Session Related Publications
Publishing agency:
House of Representatives
Release date:
2025-09-05
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides a brief overview of the human services delivery structure in Colorado, which is primarily state-supervised and county-delivered. This includes an overview of the Department of Human Services (...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-05
Subjects:
- Children & Domestic Matters
- Human Services
Session Related Publications
Publishing agency:
House of Representatives
Release date:
2025-09-04
Session Related Publications
Publishing agency:
Senate
Release date:
2025-09-02
Session Related Publications
Publishing agency:
House of Representatives
Release date:
2025-09-02
Report #:
2461P
Release date:
2025-09-01
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides a listing of criminal justice reform legislation enacted in Colorado from 2015 through 2025. More specifically, the attached table provides the bill number, title, and description of the crimi...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-08-28
Subjects:
- Courts & Judicial
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Budget Related Publications
The Appropriations Report summarizes the final action of the General Assembly and the Governor on the budget and other legislation passed during the previous legislative session that contained an appropriation of moneys.
Publishing agency:
Joint Budget Committee Staff
Release date:
2025-08-27
Staff Publications
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-08-27
Session Related Publications
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Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2025-08-27
Session Related Publications
Publishing agency:
House of Representatives
Release date:
2025-08-26
Between 2023 and 2025, the General Assembly passed laws designed to boost the type and supply of housing in Colorado communities. These laws emphasize higher‑density residential housing near transit areas and encourag...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-08-26
Session Related Publications
Publishing agency:
Senate
Release date:
2025-08-21
Staff Publications
The Health Care Affordability Act of 2009, House Bill 09-1293, authorized the collection of a provider fee from most Colorado hospitals. Senate Bill 17-267 created the Colorado Healthcare Affordability and Sustainabil...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-08-17
Subjects:
- Health Care & Health Insurance
The right of the public to access rivers flowing through private property in Colorado has been a source of debate since before statehood. Coloradans rely primarily on case law to determine how and where one can float ...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-08-15
Session Related Publications
Publishing agency:
House of Representatives
Release date:
2025-08-15
Other
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-08-12
