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This is the Joint Budget Committee's schedule. Please check this document regularly for schedule updates.

State rule defines “public health” as the prevention of injury, disease, and premature mortality; the promotion of health in the community; and the response to public and environmental health needs and emergencies in the community; and is accomplished through the provision of essential public health services and activities.

This memorandum provides information concerning federal efforts to address occupational and professional licenses for military spouses, as well as Colorado‑specific military spouse licensure. 

Introductory Note¹

For purposes of these guidelines, "lobbyist" includes a professional lobbyist, as defined in §24-6-301 (6), C.R.S.; a volunteer lobbyist, as defined in §24-6-301 (7), C.R.S.; and state officials and employees registered with the secretary of state who are responsible for lobbying as defined in §24-6-303.5, C.R.S.

Disclaimer: This legal memorandum results from a request made to the Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), a staff agency of the General Assembly. OLLS legal memoranda do not represent an official legal position of the General Assembly or the State of Colorado and do not bind the members of the General Assembly. They are intended for use in the legislative process and as information to assist the members in the performance of their legislative duties.

Reading competency is essential for the academic development of students. State law targets the early elementary grades as the pivotol time and location for developing the reading skills necessary for successful achievement in later grades. This issue brief provides an overview of the Colorado Reading to Ensure Academic Development (READ) Act1 1 Section 22-7-1201 et. seq., C.R.S , and the state funding appropriated for READ Act implementation.

A special purpose authority describes any entity that is: 

• created in state law to serve a valid public purpose;
• either a political subdivision of the state or an instrumentality of the state; 
• not an agency of the state; and 
• not subject to administrative direction by any department, commission, bureau, or agency of the state.

This memorandum provides an overview of special purpose authorities.

Disclaimer: This memorandum contains information commonly requested from the Office of Legislative Legal Services. It does not represent an official legal opinion of the General Assembly or the state of Colorado and does not bind the members of the General Assembly. It is intended to provide a general overview of Colorado law as of the date of its preparation.

Disclaimer: This legal memorandum results from a request made to the Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), a staff agency of the General Assembly. OLLS legal memoranda do not represent an official legal position of the General Assembly or the State of Colorado and do not bind the members of the General Assembly. They are intended for use in the legislative process and as information to assist the members in the performance of their legislative duties.

Disclaimer: This summary contains information commonly requested from the Office of Legislative Legal Services. It does not represent an official legal opinion of the General Assembly or the state of Colorado and does not bind the members of the General Assembly. It is intended to provide a general overview of Colorado law as of the date of its preparation.

Roughly one in ten Coloradans are members of the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA), which is a pension plan that substitutes Social Security for most participating public employees. This memorandum provides an overview of PERA with a focus on the state legislature’s role in the pension system. 

Disclaimer: This legal memorandum results from a request made to the Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), a staff agency of the General Assembly. OLLS legal memoranda do not represent an official legal position of the General Assembly or the State of Colorado and do not bind the members of the General Assembly. They are intended for use in the legislative process and as information to assist the members in the performance of their legislative duties.

Disclaimer: This legal memorandum results from a request made to the Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), a staff agency of the General Assembly. OLLS legal memoranda do not represent an official legal position of the General Assembly or the State of Colorado and do not bind the members of the General Assembly. They are intended for use in the legislative process and as information to assist the members in the performance of their legislative duties.

This is the 2025 Annual Report for the Capitol Building Advisory Committee. Pursuant to Section 24-82-108, C.R.S, the Capitol Building Advisory Committee reviews, advises, and makes recommendations to the Capital Development Committee with respect to plans to restore, redecorate, and reconstruct space within the public and ceremonial areas of the State Capitol buildings group. This includes the Capitol building and the surrounding grounds bounded by Colfax Avenue on the north, Grant Street on the east, Fourteenth Avenue on the south, and Broadway on the west.

1. Consideration of Senate amendments — Rules HR 36, JR 4
   1. House concurs in Senate amendments, readopts bill; Bill delivered to Governor
   2. House rejects Senate amendments, adheres to House position
      1. Senate recedes, readopts bill; Bill delivered to Governor
      2. Senate adheres; bill dies
   3. House rejects Senate amendments, requests conference committee (CC)
      1. House and Senate appoint conferees

1. Consideration of House amendments — Rules SR 19, JR 4
   1. Senate concurs in House amendments, readopts bill; Bill delivered to Governor
   2. Senate rejects House amendments, adheres to Senate position
      1. House recedes, readopts bill; Bill delivered to Governor
      2. House adheres; bill dies
   3. Senate rejects House amendments, requests conference committee (CC); Senate and House appoint conferees
2. Conference committee appointed, meets — Rule

This memorandum provides a listing of criminal justice reform legislation enacted in Colorado from 2016 through 2026. More specifically, the table provides the bill number, title, and description of the criminal justice reform legislation, organized by category.

This memorandum provides information about special district elections in Colorado. Specifically, it provides an overview of special district elections and the times at which special district elections are conducted. Also included are an overview of special districts generally and information about all election dates in Colorado law. The Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) also has a number of resources available on its special district elections website.

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Account — Acct

Administration — Admin

Administrative Law Judge — ALJ

Administrative — Admin

Administrator — Admr

Admission — Admis

Advertising — Adver

Advisory — Adv

Affidavit — Aff

Affirm — Aff

Aggravated — Agg

Agreement(s) — Agrmnt

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The Colorado General Assembly passed a number of bills related to human services, children, and families. Due to budgetary constraints, the General Assembly focused less on expanding and creating new programs, and focused more on refining existing programs and systems. Major legislation primarily focused on updating child welfare court processes, making changes to how social services operate, and improving the relationship between federal and state programs.

Disclaimer: This legal memorandum results from a request made to the Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), a staff agency of the General Assembly. OLLS legal memoranda do not represent an official legal position of the General Assembly or the State of Colorado and do not bind the members of the General Assembly. They are intended for use in the legislative process and as information to assist the members in the performance of their legislative duties.

Declaraciones de impacto fiscal para las medidas electorales estatales de 2026.