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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2023 Water Legislation

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Natural Resources & Environment

Water

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

07/21/2023

The General Assembly considered multiple bills related to water, including legislation focused on project funding, xeriscaping, studying various water challenges across the state, and stream restoration.

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Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Oil and Gas Severance Tax Ad Valorem Credit

Report No. 2020-TE24

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

07/16/2020

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Agriculture Legislation 2020

During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to agriculture including industrial hemp; product safety and labeling; pesticides; animal welfare; and price setting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/13/2020

Subjects:

Agriculture

General Assembly

Staff Publications

Process for Writing the Ballot Information Booklet

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 statewide issue appears on the ballot. The booklet's purpose is to provide voters...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/07/2020

Subjects:

Elections & Redistricting

General Assembly

State Government

Staff Publications

Safety Protocols for the General Assembly During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The following are new safety protocols for the reconvening of the General Assembly during the COVID-19 health epidemic.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/02/2020

Subjects:

General Assembly

Public Health

Staff Publications

Air Pollution Regulation in Colorado

This memorandum provides an overview of the history of the Clean Air Act, describes common air pollutants and their health impacts, describes Colorado’s air quality concerns and state programs, and lists recently proposed legislation, which aims to improve air quality.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/21/2020

Subjects:

Energy

Natural Resources & Environment

Staff Publications

Colorado Legislative Rules 2019

The handbook is divided into four sections, 1: Rules of the House of Representatives; 2: Rules of the Senate; 3: Joint Rules of the Senate and House and Joint Session Rules; and 4: Colorado Constitution. This section includes only selected portions of the constitution.

The House,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/06/2020

Subject:

General Assembly

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Effective Tax Rates on Oil and Natural Gas

This memorandum provides information concerning severance taxes in Colorado and eight other western states. The memo provides detailed information on Colorado’s severance tax structure, including estimates for the current value of the ad valorem tax credit and the stripper well exemption. ...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/19/2020

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

Property Taxes on Oil and Natural Gas Property

This memo uses a unique dataset to estimate property taxes levied on the production of oil and gas to answer the following questions...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/31/2020

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

State Revenue & Budget

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Enterprise Zone Refundable Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit

Report No. 2020-TE3

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/21/2020

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Energy

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

Staff Publications

Dynamic Modeling

A dynamic model attempts to quantify the downstream effects of a policy change throughout the economy. Legislative Council Staff (LCS) does not conduct dynamic modeling, which means that fiscal notes and other analyses are limited to the scope of legislation’s direct impacts and, in...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/15/2020

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

General Assembly

State Revenue & Budget

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