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Updated - Summary of Federal Legislation Passed in Response to COVID-19 (21-05)

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Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Public Health

State Government

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Legislative Council Staff

Published

05/26/2021

This issue brief provides a summary of the federal legislation that was passed in response to the COVID‑19, or coronavirus, public health emergency.

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Tax Expenditure Evaluation

New Plastic Recycling Technology Investment Tax Credit

Report No. 2021-TE12

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

04/15/2021

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Prefabricated Homes Exemptions

Report No. 2021-TE8

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

04/15/2021

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Housing

Budget Related Publications

Forecast March 2021

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2020-21. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's highlights and executive summary sections. The report is based on current law,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/19/2021

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Understanding Nuclear Energy's Role in an Energy Portfolio (21-04)

This issue brief provides an overview of nuclear energy, its history in Colorado, public health and safety concerns, and recent technology advancements.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/23/2021

Subjects:

Energy

Public Health

Staff Publications

Income Inequality in Colorado and COVID-19 Impacts

This memo provides an overview of data on income inequality in Colorado and the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by income and other demographic characteristics. This memo uses new sources of publicly available high-frequency data from the U.S. Census Bureau and private companies to...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/11/2021

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

Budget Related Publications

Economic Indicators Update

This memorandum provides a summary of leading economic indicators to inform the General Assembly of the current state of the Colorado and U.S. economies. Available data through December suggest that the pace of recovery remained subdued or even reversed course in recent months as coronavirus...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/03/2021

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Final/Annual Reports

2020 Capital Development Final Report

The purpose of the CDC final report is to provide annual and historical information on the capital development process. The 2020 final report provides a complete summary of all capital construction and controlled maintenance appropriations during the 2018 session. A five-year history and three-...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/01/2021

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

TABOR Emergency Provisions

On March 11, 2020, Governor Polis issued Executive Order D 2020 003, declaring a disaster emergency pursuant to state law due to the presence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19). The disaster emergency declaration triggers certain provisions in the Colorado Constitution and state law....

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/29/2021

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Public Health

State Revenue & Budget

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

School Sales Exemptions

Report No. 2021-TE5

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/15/2021

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Machinery Used in Manufacturing Exemption

Report No. 2021-TE6

Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in December 2024. Click HERE to access the December 2024 report.

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/15/2021

Subject:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

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