Summary of Major Legislation Summary of 2022 Housing Legislation During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered housing bills to address affordability, homeowner associations, and families without housing. Release date: 2022-06-28 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Housing Local Government Download File
Budget Related Publications Forecast June 2022 Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. 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, legislation passed by the General Assembly affecting the forecast is described throughout the report. Release date: 2022-06-17 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes State Revenue & Budget
Session Related Publications 2022 Senate Status Sheet Release date: 2022-06-17 Publishing Agency: Senate Subjects: General Assembly Download File
Summary of Major Legislation Summary of 2022 Agriculture Legislation During the 2022 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly considered measures related to agriculture, including wildlife and conservation, workforce, the Colorado State Fair, and other agriculture‑related topics. Release date: 2022-06-01 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Agriculture General Assembly Labor & Employment Download File
Summary of Major Legislation Summary of 2022 Water Legislation During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to water, including water project funding, groundwater sustainability, watershed resiliency, turf replacement, and other water related efforts. Release date: 2022-05-24 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: General Assembly Natural Resources & Environment Water Download File
Session Related Publications 2022 Senate Calendar Release date: 2022-05-11 Publishing Agency: Senate Subjects: General Assembly Download File
Session Related Publications Subject Index of Introduced Bills 2022 Open Google Sheet Release date: 2022-05-10 Publishing Agency: Office of Legislative Legal Services Subjects: General Assembly
Staff Publications Special District Elections This memorandum provides information about special district elections in Colorado. Specifically, it provides an overview of special district elections and the times at which special district elections are conducted. Also included are an overview of special districts generally and a table of all election dates in Colorado law. Release date: 2022-05-05 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Elections & Redistricting Local Government Download File
Session Related Publications Presidents and Speakers of the Colorado General Assembly (2022) Presidents and Speakers of the Colorado General Assembly: A Biographical Portrait from 1876 The Presidents and Speakers in this book are listed in chronological order by the years they held the office of President and/or Speaker. The President's term is four years and the Speaker's term is two years. Some of the Presidents and Speakers did not serve full terms, while others served more than one term. Release date: 2022-04-28 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: General Assembly Download File
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Downloaded Software Exemption Report No. 2022-TE20 Release date: 2022-04-15 Publishing Agency: Office of the State Auditor Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes Telecommunications & Information Technology Download File
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Loans of Historic Aircraft to Museums Report No. 2022-TE21 Release date: 2022-04-15 Publishing Agency: Office of the State Auditor Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes Download File
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Military Service Persons Reacquiring Colorado Residency Deduction Report No. 2022-TE22 Release date: 2022-04-15 Publishing Agency: Office of the State Auditor Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes Military & Veterans Download File
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Property for Use in Space Flight Exemption Report No. 2022-TE23 Release date: 2022-04-15 Publishing Agency: Office of the State Auditor Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes Download File
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Conservation Easement Credit Report No. 2022-TE24 Release date: 2022-04-15 Publishing Agency: Office of the State Auditor Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes Natural Resources & Environment Download File
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Affordable Housing Tax Credit Report No. 2022-TE25 Release date: 2022-04-15 Publishing Agency: Office of the State Auditor Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes Housing Download File
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Catastrophic Health Insurance Deduction Report No. 2022-TE15 Release date: 2022-04-15 Publishing Agency: Office of the State Auditor Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes Health Care & Health Insurance Download File
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Medical Savings Account Deductions Report No. 2022-TE16 Release date: 2022-04-15 Publishing Agency: Office of the State Auditor Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes Health Care & Health Insurance Download File
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Long-Term Care Insurance Credit Report No. 2022-TE17 Release date: 2022-04-15 Publishing Agency: Office of the State Auditor Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes Health Care & Health Insurance Insurance Download File
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Charitable Contribution Deduction Report No. 2022-TE18 Release date: 2022-04-15 Publishing Agency: Office of the State Auditor Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes Download File
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Colorado Earned Income Tax Credit Report No. 2022-TE19 Release date: 2022-04-15 Publishing Agency: Office of the State Auditor Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes Download File
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Aviation Fuel Exemptions Report No. 2022-TE14 Release date: 2022-04-15 Publishing Agency: Office of the State Auditor Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes Download File
Staff Publications Use of State Tobacco Revenue In FY 2020-21, Colorado received $314.5 million from tobacco-related sources. These include taxes on cigarettes, other tobacco products, and nicotine products and payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. This memorandum describes the sources and uses of this revenue. Release date: 2022-04-11 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana State Revenue & Budget Download File
Summary of Major Legislation Summary of 2021 K-12 Education Legislation During the 2021 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to K-12 education, including teacher pay, recruitment, and retention; early childhood education; COVID-19 response and recovery; school health policies; curriculum and content standards; and administration, governance, and reporting requirements. Release date: 2022-04-11 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) Download File
Budget Related Publications FY 2022-23 Budget Package and Long Bill Narrative The Long Bill Narrative, which is the annual appropriations act, is prepared by staff to explain funding decisions recommended by the JBC to the rest of the General Assembly. This document is a companion document to the actual Long Bill. The narrative outlines budget changes based on the introduced version of the Long Bill. Release date: 2022-03-28 Publishing Agency: Joint Budget Committee Staff Subjects: State Revenue & Budget Download File
