Impact of Final Residential Assessment Rate on Local Share

The final Residential Assessment Rate (RAR) Study released by the Division of Property Taxation (DPT) on April10, 2019,estimates anRARof 7.15 percent for property tax years 2019 and 2020. The General Assembly would ha...

Extreme Risk Protection Orders (19-08)

This issue brief provides an overview of extreme risk protection orders, including what they are, how they are used, and how Colorado's proposed law compares to other states.  It also addresses other types of protecti...

Overview of the Transition from 3.2 to Full-Strength Beer

This memorandum responds to your request for background information related to the January 1, 2019, transition to full-strength beer.

Summary of School Finance Legislation (2019)

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to public school funding in Colorado.  Specifically, the legislature considered bills pertaining to kindergarten through twelfth gr...

2023 Local Government Handbook

This handbook is intended to serve as a resource guide on the role and responsibilities of local governments, including counties, municipalities, special districts, and school districts.

Summary of K-12 Education Legislation (2019)

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) education in Colorado. Specifically, the legislature considered bills pertaining to ea...

2018 Capital Development Committee Final Report

The purpose of the CDC final report is to provide annual and historical information on the capital development process. The 2018 final report provides a complete summary of all capital construction and controlled main...

Interim Committee on School Finance Final Report

The Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance was created to study issues related to school funding and to consider alternative school finance funding formulas during the 2017 and 2018 interims.

Overview of Colorado Workforce Development Programs

This memorandum provides a summary of various workforce development programs in Colorado.

2018 Joint Technology Committee Final Report

The purpose of the Joint Technology Committee (JTC) final report is to provide annual and historical information on the information technology (IT) capital budget request process. The 2018 final report provides a comp...

2018 Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems.

Economic Outlook Presentation September 2025

Legislative Council Staff economic outlook presentation to the Joint Budget Committee.

Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee Final Report

Mental Health Medication in the Criminal Justice System (19-01)

According to the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC), between 2012 to 2017, the number of inmates who had moderate to severe mental health needs increased by 7 percent.  Additionally, a steep increase in court-or...

2019 Cumulative House Journal

Bicycle Transportation in Colorado (19-02)

This issue brief outlines state regulations for bicycle transportation.  It details general safety regulations, the regulations for riding an electric bicycle, and regulations regarding safety stops.

Colorado Economic Development Programs and Incentives

This memorandum provides an overview of programs that are designed to provide a boost to Colorado's economy, including incentivizing businesses to locate in Colorado, expand their Colorado-based workforce, or otherwis...

Wildfire Matters Review Committee Final Report

The committee was created pursuant to Part 16 of Article 3 of Title 2, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to oversee and review the prevention, mitigation, and financing of wildfire matters in...

Broadband Internet Services in Colorado

This memorandum provides an overview of broadband internet service programs in Colorado, including the Colorado High Cost Support Mechanism; state grant programs and other state efforts; local governments’ ability to ...

Water Resources Review Committee Final Report

The Water Resources Review Committee was created pursuant to Article 98 of Title 37, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to oversee the conservation, use, development, and financing of Colorado...

Jury Duty in Criminal Cases

This memorandum provides an overview of jury duty for criminal trials in Colorado, including how jurors are summoned, excused, selected, paid, and impaneled.  Jury deliberations, instructions, and verdicts are also co...

Early Childhood and School Readiness Final Report

The Early Childhood and School Readiness Legislative Commission was created pursuant to Section 26-6.5-203, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this commission is to study issues related to early childhood and s...

Summary of Elections & Redistricting Legislation (2018)

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to a variety of elections topics, including campaign finance, local elections, redistricting, and voter registration and voting.

The TABOR Revenue Limit

The Colorado Constitution limits the amount of revenue, from most sources, that the state government and local governments are permitted to retain and spend or save.  Revenue collected in excess of the constitutional ...

Autonomous Vehicles (17-15)

In October 2016, while Coloradans were sleeping, a self-driving semi‑trailer drove 51,744 cans of Budweiser beer from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs down Interstate 25.   With the rise of investment in and the use o...