This memorandum provides information about Colorado's allotment of Animas-La Plata Project water. It describes state and federal laws that regulates how this water may be used, and it identifies appropriations made by the Colorado General Assembly to purchase this water.
This issue brief provides an overview of federal and state laws related to gender pay equity and a summary of past legislative efforts by the Colorado General Assembly on the topic.
This issue brief describes single-use plastics, current Colorado law, proposed legislation in Colorado that would have addressed single-use plastics, and other states that have enacted single-use plastics legislation.
This issue brief summarizes new measures enacted by the Colorado General Assembly in 2006 to address minor drivers, including passenger restrictions, permits and driver's licenses, and traffic violation penalties.
Several factors contribute to high housing costs in Colorado, including low inventory and a limited variety of available housing types. Housing cost-burdened refers to families paying more than 30 percent of their income for housing. According to the Colorado Health Institute August 2019 report Home Equity, in Colorado 45 percent of renters and 19 percent of homeowners are housing cost-burdened.
This memorandum provides information on Colorado's mandated health insurance benefits. The table, "Health Insurance Mandates in Colorado" provides a description of current state laws governing insurance benefits, and the effective date for each law. It is important to keep in mind that state laws apply to fully-insured plans only.
This issue brief discusses the services that the state must provide to undocumented immigrants and the associated costs of these services, and describes legislation regarding immigration that was passed during the 2006 legislative session.
Three state taxes apply to marijuana, but medical and retail marijuana are taxed differently. Both medical and retail marijuana are subject to the 2.9 percent state sales tax, which is applied to most purchases in the state. Tax revenue collected from the sale of marijuana is deposited in two different funds: the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Fund and the Marijuana Tax Cash Fund (MCTF)
