Summary of Major Legislation Summary of Marijuana Legislation (2017) During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures recommended by an interim committee studying marijuana and measures related to taxes, the gray market, business licensing, the Governor’s Office of Marijuana Coordination, crimes, and private consumption clubs. Release date: 2017-12-15 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana Download File
Summary of Major Legislation Summary of Financial Services & Commerce Legislation (2017) During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to public benefit corporations, trusts, and financial regulators. Release date: 2017-12-15 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Financial Services & Commerce Download File
Summary of Major Legislation Summary of Liquor Legislation (2017) During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to the cleanup of Senate Bill 16-197, liquor licensees’ operations, wine, and higher education campuses. Release date: 2017-12-15 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana Download File
Summary of Major Legislation Business & Economic Development Legislation (2017) During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to tax credits, employee-owned businesses, the state’s sales and use tax structure, and reducing the regulatory burden on small businesses. Release date: 2017-12-15 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Business & Economic Development Download File
Summary of Major Legislation Summary of Insurance Legislation (2017) During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to the sunset review of the Division of Insurance, insurance fraud, life insurance cash surrender value, financial examinations and market conduct examinations, and self-storage insurance. Release date: 2017-12-15 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Insurance Download File
Summary of Major Legislation Labor & Employment Legislation (2017) During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to professional licensing and regulation, wage law transparency, workers’ compensation insurance, and workforce development programs. Release date: 2017-12-15 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Labor & Employment Download File
Final/Annual Reports 2017 County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee Final Report Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee. Release date: 2017-12-15 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement Download File
Staff Publications Capital Construction Fact Sheet: History of Higher Education Cash Project Review and Controlled Maintenance Eligibility Release date: 2017-12-14 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Capital Construction Download File
Staff Publications Capital Construction Fact Sheet: History Colorado This Fact Sheet provides an overview of History Colorado, which acts as a trustee for the state in collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting collections and properties of state historical significance. Among its many and varied responsibilities, History Colorado administers historic preservation grants and ensures public access to statewide cultural and heritage resources through regional museums and other special programs. Release date: 2017-12-14 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Capital Construction State Government Download File
Final/Annual Reports 2017 Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Final Report Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee. Release date: 2017-12-14 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Health Care & Health Insurance Human Services Public Health Download File
Summary of Major Legislation Summary of Human Services Legislation (2017) During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to Colorado’s behavioral health crisis system and the use and misuse of opioids. Other issues considered include child care regulations, child welfare, and a job program for individuals receiving cash assistance benefits. All bills discussed below became law, unless otherwise noted. Release date: 2017-12-13 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Human Services Download File
Issue Briefs Credit Transfer at Institutions of Higher Education Approximately one-third of new students entering Colorado’s public four-year institutions of higher education are transfer students from another school. This issue brief provides an overview of credit transfers between public institutions of higher education in Colorado, including the guaranteed transfer pathways (gtPathways) program, statewide transfer articulation agreements, and other options available to students. Release date: 2017-12-12 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Higher Education Download File
Staff Publications Resolutions vs. Tributes - House Guide Release date: 2017-12-10 Publishing Agency: Office of Legislative Legal Services Subjects: Download File
Staff Publications Resolutions vs. Tributes - Senate Guide Release date: 2017-12-10 Publishing Agency: Office of Legislative Legal Services Subjects:
Final/Annual Reports 2017 Transportation Legislation Review Committee Final Report Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Transportation Legislation Review Committee. Release date: 2017-12-06 Publishing Agency: Legislative Council Staff Subjects: Transportation & Motor Vehicles Download File
Staff Publications Meeting Agenda - Committee on Legal Services - 20171212 Release date: 2017-12-05 Publishing Agency: Office of Legislative Legal Services Subjects: Download File
