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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2021 Children & Domestic Matters Legislation

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Children & Domestic Matters

General Assembly

Human Services

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

08/04/2021

During the 2021 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to children and domestic matters, including foster care, child care, and child welfare.

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House Committee Routing for Bills with a Fiscal Impact

2024 Session, House Committee Routing for Bills with a Fiscal Impact

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/11/2024

Subject:

General Assembly

Session Related Publications

Public Participation in the Legislative Process

Legislative committees are a very important part of Colorado's legislative process. At a legislative committee hearing, citizens have an opportunity to express their views and have them incorporated into the official legislative record. In Colorado, every bill receives a public hearing by one of...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/10/2024

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Staff Publications

Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee Final Report

The Interim Committee on Opiod and other Substance Use Disorders was created pursuant to Section 10-22.3-101.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/05/2024

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Child Care Expenses Income Tax Credits

Report No. 2023-TE19

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

12/21/2023

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Labor & Employment

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2023 Public Health Legislation

The Colorado General Assembly considered many bills related to public health this legislative session over multiple subject matters including mental health, environmental health, and health in the education system.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/13/2023

Subjects:

Human Services

Public Health

Final/Annual Reports

2023 Jail Standards Commission Final Report

As outlined in...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/20/2023

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

General Assembly

Staff Publications

Funding Mechanisms and Fiscal Notes

This memorandum is intended for use by policymakers, legislative drafters, and budget analysts to understand the different funding mechanisms that may be used in legislation. It describes how different funding mechanisms in legislation impact the state budget and how they are shown in fiscal...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/07/2023

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

New to Colorado

Colorado’s population reached nearly 5.8 million according to the 2020 census, a 14.8 percent increase from 2010. For those joining the influx of new people moving to the Centennial State, this issue brief outlines best practices for establishing residency, applying for state...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/03/2023

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

Organizational Structure of Colorado Legislative Staff, FY 2023-24

This memorandum provides an organizational structure of the staff of the Colorado legislature.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/26/2023

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2023 Firearms Legislation

During the 2023 legislative session, the General Assembly examined a number of measures related to firearms. Specifically, lawmakers debated policies about ghost guns, extreme risk protection orders, the minimum age to purchase a firearm, waiting periods, and lawsuits filed...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/19/2023

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

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