Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Property Tax Relief Programs for Senior Citizens
This memorandum provides information on five types of programs that provide property tax and/or rental cost relief to seniors.
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Issue Briefs
Colorado’s Child Welfare System (18-14)
Colorado’s child welfare system provides a range of services to protect children from abuse and neglect and to assist families in caring for their children. This issue brief provides an overview of the child welfare system in Colorado, including administration and funding, reporting...
Issue Briefs
Senate Bill 18-001, Concerning Transportation Infrastructure Funding (18-15)
Senate Bill 18-001, enacted during the 2018 legislative session, is a significant piece of transportation funding legislation. SB 18‑001 commits state General Fund revenue for transportation projects and establishes financial mechanisms to address the passage or failure of transportation‑...
Final/Annual Reports
Water Resources Review Committee Summary Report
Summary Report for the Water Resources Review Committee to the Legislative Council. The Water Resources Review...
Staff Publications
Report on Referendum C Revenue and Spending FY 2005-06 through FY 2018-19
This report contains the final audited figures for state revenue retained under Referendum C in the 2005‑06 through 2016‑17 state fiscal years and preliminary numbers for the 2017‑18 and 2018‑19 state fiscal years. It also reflects the actions of the General Assembly and Governor in spending...
Final/Annual Reports
Alternatives to the Gallagher Amendment Interim Study Committee Summary Report
Summary Report for the Alternatives to the Gallagher Amendment Interim Study Committee to the Legislative Council...
Issue Briefs
Capital Construction and the Role of the Capital Development Committee (18-16)
This issue brief outlines the types of projects and expenses defined as capital construction, the role of the Capital Development Committee (CDC) in overseeing the approval and implementation of capital projects, and funding for capital projects.
Staff Publications
School Finance and the Constitution
The financing of K-12 public education in Colorado over the past three decades has been affected by three constitutional amendments: the Gallagher Amendment, the TABOR Amendment, and Amendment 23. Combined with the results of key court cases, these amendments have created a complex educational...
Final/Annual Reports
Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force. ...
Staff Publications
State Regulation of Passenger Carrier Services, Taxis, and Transportation Network Companies
This memorandum summarizes the Public Utilities Commission's (PUC’s) authority to regulate passenger carrier services, taxis, and transportation network companies (TNCs). Specifically, this memorandum discusses PUC regulations concerning common carriers, contract carriers, limited regulation...
10/25/2018
Business & Economic Development
Professions & Occupations
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Final/Annual Reports
2018 Transportation Legislation Review Committee Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Transportation Legislation Review Committee.
Final/Annual Reports
2018 Pension Review Commission Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by 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 review the two major pension plans in the state — the Fire and Police...
Issue Briefs
Transportation Network Companies (18-17)
In June 2014, Colorado became the first state to enact a law regulating on-demand transportation network companies (TNCs). Since then, 49 other states and the District of Columbia have established regulatory frameworks for TNCs. Unlike the taxicab industry, TNCs — such as Uber and Lyft — use a...
Staff Publications
Rule Review Memorandum re: Rules of the State Board of Human Services, Department of Human Services, concerning Adult Protective Services, 12 CCR 2518-1 (LLS Docket No. 180108 and No. 180218; SOS Tracking No. 2017-00532 and No. 2017-00647)
TO: Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Brita Darling, Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE: November 7, 2018
SUBJECT: Rules of the State Board of Human Services, Department of Human Services, concerning Adult Protective Services, 12 CCR 2518-1 (LLS Docket No. 180108 and No...
11/07/2018
Staff Publications
Rule Review Memorandum re: Rules of the Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of Revenue, concerning obtaining records for abandoned motor vehicles, 1 CCR 204-10 (LLS Docket No. 180371; SOS Tracking No. 2018-00220)
TO: Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Richard Sweetman, Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE: November 7, 2018
SUBJECT: Rules of the Division of Motor Vehicles, Department of Revenue, concerning obtaining records for abandoned motor vehicles, 1 CCR 204-10 (LLS Docket No....
11/07/2018
Staff Publications
Rule Review Memorandum re: Rules of the Parks and Wildlife Commission, Department of Natural Resources, concerning general provisions – aquatic nuisance species, 2 CCR 406-0 (LLS Docket No. 180140; SOS Tracking No. 2018-00036)
TO: Committee on Legal Services
FROM: Jennifer Berman, Office of Legislative Legal Services
DATE: November 7, 2018
SUBJECT: Rules of the Parks and Wildlife Commission, Department of Natural Resources, concerning general provisions – aquatic nuisance species, 2 CCR 406-0 (LLS...
11/07/2018
Staff Publications
Post-Conviction Sex Offender Polygraph Testing for Adult Sex Offenders
This memorandum provides an overview of how post-conviction sex offender polygraph testing (PCSOT) is used for adult sex offenders in Colorado, as well as in other states. It also includes a summary of current research on its effectiveness.
Issue Briefs
Statutes of Limitations for Criminal Offenses (18-18)
A statute of limitations is a law that specifies the maximum length of time allowed for a victim or prosecutor to initiate legal proceedings. Such a statute may apply in either criminal or civil cases. This issue brief provides an overview of criminal statutes of limitations, including...
Staff Publications
Overview of the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association and Changes Made by Senate Bill 18-200
This memorandum provides an overview of the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) and the changes made to PERA by Senate Bill 18‑200.
01/07/2019
Financial Services & Commerce
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Labor & Employment
State Government
State Revenue & Budget
Staff Publications
Revisor's Notification Pursuant to HB11-1097
11/01/2018
Issue Briefs
Authorization of Sports Betting (18-19)
In May 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court found in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association that the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (1992) violated the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution because it illegally empowered the federal government to order...
Staff Publications
Vehicle Tailpipe Emissions Standards
This memorandum discusses tailpipe vehicle emission standards in the United States and the current regulations for light-duty vehicles.
Staff Publications
General Fund Contributions to Transportation, FY 1979-80 to FY 2017-18
Issue Briefs
Emergency Mental Health Holds (18-21)
This issue brief addresses Colorado’s emergency mental health hold procedure, which allows for an individual to be involuntarily held for a 72‑hour period of treatment and evaluation if he or she appears to have a mental illness and, due to the mental illness, appears to be an imminent...