First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblyIn 2023, the General Assembly considered a number of bills related to business and economic development including several related to automobile dealerships and consumer protection.
This memorandum answers common questions about how revenue from the marijuana industry fits into Colorado’s state budget.
Report No. 2019-TE25
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Report No. 2023-TE16
Report No. 2023-TE15
Report No. 2022-TE11
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During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly passed numerous measures related to the liquor, nicotine, marijuana, and gaming industries.
The General Assembly considered a number of measures in 2023 regulating alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, and gaming.
This memorandum provides an overview of all the statutory reports that are required to be sent to members of the Joint Business Committee in FY 2023‑24. Most of the reports can be found in the Required Reports Database...
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In April 2023, the state received $93.1 million, which was used to determine distributions to MSA-funded programs for the current FY 2023-24.
This document presents a...
Report No. 2022-TE38
Report No. 2022-TE8
This memorandum describes the process for designating Colorado Enterprise Zones and Enhanced Rural Enterprise Zones, the tax expenditures available for investing in designated enterprise zone areas, and the administration and certification process of enterprise zones tax credits.
The relationship between social media use and adolescent mental health has prompted a rise in regulatory policy across the nation and in Colorado. This memorandum examines social media use and adolescent health outcomes, the predominant policy frameworks in this domain, and federal and state...
The harmful effects of secondhand smoke and emissions from tobacco, marijuana, and electronic smoking devices continue to be an issue in Colorado. Since 1992, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified secondhand tobacco smoke as a known cause of cancer.