Issue Briefs
Laws Regulating Landlords and Tenants (23-04)
This issue brief discusses the legal framework and lists further resources for landlords and tenants.
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Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Long-Term Lodging Exemption
Report No. 2023-TE3
Staff Publications
Overview of Colorado Workforce Development Programs
This memorandum provides a summary of various workforce development programs in Colorado.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Home Modification Tax Credit
Report No. 2023-TE1
Staff Publications
Overview of Colorado Economic Development Programs and Incentives
This memorandum provides an overview of programs that are designed to provide a boost to Colorado's economy, including incentivizing businesses to locate in Colorado, expand their Colorado-based workforce, or otherwise grow their Colorado business operations. This memorandum does not include...
Issue Briefs
State Law Regarding Homeowners' Associations (23-03)
This issue brief provides an overview of the CCIOA provisions that regulate HOAs.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2021 Capital Construction Legislation
During the 2021 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of bills affecting funding for capital construction and the duties of the Capital Development Committee (CDC).
Issue Briefs
Off-Premises Retail Liquor Licensing (22-11)
This issue brief provides an overview of Colorado laws related to the retail sale of alcohol, including beer, wine, and spirits, in original sealed containers for off‑premises consumption.
Issue Briefs
Geothermal Energy Resources and Policy Incentives (22-05)
Geothermal energy refers to heat that is found within the Earth. This heat can be used in a number of ways through geothermal energy systems. First, it can be used to directly heat buildings, where hot water near the earth’s surface is piped into buildings. Second, it can be used indirectly...
Staff Publications
Regional Trends in Labor Force and Employment During the Pandemic Recovery
This memorandum highlights regional and sectoral differences in Colorado’s labor market and employment recovery from the pandemic‑induced recession, including in labor force, job openings, and employment.
10/07/2022
Business & Economic Development
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Labor & Employment
State Revenue & Budget
Issue Briefs
Regulation of Mobile Home Parks (22-04)
Since 2019, the state legislature has updated the Mobile Home Park Act several times. This issue brief provides background on mobile homes and an overview of the Mobile Home Park Act, including recent changes to the law regarding purchasing mobile home parks, evictions, and leases.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Job Growth Credit
Report No. 2022-TE38
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2022 Capital Construction Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several bills affecting funding for capital construction and the duties of the Capital Development Committee (CDC).
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Deduction
Report No. 2022-TE32
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Preservation of Historic Structures Tax Credit
Report No. 2022-TE33
07/28/2022
Business & Economic Development
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Housing
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2022 Business and Economic Development Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly passed numerous bills related to general business issues and economic development initiatives.
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2022 Housing Legislation
During the 2022 legislative session, the General Assembly considered housing bills to address affordability, homeowner associations, and families without housing.
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Affordable Housing Tax Credit
Report No. 2022-TE25
Final/Annual Reports
Affordable Housing Transformational Task Force Report
Colorado has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform its affordable housing system and make sure it works for Coloradans in every corner of the state. The $400 million in unallocated funding from the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” (ARPA) offers us a chance to make one-time...
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
Courts & Judicial
Health Care & Health Insurance
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Child Care Facility Investment Credits
Report No. 2022-TE8
01/14/2022
Business & Economic Development
Children & Domestic Matters
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Contaminated Land Redevelopment Credit
Report No. 2022-TE11
01/14/2022
Business & Economic Development
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Natural Resources & Environment
State Government
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Components Used to Produce Renewable Energy Exemption
Report No. 2022-TE13
Staff Publications
Colorado Economic Development Programs and Incentives
This memorandum provides an overview of programs that are designed to provide a boost to Colorado's economy, including incentivizing businesses to locate in Colorado, expand their Colorado-based workforce, or otherwise grow their Colorado business operations. This memorandum does not include...
Staff Publications
Colorado State Tax Expenditures for Renewable Energy Resources
This memorandum provides information on state tax expenditures for renewable energy resources. State tax expenditures include individual and corporate income tax credits, deductions, and exemptions, and sales and use tax exemptions. Renewable energy resources include solar, wind, geothermal,...