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Staff Publications

Fiscal Note FAQ's

Fiscal Note FAQ's

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-11-20
Subjects:
  • General Assembly
  • State Revenue & Budget

Homeowner Associations and Property Insurance

A homeowner association (HOA) must obtain insurance to cover common elements such as physical property and liability. Unit owners within an HOA also purchase insurance to cover the homeowners’ private property, parts ...

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-11-15
Subjects:
  • Business & Economic Development
  • Housing
  • Insurance
Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Business and Economic Development Legislation

During the 2024 legislative session, the General Assembly passed several business‑related measures including regulatory changes, consumer protections, and economic development.

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-11-13
Subjects:
  • Business & Economic Development
  • Financial Services & Commerce
Staff Publications

Business Personal Property Tax

This memorandum provides background information on Colorado’s business personal property tax. Personal property includes machinery, equipment, and other goods used to operate a business that are not part of a building...

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-11-13
Subjects:
  • Business & Economic Development
  • Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Agriculture Legislation

During the 2024 legislative session, the General Assembly passed several pieces of legislation related to veterinary care, species conservation, public engagement, and potatoes.

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-11-05
Subjects:
  • Agriculture
  • Natural Resources & Environment

Gender Pay Equity

This issue brief provides an overview of federal and state laws related to gender pay equity and a summary of past legislative efforts by the Colorado General Assembly on the topic.

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-10-31
Subjects:
  • Business & Economic Development
  • Labor & Employment

Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act

The harmful effects of secondhand smoke and emissions from tobacco, marijuana, and electronic smoking devices continue to be an issue in Colorado. Since 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classif...

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-10-29
Subjects:
  • Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana
  • Local Government
  • Public Health
  • State Government

Conservation Easements

This issue brief provides an overview of conservation easements in Colorado and discusses the certification process, federal and state tax incentives for the donation of conservation easements, and state purchases of ...

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-10-29
Subjects:
  • Agriculture
  • Natural Resources & Environment
Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Health Care and Health Insurance Legislation

Many pieces of legislation regarding health care and health insurance made their way through the 74th General Assembly. Most of the legislation fell into the following categories: removing barriers to treatment, and l...

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-10-28
Subjects:
  • Health Care & Health Insurance
Staff Publications

Colorado Liquor Licensing Handbook

This handbook is designed to be a reference guide for legislators and the public on the topic of Colorado laws related to liquor licensing. It covers the three-tier regulatory structure; license and permit types; gene...

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-10-28
Subjects:
  • Labor & Employment
  • Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Colorado’s Health Insurance Market

Health insurance is a method of paying or receiving reimbursement for health care costs from covered services. Health insurance companies spread the costs and risk of covered health care services across all members of...

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-10-28
Subjects:
  • Health Care & Health Insurance
Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Behavioral Health Legislation

Addressing the substance use disorder epidemic and providing behavioral health resources to communities throughout Colorado were the two major behavioral health care themes that emerged during the Second Regular Sessi...

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-10-24
Subjects:
  • Health Care & Health Insurance
  • Public Health
Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Human Services, Children, and Domestic Matters Legislation

Many pieces of legislation regarding human services made their way through the 74th General Assembly. Human Services legislation primarily focused on child welfare issues, funding senior services, and addressing housi...

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-10-24
Subjects:
  • Children & Domestic Matters
  • Human Services

Health Care Prior Authorization Practices

Prior authorization—sometimes referred to as preauthorization or precertification—is a process by which an insurer reviews a request for health care services or drugs before consenting to cover the costs of the propos...

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-10-23
Subjects:
  • Health Care & Health Insurance
Staff Publications

New School Finance Formula in House Bill 24-1448

House Bill 24-1448 enacted a new school finance formula, to begin in FY 2025-26 and be phased in over a 6-year period. This memorandum provides an overview of the new formula, the six‑year phase‑in period, and the par...

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-10-21
Subjects:
  • Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Drone Use and Regulation in the Public Sector

This issue brief provides an overview of public sector use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, including federal and state regulations, and current applications in Colorado.

Publishing agency: Legislative Council Staff
Release date: 2024-10-21
Subjects:
  • Transportation & Motor Vehicles

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