Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Exemption for Alcohol Produced by Individuals for Personal Use
Report No. 2020-TE11
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Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Income Tax Credit for Employer 529 Contributions
Report No. 2020-TE12
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Excise Tax Exemption for Alcoholic Beverages Originating Outside the U.S.
Report No. 2020-TE13
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Leases of Tangible Personal Property for 3 Years or Less Exemption
Report No. 2020-TE14
Issue Briefs
Unemployment Insurance and Economic Downturns (20-13)
This issue brief provides an overview of the Colorado unemployment insurance (UI) program, including UI benefits, funding, and solvency in the context of recent economic downturns.
04/22/2020
Business & Economic Development
Labor & Employment
State Government
Staff Publications
Summary of Governor’s Executive Orders Issued During COVID-19 Emergency
This memorandum provides a summary of the various Executive Orders and Public Health Orders issued during the declared disaster emergency related to the presence of COVID‑19 in Colorado.
Summary of Major Legislation
Capital Construction 2017 Legislation
During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of bills affecting funding for capital construction and the duties of the Capital Development Committee (CDC).
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of State Government Legislation (2019)
During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to its own operations, federal relations, state employees and retirement plans, state agencies and procurement, open records and meetings, and notarization and recording.
Budget Related Publications
Forecast Update May 2020
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. 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,...
Issue Briefs
1332 State Innovation Waivers (20-15)
This issue brief discusses recent federal guidance related to 1332 state innovation waivers, the required criteria that must be met for approval of a waiver, the components of federal law that can be waived, the application process for a waiver, the monitoring and review process for an...
Issue Briefs
Home Rule Governance in Colorado (20-16)
This issue brief outlines home rule governance for municipalities and counties, including the process for adopting a home rule charter and the powers that a home rule charter provides to local governments.
Budget Related Publications
Forecast June 2020
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. 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
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...
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Corporate Condemnation Capital Gains Income Tax Deduction
Report No. 2020-TE15
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Oil and Gas Severance Tax Deduction for Transportation Costs & Oil and Gas Severance Tax Deduction for Manufacturing and Processing Costs
Report No. 2020-TE16
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
State-Employed Chaplains Housing Allowance
Report No. 2020-TE17
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Commercial Trucks and Trailers Licensed Out-of-State and Nonresident Motor Vehicle Exemptions
Report No. 2020-TE18
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Oil Shale Tax Expenditures
Report No. 2020-TE19
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Alternative Income Tax
Report No. 2020-TE20
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Complimentary Marketing Property to Out-of-State Vendees Exemptions
Report No. 2020-TE21
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Oil and Gas Severance Tax Stripper Well Exemption
Report No. 2020-TE22
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Annuities Exemption
Report No. 2020-TE23
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Oil and Gas Severance Tax Ad Valorem Credit
Report No. 2020-TE24
Tax Expenditure Evaluation
Short-Term Testing of Property for Use in Out-of-State Manufacturing Exemption
Report No. 2020-TE25
Staff Publications
Fiscal Impacts of the Gallagher Amendment
In 1982, voters approved a constitutional measure governing property taxes, including a provision known as the Gallagher Amendment (Gallagher). Gallagher sought to protect homeowners from rising property taxes by maintaining a relatively constant ratio of residential and nonresidential property...