Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several bills affecting funding for capital construction and the duties of the Capital Development Committee (CDC).
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2022-08-23
Subjects:
- Capital Construction
- General Assembly
- State Revenue & Budget
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides information about the interstate compacts, Supreme Court decrees, and international treaties that govern Colorado’s use of interstate streams. Specifically, it gives a brief history of each co...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-09-25
Session Related Publications
This spreadsheet provides several reports on 2022 fiscal data from Legislative Council Staff Fiscal Notes. This is the final report of all bills considered by the General Assembly at the 2022 session. By default, the...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2022-08-05
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- General Assembly
- State Revenue & Budget
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly considered several measures related to information technology (IT), including: privacy protections, IT-related state services; and Joint Technology Co...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2022-08-03
Subjects:
- General Assembly
- State Government
- Telecommunications & Information Technology
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) education in Colorado. Specifically, the legislature adopted bills pertaining to stud...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2022-08-03
Subjects:
- Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
- General Assembly
Staff Publications
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...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2022-08-02
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
- General Assembly
- State Government
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Report No. 2022-TE34
Publishing agency:
Office of the State Auditor
Release date:
2022-07-28
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Budget Related Publications
The Budget in Brief is a condensed summary of the final action of the General Assembly and the Governor on the budget and other legislation passed during the previous legislative session that contained an appropriatio...
Publishing agency:
Joint Budget Committee Staff
Release date:
2020-12-22
Staff Publications
This memorandum will define cloud solutions and summarize the advantages and disadvantages.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2020-12-21
Subjects:
- Telecommunications & Information Technology
Staff Publications
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...
Publishing agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
Release date:
2020-12-17
Budget Related Publications
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's high...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2020-12-18
Subjects:
- Fiscal Policy & Taxes
- State Revenue & Budget
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to scholarships and financial assistance; student compensation and academic credit; concurrent enrollment; admission requir...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2020-12-04
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly introduced several bills concerning the Judicial Department, civil and criminal courts, and the Department of Corrections (DOC). Following is a recap of the m...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2020-12-03
Subjects:
- Courts & Judicial
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of measures related to elections, including bills addressing ballot access by candidates, ballot measures, local elections, and voting. Se...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2020-12-01
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to military and veterans affairs, including bills addressing the National Guard, providing veterans’ benefits, and clarifyi...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2020-12-01
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides an overview of the various Public Health Orders issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) during the declared disaster emergency related to COVID‑19 in Colorad...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2020-11-24
Subjects:
- Public Health
- State Government
Respite care provides temporary relief to a caregiver from the physical and emotional impacts of caring for a person with special needs who requires assistance to care for themselves. Care can be provided for a few h...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2020-11-23
Subjects:
- Human Services
- Public Health
- State Government
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides information about the regulation of professions and occupations in Colorado. Over 100 professions and occupations are currently required to be licensed, certified, or registered in Colorado, o...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2026-01-05
Subjects:
- Business & Economic Development
- Labor & Employment
- Professions & Occupations
Colorado's Adult Protective Services (APS) system, first established in 1983, protects at-risk adults who, because of mental or physical ability, are unable to obtain services or otherwise protect their own health, sa...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2020-11-19
This issue brief provides information about how to register a number on the Colorado and federal no‑call lists; an overview of Colorado's regulation and enforcement of telemarketers; an explanation of which calls are ...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2020-11-06
Subjects:
- Telecommunications & Information Technology
Several factors contribute to high housing costs in Colorado. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development defines being housing cost burdened as households paying more than 30 percent of their income...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2025-11-04
This issue brief provides an overview of state‑sponsored retirement plans, retirement plan marketplaces, and multiple employer retirement plans for private sector workers. The brief also includes a discussion of relat...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2020-11-02
Subjects:
- Labor & Employment
- State Government
- State Revenue & Budget
Summary of Major Legislation
During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to water, including water demand and conservation, water studies, instream flows, funding for water projects, and other wat...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2020-11-02
Staff Publications
This memorandum provides instructions and deadlines for interested parties to submit fiscal information for consideration by Legislative Council Staff, outlines the process for filing a motion for a rehearing before t...
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2022-10-12
Subjects:
- Elections & Redistricting
- General Assembly
Final/Annual Reports
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Prison Population Management Interim Study Committee.
Publishing agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Release date:
2020-10-29
Subjects:
- Courts & Judicial
- Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
- General Assembly
