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

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Business & Economic Development

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

Rural and Frontier Healthcare Preceptor Credit

Report No. 2019-TE1

Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in August 2023. Click HERE to access the August 2023 report.

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/16/2019

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Health Care & Health Insurance

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Fraternal Society Exemption

Report No. 2019-TE2

Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in November 2023. Click HERE to access the November 2023 report.

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/16/2019

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Insurance

Other

Filing Fees, Surcharges, and Costs in Colorado State Courts, Colorado Judicial Branch

This document provides a summary of the most frequently used court filing fees, surcharges, and costs.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/16/2019

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Final/Annual Reports

2018 Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/10/2019

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

General Assembly

Public Health

Staff Publications

Overview of the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association and Changes Made by Senate Bill 18-200

This memorandum provides an overview of the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) and the changes made to PERA by Senate Bill 18‑200.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/07/2019

Subjects:

Financial Services & Commerce

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Labor & Employment

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Mental Health Medication in the Criminal Justice System (19-01)

According to the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC), between 2012 to 2017, the number of inmates who had moderate to severe mental health needs increased by 7 percent. Additionally, a steep increase in court-ordered competency evaluations and restorative treatments has caused a shortage...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/04/2019

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Public Health

Final/Annual Reports

Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee Final Report

The Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Study Committee was created pursuant to Article 22.3 of Title 10, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to study issues relating to opioid and substance use disorders in Colorado and examine potential solutions concerning...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/28/2018

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Budget Related Publications

Forecast December 2018

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:

12/20/2018

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

Broadband Internet Services in Colorado

This memorandum provides an overview of broadband internet service programs in Colorado, including the Colorado High Cost Support Mechanism; state grant programs and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/14/2018

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Understanding the State Budget Information Paper

Understanding the State Budget: The Big Picture

Each year, the General Assembly is tasked with balancing constitutional, statutory, and federal requirements with a host of other considerations, such as competing policy priorities, caseload pressures, and the health of the state’s economy...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/03/2018

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

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State Revenue & Budget

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