Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Business & Economic Development Legislation (2018)

Subjects

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

Agency

Published

08/29/2018

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered bills encouraging economic development in the state; bills relating to disclosures for rental car companies and rates for parts and labor by motor vehicle manufacturers; and bills that continued regulation of mortgage lenders, made changes to the regulation of real estate appraisers, and modified licensing requirements of real estate brokers.

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Department of State Strategic Plan Performance Evaluation for Fiscal 2015-16

Presented to the Joint State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee at its December 16, 2016, meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/19/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Elections & Redistricting

State Government

Other

2017 Departmental Regulatory Agenda Office of the Secretary of State

Presented to the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee at its December 16, 2016, meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/19/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Elections & Redistricting

State Government

Budget Related Publications

FY 2017-18 Labor & Employment, Unemployment Insurance Mainframe Migration & Modernization Request

FY 2017-18 Information Technology Request.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/17/2017

Subjects:

Labor & Employment

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Issue Briefs

Urban Renewal in Colorado (2016)

Urban renewal provides a set of tools available to local governments to combat slum and blight conditions. This issue brief highlights urban renewal laws and financing in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/03/2016

Subjects:

Local Government

Business & Economic Development

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Enterprise Zone Program (2016)

Colorado’s Enterprise Zone Program was created by the General Assembly in 1986. The program provides state income tax credits to business and individuals for investing in economically distressed areas of the state in an effort to encourage economic development. This issue brief describes the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/01/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Local Government

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Unemployment Insurance Program (2016)

Unemployment insurance (UI) provides temporary, partial wage replacement to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. The state program is administered by the Division of Employment and Training within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE). This issue brief...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/01/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

Issue Briefs

State Procurement and Contracting (2016)

The purchase of goods and services by public entities in Colorado is generally governed by the state procurement code. This code is designed to ensure the fair treatment of people seeking to do business with the state, to foster broad-based competition through a bidding process, and to save...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/28/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

State Government

Issue Briefs

Tiny Houses (2016)

Tiny houses are increasing in popularity as a housing option across the country. This issue brief provides a general overview of the various legal obstacles sometimes faced by individuals who want to own and live in a tiny house in Colorado. It also provides several examples of local and state...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/18/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Housing

Local Government

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Availability of Historic Property Preservation Income Tax Credit and Cleanroom Machinery Sales and Use Tax Exemption (2016)

Table 1 shows the availability of the historic property preservation income tax credit and the cleanroom machinery sales and use tax exemption, each of which is available only when the Legislative Council Staff forecast indicates that General Fund revenue will be sufficient to allow General Fund...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/30/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Business Legislation (2014)

The Colorado legislature considered several important bills related to labor and employment, consumer protection, licensing and professional occupations, liquor law, procurement, and telecommunications and technology during the second session of the 69th General Assembly. This document...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/11/2014

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

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