Second Regular Session | 73rd General Assembly
Colorado General AssemblyOn May 14, 2013, Governor Hickenlooper issued an executive order directing the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) to develop the Colorado Water Plan (CWP). According to executive order D 2013-005, the CWP must promote a productive economy that supports vibrant and sustainable cities;...
The FY 2013-14 General Fund surplus is estimated at $235.8 million.1 State law requires this surplus to be distributed in the amounts and order shown in Table 1.2 Additionally, the transfer to the Capital Construction Fund is allocated by state law in the order and amounts shown in Table 2.3 Up...
Child support is a required payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child after a divorce or other dissolution of a relationship. This issue brief summarizes how child support orders are issued, details elements of child support enforcement units and various child support...
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...
This issue brief provides information on the relative size of state and local governments, compared with the total state economy. Government expenditures are represented as a percentage of the state's gross domestic product (GDP). In Colorado, stategovernmentexpendituresarebelowthenational...
Telecommunications regulation has been an active issue in the Colorado state legislature for several years. In 2014, five bills passed that changed telecommunications regulation, subsidies, and infrastructure in Colorado. These bills deregulate a number of telecommunications products, specify...
Academic standards provide a broad outline for what students are expected to know and be able to do at the end of each grade level, and for what students should know in order to be prepared to enter college or the workforce by the time they graduate from high school. In Colorado, academic...
This document provides a summary of major local government legislation considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 legislative session.
ESTIMATED VALUE OF SCHOOL FINANCE FACTORS, INCLUDING NEGATIVE FACTOR, FY 2014-15
2013 Colorado Cost of Living Report - Expenditure Totals
This document provides a summary of major 2014 elections legislation.
This document provides a summary of major marijuana legislation considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 legislative session.
School District Table
The attached document provides a summary of major legislation considered by the General Assembly pertaining to taxes and fiscal policy.
Publication of the Colorado Revised Statutes occurs several months following the end of each regular legislative session. Prior to such publication, the Office of Legislative Legal Services prepares the Digest of Bills and concurrent resolutions as required under section 2-3-504, C.R.S. The...
This document summaries the major pieces of legislation considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 legislative session.
This document provides a summary of transportation legislation considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 legislative session.
This document provides a summary of legislation pertaining to the operations of the General Assembly considered by the legislature during the 2014 session.
2014 Summary of Major K-12 Education Legislation
This document provides a summary major legislation pertaining to military and veterans affairs considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 session.
In 1992, voters approved a Colorado Constitutional Amendment -- Article X, Section 20, known as the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR). TABOR limits annual growth in state spending.
This document provides a summary of legislation pertaining to human services considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 legislative session.
This document provides a summary of major motor vehicles and traffic regulation legislation considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 session.