Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Rural Jump-Start Tax Expenditures
Report No. 2020-TE2
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Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Enterprise Zone Refundable Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit
Report No. 2020-TE3
01/21/2020
Business & Economic Development
Energy
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Natural Resources & Environment
Staff Publications
Dynamic Modeling
A dynamic model attempts to quantify the downstream effects of a policy change throughout the economy. Legislative Council Staff (LCS) does not conduct dynamic modeling, which means that fiscal notes and other analyses are limited to the scope of legislation’s direct impacts and, in...
01/15/2020
Business & Economic Development
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
General Assembly
State Revenue & Budget
Issue Briefs
The Specific Ownership Tax (20-01)
In place of property taxes, Colorado citizens pay the specific ownership tax (SOT) on their vehicles. This issue brief provides an overview of the SOT, describes how the SOT is calculated, lists the SOT exemptions, and describes its collection and distribution.
Staff Publications
Demographic Notes Overview
Pursuant to House Bill 19-1184, Legislative Council Staff will prepare demographic notes for up to 20 bills each session beginning with the 2020 legislative session. This memorandum provides an overview of the demographic note process, including the process for requesting a demographic note, the...
Issue Briefs
Regulation of Motor Vehicle Sales (19-22)
In the United States, one of the largest purchases a person makes besides a home is a motor vehicle. To protect consumers and promote trust in the motor vehicle industry, states and the federal government regulate the manufacturing, safety, and sale of motor vehicles. This issue brief...
12/18/2019
Business & Economic Development
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Staff Publications
2019 Transportation Legislation Review Committee Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Transportation Legislation Review Committee.
Staff Publications
Colorado's Transportation System (2019)
Colorado's transportation system consists of the state highway system, county and municipal roads, mass transit, airports, railroads, and bicycle and pedestrian routes. The system is primarily managed by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Cities, counties, transit authorities,...
Staff Publications
Procedures for Demographic Notes
This memorandum memorializes the process for requesting and preparing Demographic Notes (notes) pursuant to Section 2-2-322.5, C.R.S. It outlines the number of notes per session, the process for requesting notes, the preparation and timing of notes, and the preparation of revised and final notes...
12/03/2019
Business & Economic Development
Human Services
Labor & Employment
Public Health
Staff Publications
Procedures for Demographic Notes Request Form
Procedures for Demographic Notes Form
12/03/2019
Business & Economic Development
Human Services
Labor & Employment
Public Health
Staff Publications
Demographic Note Procedures
This memorandum memorializes the process for requesting and preparing Demographic Notes (notes) pursuant to Section 2-2-322.5, C.R.S. It outlines the number of notes per session, the process for requesting notes, the preparation and timing of notes, and the preparation of revised and final notes...
Staff Publications
Transportation Legislation Review Committee Summary Report
Summary report for the Transportation Legislation Review Committee.
Issue Briefs
Overview of Minimum Wage Laws (19-18)
Federal law requires employers to pay their employees a minimum hourly wage. States are allowed to set different pay standards than the federal minimum wage requirement; however, if the state and federal law differ, such as in Colorado, the higher wage prevails. This issue brief...
Staff Publications
Electric Vehicles in Colorado
This memorandum provides an overview of electric vehicles, including vehicle electrification policies, electric vehicles in Colorado, recent Colorado legislation, and future considerations.
Issue Briefs
Gender Pay Equity (19-15)
This issue brief provides an overview of federal and state laws related to gender pay equity and a summary of past legislative efforts by the Colorado General Assembly on this topic.
Issue Briefs
Road Usage Charge Programs (19-14)
Transportation infrastructure in the United States is primarily funded through motor fuel (gas) taxes. Facing declining future revenues and increased construction costs, some states have begun to experiment with a new way of funding transportation: the road usage charge. This issue brief...
09/23/2019
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
State Revenue & Budget
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Issue Briefs
Single-Use Plastics Legislation (19-12)
This issue brief describes single-use plastics, current Colorado law, proposed legislation in Colorado that would have addressed single-use plastics, and other states that have enacted single-use plastics legislation.
09/03/2019
Business & Economic Development
Natural Resources & Environment
Staff Publications
Motor Vehicle Registration Fees
This memorandum provides an overview of Colorado motor vehicle registration fees. There are two types of fees when vehicles are registered annually: registration fees and the specific ownership tax. The memorandum discusses the history and distribution of vehicle registration fees and...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Transportation and Motor Vehicles Legislation (2019)
During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly considered transportation funding, policies of the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Public Utilities Commission, [motor vehicles, and other modes of transportation.] An overview of Colorado’s transportation system can be...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2019 Business and Economic Development Legislation
During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly made modifications to state laws regulating businesses and promoting economic development.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Dyed Diesel Fuel Excise Tax Exemption
Report No. 2019-TE19
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Non-Profit Transit Agency Fuel Tax Exemption
Report No. 2019-TE22
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Off-Road Fuel Use Excise Tax Exemptions
Report No. 2019-TE23
07/15/2019
Agriculture
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Issue Briefs
Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act June Update (19-11)
This issue brief provides an overview of state laws related to pet animal facilities. These facilities are licensed and regulated under the Colorado Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act (PACFA).
06/28/2019
Agriculture
Business & Economic Development
Courts & Judicial
Professions & Occupations
Issue Briefs
State Procurement and Contracting (2019 Update)
The purchase of goods and services by most executive branch agencies in Colorado is generally governed by the state procurement code and rules (code and rules). The code and rules are designed to ensure the fair treatment of people seeking to do business with the state, to foster broad-based...
01/16/2019
Business & Economic Development
Capital Construction
State Government