Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Farm Close-Out Sales Tax Exemption
Report No. 2023-TE9
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Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Newsprint & Printer's Ink and Newspapers Exemptions
Report No. 2023-TE6
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Sacramental Wine Exemption
Report No. 2023-TE7
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Sales to Charitable Organizations Exemption
Report No. 2023-TE8
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Credit for Taxes Paid to Other States
Report No. 2023-TE10
Budget Related Publications
2023 JBC Schedule
This is the Joint Budget Committee's schedule. Please check this document regularly for schedule updates.
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...
Staff Publications
State Paid Family and Medical Leave Laws
To date, Colorado and ten other states have enacted paid family and medical leave laws. The other states include California, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington. However, the New Hampshire is voluntary for employers...
04/04/2023
Business & Economic Development
Health Care & Health Insurance
Insurance
Labor & Employment
Public Health
Staff Publications
State Funded Behavioral Health Programs
This memorandum provides information about FY 2022-23 appropriations for state-funded behavioral health programs. Information for this memorandum was taken from:
- the FY 2022-23 Long Bill, House Bill 22-1329;
- other bills that include funding for behavioral health programs; ...
04/03/2023
Health Care & Health Insurance
Housing
Human Services
Public Health
State Revenue & Budget
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2022 Insurance, Financial Services, and Commerce Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly passed several laws related to the regulation of the business of insurance in the state, as well as laws related to workers’ compensation claims and commercial regulation.
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...
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-TE5
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
Staff Publications
Legislative Council Handbook
Colorado statute establishes the Legislative Council as a body of 18 Senators and Representatives with specific functions and responsibilities (Section 2-3-301, et seq., C.R.S.). Six senators are appointed, with the President of the Senate appointing the majority party members and the...
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.
Session Related Publications
Public Participation in the Legislative Process
Legislative committees are a very important part of Colorado's legislative process. At a legislative committee hearing, citizens have an opportunity to express their views and have them incorporated into the official legislative record. In Colorado, every bill receives a public hearing by one of...
Session Related Publications
House Term Limits
Term Limit Information for Members of the Colorado House of Representatives
Session Related Publications
Senate Term Limits
Term Limit Information for Members of the Colorado State Senate
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...