Second Regular Session | 74th General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblyColorado voters legalized the use of medical marijuana in 2000 and retail marijuana in 2012 through amendments to the Colorado Constitution. This issue brief provides an overview of current state law and regulations pertaining to medical and retail marijuana, and discusses the role of local...
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2017-18. 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,...
Economic Outlook for the U.S. and Colorado
The ongoing expansion in the U.S. economy is fueld by consumer contributions.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX - December 2016 Forecast
Presented to the Joint Local Affairs Committee.
Presented to the Joint Local Affairs Committee.
Presented to the Joing Local Government Committee.
Presented to the Joint Local Government Committee.
Presented to the Select Committee on Energy and the Environment at its January 19, 2017, meeting.
Presented to the Joint Finance Committee at its January 5, 2017, meeting.
Presented to the Joint Finance Committee on January 5, 2017, meeting.
Presented to the Joint Finance Committee at its January 5, 2017, meeting.
Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. In April 2016, the state received $92.3 million. This memorandum presents the distribution of the 2016 payment and forecasts payments through 2019.
This memorandum provides background information on the structure of the business personal property tax and the estimated fiscal impact of eliminating the tax. The first section of the memorandum describes the business personal property tax base, authorized exemptions, filing procedures, and the...
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by Legalized Marijuana Cost-Benefit Analysis Interim Study Committee
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission
Where are we?
How did we get here?
This memorandum provides information intended to aid in the evaluation of legislation that would create a new or alter an existing tax expenditure. State law defines a tax expenditure as a “tax provision that provides a gross or taxable income definition, deduction, exemption, credit, or rate...
A video presentation about Colorado property taxes and the Gallagher Amendment. It is anticipated that the residential assessment rate will be reduced for the first time in 14 years, impacting homeowners and the tax base of every local taxing jurisdiction in the state.
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Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2018-19. 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,...
Economic Outlook for the U.S. and Colorado
The ongoing expansion in the U.S. economy is fueld by consumer contributions.
This issue brief provides an overview of filing considerations for military service persons and tax breaks for military income.
The final Residential Assessment Rate Study released by the Division of Property Taxation on April 17, 2017 estimates a residential assessment rate of 7.20 percent for 2017 and 2018. The General Assembly must pass a bill before this rate becomes law. Compared with the baseline forecast which...
This document accompanied the Legislative Council Staff presentation of the June 2017 economic and revenue forecast.