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The Impact of Immigrants on State and Local Government Resources

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Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Health Care & Health Insurance

Immigration

Labor & Employment

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

01/21/2025

This memorandum provides an overview on the federal immigration system, Colorado’s role in immigration, and patterns of immigration in the state and nationally. It then discusses the impact of immigration on different sectors of the economy and state government programs and services, and highlights recent state legislation to address these issues.

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Report on 2025 Property Tax Balancing Percentage

Passed in August 2024, House Bill 24B-1001 created a property tax limit for school districts beginning with the 2025 property tax year (PTY), for which taxes are payable in 2026. The bill’s provisions limit statewide qualified local share property tax revenue, or local share total program...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/16/2025

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Colorado ABLE Savings Account Contribution Deduction

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/09/2025

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Health Care & Health Insurance

Final/Annual Reports

2024 Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee Final Report

Section 10-22-107, C.R.S., establishes the Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee (oversight committee) for guiding the implementation of the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange, which currently does business under the name Connect for Health Colorado (exchange), and making...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/31/2024

Subjects:

General Assembly

Health Care & Health Insurance

Final/Annual Reports

2024 Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee Final Report

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/18/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Issue Briefs

Gender Pay Equity

This issue brief provides an overview of federal and state laws related to gender pay equity and a summary of past legislative efforts by the Colorado General Assembly on the topic.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/31/2024

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Health Care and Health Insurance Legislation

Many pieces of legislation regarding health care and health insurance made their way through the 74^th General Assembly. Most of the legislation fell into the following categories: removing barriers to treatment, and licensing requirements.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/28/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Staff Publications

Colorado Liquor Licensing Handbook

This handbook is designed to be a reference guide for legislators and the public on the topic of Colorado laws related to liquor licensing. It covers the three-tier regulatory structure; license and permit types; general licensing requirements; enforcement; taxes and fees; and recent legislation...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/28/2024

Subjects:

Labor & Employment

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Issue Briefs

Colorado’s Health Insurance Market

Health insurance is a method of paying or receiving reimbursement for health care costs from covered services. Health insurance companies spread the costs and risk of covered health care services across all members of a plan in exchange for premiums and other cost-sharing mechanisms, such as...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/28/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Behavioral Health Legislation

Addressing the substance use disorder epidemic and providing behavioral health resources to communities throughout Colorado were the two major behavioral health care themes that emerged during the Second Regular Session of the 74th General Assembly. Important behavioral health bills are...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/24/2024

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Issue Briefs

Health Care Prior Authorization Practices

Prior authorization—sometimes referred to as preauthorization or precertification—is a process by which an insurer reviews a request for health care services or drugs before consenting to cover the costs of the proposed treatment. Upon receiving a request, an insurer can approve or deny the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/23/2024

Subject:

Health Care & Health Insurance

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