Session Related Publications
Senate Term Limits
Term Limit Information for Members of the Colorado State Senate
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Budget Related Publications
Colorado Operating Budget Data Public
Colorado State Operating Budget Appropriations Data since FY 1999-00. Includes total appropriations and General Fund-only appropriations for each state agency.
Staff Publications
Irrigation Districts in Colorado
This memorandum provides information about irrigation districts in Colorado. Specifically, it discusses the current irrigation districts, the powers and duties of irrigation districts, and how those powers and duties compare to those of special districts.
Staff Publications
Technical Debt and Modernization
This memorandum examines technical debt and modernization, along with legislation that aims to address legacy technical solutions that serve government organizations and their constituents.
Staff Publications
2022 Sunset Review Hearings
Sunset laws allow the General Assembly to periodically review the need for state regulations, advisory committees, or state agencies and to update the law creating the agency or function. To accomplish this review, committees of reference hold public sunset hearings on sunset reports issued by...
02/07/2022
Agriculture
Business & Economic Development
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Session Related Publications
House Term Limits
Term Limit Information for Members of the Colorado House of Representatives
Session Related Publications
General Committee Procedural Memo
The memo provides the General Committee Procedural Guidelines for the House Agriculture, Livestock, and Water Committee.
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...
Staff Publications
2022 SMART Act Hearing Overview Memorandum
This memorandum provides an overview of the "State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent Government Act" (SMART Government Act). The act requires executive agencies to annually present specific information to joint legislative committees during the first two weeks of the...
Staff Publications
Overview and History of Statewide Ballot Measures
This memorandum provides an overview of the statewide ballot measure process; a summary of the measures approved or rejected by Colorado voters between 1880 and 2021; and links to additional resources at the offices of the Colorado Legislative Council Staff and the Colorado Secretary of State....
Staff Publications
2021 Water Resources Review Committee Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Water Resources Review Committee.
Final/Annual Reports
2021 Wildfire Matters Committee Final Report
Pursuant to Section 2-3-1602, C.R.S., the committee is charged with reviewing and proposing legislation or other policy changes related to wildfire prevention, mitigation, and related matters, including public safety and forest health issues.
Final/Annual Reports
2021 Wildfire Matters Review Committee Final Report
Pursuant to Section 2-3-1602, C.R.S., the committee is charged with reviewing and proposing legislation or other policy changes related to wildfire prevention, mitigation, and related matters, including public safety and forest health issues.
Staff Publications
Executive Summary of Governor's Executive Orders During COVID-19
This memorandum provides an executive summary of the various Executive Orders issued during the declared disaster emergency related to COVID‑19 in Colorado.
Staff Publications
Wildfire-related Funding in Colorado (2021)
The state incurs wildfire-related expenditures in several departments for various activities including wildfire prevention, preparedness, mitigation, suppression, and recovery. These activities are not explicitly broken out in the state budget and are spread across various line items in...
Staff Publications
Overview of the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association
The state legislature established the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) in 1931 to provide a pension benefit to state and local government employees, predating the federal Social Security Act of 1935 by four years. PERA is a substitute for Social Security for most...
Staff Publications
Water Resources Review Committee Summary Report
Summary report for the Water Resources Review Committee.
Final/Annual Reports
Wildfire Matters Review Committee Summary Report
Pursuant to Section 2-3-1602, C.R.S., the committee is charged with reviewing and proposing legislation or other policy changes related to wildfire prevention, mitigation, and related matters, including public safety and forest health issues.
Issue Briefs
Colorado Fireworks Law (21-06)
This issue brief examines Colorado fireworks law, including permissible fireworks, sales, local government regulations, penalties for violating state laws, and executive orders.
Staff Publications
2021 Interim Committee Information
This memorandum summarizes the policies and procedures for committees meeting during the 2021 legislative interim.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2021 Agriculture Legislation
During the 2021 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to agriculture including animal welfare, economic development, the Department of Agriculture, and other agriculture-related bills.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2021 Water Legislation
During the 2021 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to water, including funding for water projects, water studies, and other water-related bills.
Staff Publications
Process for Writing the Ballot Information Booklet
Article V, Section 1 (7.5), Colorado Constitution, and Section 1-40-124.5, Colorado Revised Statutes, require the Legislative Council Staff to prepare a ballot information booklet prior to each election in which a statewide issue appears on the ballot. The booklet's purpose is to provide voters...
Issue Briefs
Updated - Summary of Federal Legislation Passed in Response to COVID-19 (21-05)
This issue brief provides a summary of the federal legislation that was passed in response to the COVID‑19, or coronavirus, public health emergency.
05/26/2021
Business & Economic Development
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Public Health
State Government
Staff Publications
Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission SB 19-181 Rulemaking
In 2019, the General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 19-181, which changes how the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) in the Department of Natural Resources regulates the development of oil and natural gas in Colorado. Since July 2019, the COGCC has conducted rulemaking hearings...