2023 Legislative Oversight Committee on Jail Standards Final Report

Pursuant to House Bill 22-1063, the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Colorado Jail Standards (oversight committee) is responsible for overseeing the 22-member Colorado Jail Standards Commission (commission),...

2023 Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems Final Report

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 System. This committee was created pursu...

2023 Transportation Legislation Review Committee Final Report

Submitted herewith is the final report of the Transportation Legislation Review Committee. This committee was created pursuant to Section 43-2-145, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to give g...

2023 Pension Review Commission and Subcommittee Final Report

Submitted herewith is the final report of the Pension Review Commission. This commission was created pursuant to Article 51.1 of Title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of the commission is to study and revie...

2023 Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee Final Report

Submitted herewith is the final report of the Hugh McKean Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee. This committee was created pursuant to Section 2-2-1305.5, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this com...

2023 Colorado’s Child Welfare System Interim Study Committee Final Report

Submitted herewith is the final report of the Child Welfare System Interim Study Committee. The committee was created pursuant to Interim Committee Request Letter 2023-01. The purpose of this committee is to take a ho...

2024 Revisor's Changes (Gray Book)

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Medicaid Waiver Programs: Waivers for Adults

Colorado currently administers ten Home and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the six waivers available to adults.

Medicaid Waiver Programs: Waivers for Children

Colorado currently administers ten Home- and Community-Based Services Medicaid (HCBS) Waivers. This issue brief discusses the four waivers available to children.

2024 Senate Calendar

2024 Cumulative Senate Journal

2024 Cumulative House Journal

Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee Final Report

The Interim Committee on Opiod and other Substance Use Disorders was created pursuant to Section 10-22.3-101.  

Child Care Expenses Income Tax Credits

Report No. 2023-TE19

Statutory Reports Sent to Joint Business Committee

This memorandum provides an overview of all the statutory reports that are required to be sent to members of the Joint Business Committee in FY 2023‑24. Most of the reports can be found in the Required Reports Databas...

Organ Donor Employer Credit

Report No. 2023-TE18

Forecast December 2023

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2023-24. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's high...

Water Resources & Agriculture Committee Final Report

The recently renamed Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee (WRARC) was created to contribute to and monitor the conservation, use, development, and financing of Colorado's water resources and agriculture fo...

Summary of 2023 Public Health Legislation

The Colorado General Assembly considered many bills related to public health this legislative session over multiple subject matters including mental health, environmental health, and health in the education system.

Statewide Health Care Review Committee Final Report

Pursuant to Section 10‑16-221, C.R.S., the Statewide Health Care Review Committee was created to study health care issues across the state.

2023B Digest of Bills

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...

Demographic Notes Overview

Pursuant to House Bill 19-1184, Legislative Council Staff will prepare demographic notes for up to 20 bills each session. This memorandum provides an overview of the demographic note process, including the process for...

Financing Public Schools for FY 2023-24

This memorandum summarizes the primary funding changes for school finance that were enacted during the 2023 legislative sessions.

2024 Fiscal Note Common Policies

This memorandum describes the common policies for submitting a response to the Legislative Council Staff, and the standard costs to be used in estimating the fiscal impact of legislation considered during the 2023 leg...

Dynamic Modeling

A dynamic model attempts to quantify the downstream effects of a policy change throughout the economy. Legislative Council Staff (LCS) does not conduct dynamic modeling, which means that fiscal notes and other analyse...