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Refund Mechanisms Used for TABOR Surpluses, Tax Years 1997 through 2015.  No refunds were required for unlisted years, including 1993 through 1996, 2016, and 2017.

This report is the culmination of several months of hard work from both legislative and executive branch members of the Task Force, as well as citizen members of the Task Force Subpanel, representing many diverse perspectives spanning the housing spectrum. The recommendations included in this report — which received nearly unanimous support from the Task Force — are intended to utilize a once-in-a-generation funding opportunity to institute transformative policies to Colorado’s housing sector that will provide immediate, sweeping, and long-lasting change.

The memo provides the General Committee Procedural Guidelines for the House Agriculture, Livestock, and Water Committee.

Report submitted to the Joint Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee in January 2017.

During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of measures related to elections, including bills addressing ballot access by candidates, ballot measures, local elections, and voting.  Several redistricting bills were also considered in anticipation of the 2021 redistricting cycle.

This memorandum provides an overview of the Colorado unemployment insurance (UI) program, including UI benefits, funding, and solvency in the context of recent economic downturns. 

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 programs that are focused on workforce development or programs designed to attract tourists to the state.

During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly passed legislation intended to promote economic development in rural areas and to assist businesses in surviving and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pursuant to Section 26-6.5-203, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this commission is to study issues related to early childhood and school readiness in order to improve the state’s early childhood policies.

Pursuant to Interim Committee Letter 2014-6. The purpose of this committee is to evaluate and make recommendations regarding appropriate uses of sales tax revenue generated by recreational marijuana sales in Colorado. 

This memorandum provides information concerning Colorado’s severance tax structure and estimated effective severance tax rates, along with a comparison of effective rates for eight other western oil and gas producing states from 2018 to 2022.

This memorandum provides instructions and deadlines for interested parties to submit fiscal information for consideration by Legislative Council Staff, outlines the process for filing a motion for a rehearing before the Title Board if there are objections to the fiscal summary prepared by LCS, highlights information that should be included in submissions, and provides additional resources for citizens participating in the ballot initiative process.

This memorandum provides an overview of ranked choice voting in Colorado and other states. Ranked choice voting is a method of voting where voters rank candidates by preference. Ranked choice voting is currently used in nonpartisan elections in several Colorado municipalities, with at least one additional municipality planning to use it in future elections.

Report No. 2021-TE13

Report No. 2020-TE26

Section 10-22-107, C.R.S., establishes the Colorado Health Insurance Exchange Oversight Committee (oversight committee) for guiding the implementation of the Colorado Health Benefit Exchange, which currently does business under the name Connect for Health Colorado (exchange), and making recommendations to the General Assembly.

Report No. 2020-TE29

The 2023 Colorado General Assembly considered a range of military and veterans bills related to active service, veteran programs, and property taxes.