Overview and History of Statewide Ballot Measures in Colorado

This memorandum provides an overview of the statewide ballot measure process; a summary of the measures approved or rejected by Colorado voters between 1880 and 2025; and links to additional resources at the offices o...

Colorado State Symbols & Emblems

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...

Fiscal Notes Considerations for Criminal Justice Bills

This memorandum provides an overview of issues considered by fiscal analysts for bills that impact the criminal justice system. Specifically, it provides an overview of Colorado's crime classifications and sentencing ...

Financing Public Schools for FY 2025-26

This memorandum summarizes the primary funding changes to school finance for FY 2025-26. Two bills during the 2025 legislative session substantively affected the financing of public schools in Colorado.

Summary of 2025 Human Services, Children, and Domestic Matters Legislation

The Colorado General Assembly passed a number of bills related to human services and families. Many of these laws were recommendations from interim committees and task forces. Others made changes to Colorado’s child w...

2024 Cost of Living Study Memo

2024 State Education Fund Report

2026 Deadline Schedule

Deadline Schedule for the 2026 Colorado General Assembly.

Summary of 2025 Public Health and Behavioral Health Legislation

The 75th General Assembly passed numerous pieces of legislation regarding public health. While not all of the public health legislation fell into these groups, three major themes for public health were: emergency prep...

Summary of 2025 Higher Education Legislation

During the 2025 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a variety of measures related to higher education in Colorado. Specifically, the legislature adopted bills related to workforce development, credent...

Overview of Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association

This memo provides an overview of PERA with a focus on the state legislature’s role in the pension system. PERA also has a wide variety of resources on its website for members, employers, and retirees.

Summary of 2025 Labor and Employment Legislation

During the 2025 legislative session, the General Assembly considered various measures related to labor and employment, including measures related to wage and hour laws, vocational rehabilitation, and workforce develop...

Class 2 Petty Offenses

Crime Classification Guide for Class 2 Petty Offenses

Summary of General Assembly Legislation (2014)

This document provides a summary of legislation pertaining to the operations of the General Assembly considered by the legislature during the 2014 session.

Unclassified Misdemeanors

Crime Classification Guide for Unclassified Misdemeanors  

Unclassified Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses

Crime Classification Guide for Unclassified Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses

Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses (2014)

This section contains a current listing of misdemeanor traffic offenses. Misdemeanor traffic offenses have two categories: class 1 and class 2. There are also five unclassified misdemeanor traffic offenses. The penalt...

Class 2 Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses

Crime Classification Guide for Class 2 Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses

Class 1 Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses

Crime Classification Guide for Class 1 Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses

Misdemeanors (2014)

This section contains a current listing of misdemeanor offenses. Misdemeanor offenses are categorized as follows: class 1, class 2, class 3, and unclassified misdemeanors. The penalty for the commission of a misdemean...

Class 3 Misdemeanors

Crime Classification Guide for Class 3 Misdemeanors

Class 2 Misdemeanors

Crime Classification Guide for Class 2 Misdemeanors

Class 1 Misdemeanors

Crime Classification Guide for Class 1 Misdemeanors

Unclassified Felonies

Crime Classification Guide for Unclassified Felonies