Staff Publications

Legislative History of County Courthouse Funding

Subjects

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

07/18/2017

This memorandum provides a legislative history of county courthouse funding in Colorado. Specifically, this memorandum provides information on:

the origins of county courthouse funding laws;
notable legal decisions regarding county courthouse funding;
county courthouse funding reports and recommendations;
bills introduced, but not enacted related to county courthouse funding; and
county court supplemental funding grant legislation.

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.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/04/2020

Subjects:

Public Health

State Government

Staff Publications

Criminal Justice Reform Bills

This memorandum provides a listing of criminal justice reform bills passed in Colorado over the past several years. More specifically, the attached table provides the bill number, title, and description of the criminal justice reform legislation, organized by category (i.e., bail, juvenile,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/02/2020

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Issue Briefs

Home Rule Governance in Colorado

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.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/01/2020

Subjects:

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

1332 State Innovation Waivers

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...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/13/2020

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

State Government

Staff Publications

Colorado Department of Corrections and COVID-19

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted almost every aspect of society, including the criminal justice system, leaving crowded courts, prisons and jails especially susceptible to the outbreak. This memorandum provides an overview of how prisons in Colorado are reacting to this public health...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/08/2020

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Public Health

Staff Publications

Community Corrections Response to COVID-19

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted almost every aspect of society, including the criminal justice system, leaving crowded courts, prisons and jails especially susceptible to the outbreak. This memorandum provides an overview of how Community Corrections is handling this public health emergency...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/08/2020

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Public Health

Staff Publications

Colorado Juvenile Justice System Response to COVID-19

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted almost every aspect of society, including the criminal justice system, leaving crowded courts, prisons and jails especially susceptible to the outbreak. This memorandum provides an overview of how the juvenile justice system in Colorado is handling this...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/08/2020

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Public Health

Staff Publications

Colorado Courts’ Response to COVID-19

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted almost every aspect of society, including the criminal justice system, leaving crowded courts, prisons and jails especially susceptible to the outbreak. This memorandum provides an overview of how courts in Colorado are handling this public health emergency. ...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/08/2020

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Public Health

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.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/01/2020

Subject:

State Government

Issue Briefs

Updated - Summary of Federal Legislation Passed in Response to COVID-19 (20-11)

This issue brief provides a summary of the federal legislation that was passed in response to the COVID‑19, or coronavirus, public health emergency.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/29/2020

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Public Health

State Government

Related Publications

Pages

Colorado General Assembly