Staff Publications Rule Review Memorandum re: 5 CCR 1002-43 (LLS Docket No. 170245; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00640) MEMORANDUM TO: Committee on Legal Services FROM: Thomas Morris, Office of Legislative Legal Services DATE: December 5, 2017 SUBJECT: Rules of the Water Quality Control Commission, Department of Public Health and Environment, concerning On-site Wastewater Treatment System Regulation, 5 CCR 1002-43 (LLS Docket No. 170245; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00640). 170245TM.pdf Release date: 2017-12-05 Publishing Agency: Office of Legislative Legal Services Subjects: Download File
Staff Publications Rule Review Memorandum re: 3 CCR 702-8 (LLS Docket No. 170133; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00607) MEMORANDUM TO: Committee on Legal Services FROM: Kip Kolkmeier, Office of Legislative Legal Services DATE: December 5, 2017 SUBJECT: Rules of the Commissioner of Insurance, Division of Insurance, Department of Regulatory Agencies, concerning Regulation 8-1-4 - title insurance - fiduciary duties, 3 CCR 702-8 (LLS Docket No. 170133; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00607). 170133KRK.pdf Release date: 2017-12-05 Publishing Agency: Office of Legislative Legal Services Subjects: Download File
Staff Publications Rule Review Memorandum re: 7 CCR 1101-14 (LLS Docket No. 170200; SOS Tracking No. 2017-00035) MEMORANDUM TO: Committee on Legal Services FROM: Thomas Morris, Office of Legislative Legal Services DATE: December 5, 2017 SUBJECT: Rules of the Director, Division of Oil and Public Safety, Department of Labor and Employment, concerning underground storage tanks and aboveground storage tanks, 7 CCR 1101-14 (LLS Docket No. 170200; SOS Tracking No. 2017- 00035). 170200TM.pdf Release date: 2017-12-05 Publishing Agency: Office of Legislative Legal Services Subjects: Download File
Staff Publications Rule Review Memorandum re: 8 CCR 1507-12 (LLS Docket No. 170158; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00658) MEMORANDUM TO: Committee on Legal Services FROM: Kip Kolkmeier, Office of Legislative Legal Services DATE: December 5, 2017 SUBJECT: Rules of the Executive Director of the Department of Public Safety, concerning persons dealing with fireworks, 8 CCR 1507-12 (LLS Docket No. 170158; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00658). 170158KRK.pdf Release date: 2017-12-05 Publishing Agency: Office of Legislative Legal Services Subjects: Download File
Staff Publications Rule Review Memorandum re: 2 CCR 601-4, Rule 1100 (formerly Rule 1004), (LLS Docket No. 170208; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00600) MEMORANDUM TO: Committee on Legal Services FROM: Kip Kolkmeier, Office of Legislative Legal Services DATE: December 5, 2017 SUBJECT: Rules of the Transportation Commission, Department of Transportation, concerning transport permits for the movement of extra-legal vehicles or loads, 2 CCR 601-4, Rule 1100 (formerly Rule 1004), (LLS Docket No. 170208; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00600). 170208KRK.pdf Release date: 2017-12-05 Publishing Agency: Office of Legislative Legal Services Subjects: Download File
Staff Publications Rule Review Memorandum re: 7 CCR 1105-1 (LLS Docket No. 170161; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00652) MEMORANDUM TO: Committee on Legal Services FROM: Christy Chase, Office of Legislative Legal Services DATE: December 5, 2017 SUBJECT: Rules of Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Labor and Employment, concerning the transfer of rules from the Colorado Department of Human Services to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, 7 CCR 1105-1 (LLS Docket No. 170161; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00652). 170161CBC.pdf Release date: 2017-12-05 Publishing Agency: Office of Legislative Legal Services Subjects: Download File
Staff Publications Rule Review Memorandum re: 8 CCR 1203-2 (LLS Docket No. 170397; SOS Tracking No. 2017-00284) MEMORANDUM TO: Committee on Legal Services FROM: Thomas Morris, Office of Legislative Legal Services DATE: December 5, 2017 SUBJECT: Rules of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Plant Industry Division, Department of Agriculture, concerning Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Administration and Enforcement of the Pesticide Applicators’ Act, 8 CCR 1203-2 (LLS Docket No. 170397; SOS Tracking No. 2017-00284). 170397TM.pdf Release date: 2017-12-05 Publishing Agency: Office of Legislative Legal Services Subjects: Download File
Staff Publications Rule Review Memorandum re: 8 CCR 1203-26 (LLS Docket No. 170068; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00465) MEMORANDUM TO: Committee on Legal Services FROM: Thomas Morris, Office of Legislative Legal Services DATE: December 5, 2017 SUBJECT: Rules of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Plant Industry Division, Department of Agriculture, concerning the use of pesticides in the cultivation of retail marijuana, 8 CCR 1203-26 (LLS Docket No. 170068; SOS Tracking No. 2016-00465). 170068TM.pdf Release date: 2017-12-05 Publishing Agency: Office of Legislative Legal Services Subjects: Download File
Staff Publications Rule Review Memorandum re: 4 CCR 725-1 (LLS Docket No. 170405; SOS Tracking No. 2017-00396) MEMORANDUM TO: Committee on Legal Services FROM: Duane Gall, Office of Legislative Legal Services DATE: November 30, 2017 SUBJECT: Rules of the Real Estate Commission, Division of Real Estate, Department of Regulatory Agencies, concerning licensure of real estate brokers, 4 CCR 725-1 (LLS Docket No. 170405; SOS Tracking No. 2017-00396). 170405DHG.pdf Release date: 2017-12-05 Publishing Agency: Office of Legislative Legal Services Subjects: Download File