Budget Related Publications
2023 JBC Schedule
This is the Joint Budget Committee's schedule. Please check this document regularly for schedule updates.
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Staff Publications
Higher Education Enrollment and Tuition Revenue Forecast
This memorandum presents the 2023 Legislative Council Staff forecast for the state public institutions of higher education. The forecast provides projections of resident and nonresident full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment and College Opportunity Fund (COF) FTE enrollment for the...
Staff Publications
Fiscal Note Reports (2023)
Fiscal Note Data Reports show the fiscal impact of all legislation currently pending before the General Assembly, based on the most recent published fiscal note. Updated reports will be posted on this page approximately weekly during the legislative session. After session, final data will be...
Budget Related Publications
Economic Outlook Presentation March 2023
Legislative Council Staff economic outlook presentation to the Joint Budget Committee.
Budget Related Publications
Forecast March 2023
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2024-25. 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,...
Staff Publications
2023 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In April 2022, the state received $88.2 million, which was used to determine distributions to MSA-funded programs for the current FY 2022-23. This document presents a forecast...
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Wildfire Mitigation Deduction
Report No. 2023-TE4
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Structural Insurance Premium Tax Expenditures
Report No. 2023-TE-5
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Long-Term Lodging Exemption
Report No. 2023-TE3
Issue Briefs
Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave (23-06)
In November 2020, Colorado voters approved Proposition 118, known as the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (act). The act created the Division of Family and Medical Leave Insurance (division) within Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) to administer the program, which is known...
02/28/2023
Health Care & Health Insurance
Labor & Employment
Local Government
Budget Related Publications
CY 2023 for FY 2022-23 Supplemental Narrative
The Supplemental Narrative is prepared by the staff to explain proposed adjustments to prior year appropriations recommended by the JBC to the rest of the General Assembly. This narrative describes all of the proposed budget changes statewide, by department, and by program, and provides...
Staff Publications
Overview of Colorado Workforce Development Programs
This memorandum provides a summary of various workforce development programs in Colorado.
Budget Related Publications
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, in order to create a budget. This document is intended...
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Home Modification Tax Credit
Report No. 2023-TE1
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Military Retirement Benefits Deduction
Report No. 2023-TE2
Staff Publications
Overview of Colorado Economic Development Programs and Incentives
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...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2022 Labor and Employment Legislation
The General Assembly considered several measures related to labor and employment during the 2022 legislative session, including numerous bills on workforce development, as well as bills on wage theft, non-compete agreements, and whistleblower protection, among others.
Budget Related Publications
Forecast December 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,...
Final/Annual Reports
Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Tax Policy Final Report
The Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Tax Policy (committee) is charged with reviewing the state’s current tax policy and the evaluations of tax expenditures that are statutorily completed by the Office of the State Auditor. The committee is also charged with oversight of the Task...
Final/Annual Reports
Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force Final Report
The Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force (task force) was originally created in 2017 pursuant to House Bill 17-1216. In its original form, the task force was scheduled to be repealed in 2020. However,...
Final/Annual Reports
2022 Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Tax Policy Final Report
The Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Tax Policy (committee) is charged with reviewing the state’s current tax policy and the evaluations of tax expenditures that are statutorily completed by the Office of the State Auditor. The committee is also charged with oversight of the Task...
Issue Briefs
Off-Premises Retail Liquor Licensing (22-11)
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.
Staff Publications
Colorado Grant Funding through IIJA and IRA
This memorandum describes the programs authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act that may provide formula or competitive grants to Colorado.
Staff Publications
Financing Public Schools FY 2022-23
This memorandum summarizes the primary funding changes for school finance that were enacted during the 2022 legislative session. Several bills enacted substantively impacted the financing of public schools in Colorado.
Budget Related Publications
The TABOR Revenue Limit
The Colorado Constitution limits the amount of revenue, from most sources, that the state government and local governments are permitted to retain and spend or save. Revenue collected in excess of the constitutional revenue limit, or TABOR limit, must be refunded to taxpayers unless voters...