Process for Writing the Ballot Information Booklet

Article V, Section 1 (7.5), Colorado Constitution, and Section 1-40-124.5, Colorado Revised Statutes, require the Legislative Council Staff to prepare a ballot information booklet prior to each election in which a sta...

Office of Legislative Workplace Relations Annual Statistical Report 2020-2021

Forecast June 2021

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2020-21. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's high...

Legislative Changes and Flexibility in the Use of American Rescue Plan Funds

This memorandum provides information on how revenue changes in legislative measures may impact the state’s flexibility in using its $3.8 billion allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.  This memor...

Food Service Employer-provided Meals Exemption

Report No. 2021-TE13

New Plastic Recycling Technology Investment Tax Credit

Report No. 2021-TE12

Food for Home Consumption & Retirement Communities Exemptions

Report No. 2021-TE11

Food Ingredients Exemption

Report No. 2021-TE10

Previously Taxed Income Deduction for Individuals, Estates, and Trusts

Report No. 2021-TE9

Prefabricated Homes Exemptions

Report No. 2021-TE8

FY 2021-22 Budget Package and Long Bill Narrative

The Long Bill Narrative, which is the annual appropriations act, is prepared by staff to explain funding decisions recommended by the JBC to the rest of the General Assembly.  This document is a companion document to ...

Forecast March 2021

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2020-21. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's high...

Subject Index of Introduced Bills 2021

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2021 Revisor's Changes (Gray Book)

Organization and Procedures for the Senate Education Committee, 2021

An overview memo of the rules and procedures to be followed by the Senate Committee on Education.

Senate Judiciary Committee Information and Procedures

An overview of the rules and procedures to be followed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Housing Resources in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

This memorandum provides an overview of housing assistance programs and resources offered by federal, state, and local governments and nonprofit agencies throughout Colorado during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

2021 Committee Procedures and Information

Income Inequality in Colorado and COVID-19 Impacts

This memo provides an overview of data on income inequality in Colorado and the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by income and other demographic characteristics.  This memo uses new sources of publicly availa...

CY 2021 for FY 2020-21 Supplemental Narrative

The Supplemental Narrative is prepared by the staff to explain proposed adjustments to prior year appropriations recommended by the JBC to the rest of the General Assembly.  This narrative describes all of the propose...

Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission SB 19-181 Rulemaking

In 2019, the General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 19-181, which changes how the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) in the Department of Natural Resources regulates the development of oil and natural ...

2020 Capital Development Final Report

The purpose of the CDC final report is to provide annual and historical information on the capital development process. The 2020 final report provides a complete summary of all capital construction and controlled main...

Unemployment Insurance and Economic Downturns

This memorandum provides an overview of the Colorado unemployment insurance (UI) program, including UI benefits, funding, and solvency in the context of recent economic downturns. 

Mass Transit and Ridesharing Expenses Deduction

Report No. 2021-TE7

Machinery Used in Manufacturing Exemption

Report No. 2021-TE6 Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in December 2024. Click HERE to access the December 2024 report.