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Issue Briefs

Local Government Affordable Housing Strategies

This issue brief focuses on additional strategies that local governments and communities in Colorado are using to meet the housing needs of residents. 

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Publishing Agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Subjects:
  • Housing
  • Local Government



Staff Publications

Class B Traffic Infractions

Crime Classification Guide for Class B Traffic Infractions 

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Publishing Agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Subjects:
  • Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2021 Higher Education Legislation

During the 2021 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to higher education. Specifically, the legislature considered bills related to the accreditation, administration, and governance of state institutions of higher education; student admissions; student loan protections; support services for displaced workers through higher education institutions; and in-state tuition for American Indian tribal members with historical ties to Colorado.

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Publishing Agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Subjects:
  • Higher Education


Final/Annual Reports

Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee Final Report

The Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee was created pursuant to Article 22 of Title 10, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to guide Colorado's health insurance exchange, including reviewing the financial and operational plans of the exchange and approving the appointment of the executive director of the exchange.

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Publishing Agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Subjects:
  • Health Care & Health Insurance



Staff Publications

Air Pollution Regulation in Colorado

This memorandum provides an overview of the history of the Clean Air Act, describes common air pollutants and their health impacts, describes Colorado’s air quality concerns and state programs, and lists recently proposed legislation, which aims to improve air quality.   

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Publishing Agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Subjects:
  • Energy
  • Natural Resources & Environment



Issue Briefs

Child Support Enforcement (2014)

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 enforcement mechanisms, outlines the Colorado ChildSupport CollectionConsumerProtectionAct, and provides information on cases that involve noncustodial parents who live outside Colorado.

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Publishing Agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Subjects:
  • Children & Domestic Matters

Staff Publications

Regional Transportation District Overview

This memorandum provides information on the Regional Transportation District (RTD).

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Publishing Agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Subjects:
  • Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Final/Annual Reports

Colorado Commission on Uniform State Laws Annual Report 2022

I. PREAMBLE
II. OVERVIEW OF UNIFORM LAW COMMISSION
III. HISTORY
IV. DIVERSITY STATEMENT
V. PROCEDURES
VI. ACTIVITIES OF THE COLORADO COMMISSIONERS
VII. A SUMMARY OF NEW ULC ACTS
VIII. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ENACTMENT AND FOR OTHER ACTION
IX. ENACTMENT RECORD, TO DATE

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Publishing Agency:
Office of Legislative Legal Services
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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. 

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Publishing Agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Subjects:
  • Business & Economic Development
  • State Government

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Business & Economic Development Legislation (2018)

During the 2018 legislative session, the General Assembly considered bills encouraging economic development in the state; bills relating to disclosures for rental car companies and rates for parts and labor by motor vehicle manufacturers; and bills that continued regulation of mortgage lenders, made changes to the regulation of real estate appraisers, and modified licensing requirements of real estate brokers.

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Publishing Agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Subjects:
  • Business & Economic Development

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Business Legislation (2014)

The Colorado legislature considered several important bills related to labor and employment, consumer protection, licensing and professional occupations, liquor law, procurement, and telecommunications and technology during the second session of the 69th General Assembly. This document summarizes the legislation.

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Publishing Agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Subjects:
  • Business & Economic Development

Final/Annual Reports

2013 Economic Opportunity Poverty Reduction Task Force Final Report

Pursuant to Section 2-2-1404, Colorado Revised Statutes. The primary purpose of this task force is to assess current state policies and practices that promote economic opportunity and poverty reduction and, by 2019, reduce by at least 50 percent the number of Coloradans, including children and families, living in poverty.

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Publishing Agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Subjects:
  • Financial Services & Commerce
  • General Assembly

Final/Annual Reports

2013 Transportation Legislation Review Committee Final Report

Pursuant to Section 43-2-145, Colorado Revised Statutes. The primary purpose of this committee is to give guidance and direction to the state Department of Transportation in the development of the state transportation system, and to provide legislative overview of and input into such development.

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Publishing Agency:
Legislative Council Staff
Subjects:
  • General Assembly
  • Transportation & Motor Vehicles