First Regular Session | 74th General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblyThis memorandum provides an overview of broadband internet service programs in Colorado, including the Colorado High Cost Support Mechanism; state programs; the ability of local governments to provide broadband; and related recent legislation.
This memorandum provides an overview of programs that are designed to provide a boost to Colorado's economy, including incentivizing businesses to locate in Colorado, expand their Colorado-based workforce, or otherwise grow their Colorado business operations. This memorandum does not include...
This issue brief provides an overview of Colorado laws related to the retail sale of alcohol, including beer, wine, and spirits, in original sealed containers for off‑premises consumption.
Information technology (IT) is used by every state agency to make operations more efficient and services more widely available to the citizens of Colorado. Along with other day-to-day expenses of state government, expenses related to IT are paid through the capital construction and operating...
This memorandum highlights regional and sectoral differences in Colorado’s labor market and employment recovery from the pandemic‑induced recession, including in labor force, job openings, and employment.
Report No. 2022-TE38
During the 2022 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly considered several measures related to information technology (IT), including: privacy protections, IT-related state services; and Joint Technology Committee-sponsored bills.
Report No. 2022-TE30
Report No. 2022-TE33
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly passed numerous bills related to general business issues and economic development initiatives.
Report No. 2022-TE20
This memorandum examines technical debt and modernization, along with legislation that aims to address legacy technical solutions that serve government organizations and their constituents.
Sunset laws allow the General Assembly to periodically review the need for state regulations, advisory committees, or state agencies and to update the law creating the agency or function. To accomplish this review, committees of reference hold public sunset hearings on sunset reports issued by...
The JTC final report serves as a permanent record of IT capital funding. The report also serves as an informational document for any other entity or individual interested in the progress of IT capital development in the state of Colorado.
Report No. 2022-TE8
Report No. 2022-TE11
This memorandum provides an overview of programs that are designed to provide a boost to Colorado's economy, including incentivizing businesses to locate in Colorado, expand their Colorado-based workforce, or otherwise grow their Colorado business operations. This memorandum does not include...
This memorandum provides an overview of the Colorado unemployment insurance (UI) program, including UI benefits, funding, and solvency in the context of recent economic downturns.
During the 2021 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several consumer protection measures related to mortgage lenders, online dating services, after‑market airbags, and towing companies.
During the 2021 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures intended to support economic development efforts in the state.
Report No. 2021-TE21
Report No. 2021-TE15
Report No. 2021-TE16
During the 2021 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly considered several measures related to information technology (IT), including new requirements for the Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT), technical services, data privacy, and internet service.
This issue brief provides a summary of the federal legislation that was passed in response to the COVID‑19, or coronavirus, public health emergency.