Legislative Resources

The Bell analyzes and tracks pertinent bills moving through the Colorado General Assembly. We share testimonies we’ve given. And we highlight other background information you may find useful.

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2026 Colorado Legislative Session Preview

Given the state’s structural budget problems and the chaotic funding cuts raining down from the federal government, this legislative session will be dominated by fiscal concerns. In our 2026 legislative preview we explain the $840 million budget legislators will have to contend with. We’ve also got our eye on some consumer protection and workforce issues. 

2026 legislative preview. Capitol in graphic
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Latest Publications

The Protect Colorado’s Future coalition has announced plans to put a graduated income tax on the 2026 ballot. This proposal would lower taxes for 98 percent of Coloradans, while raising taxes on individuals and corporations making more than $500,000 a year.
Aug 18, 2025
A state budget out of balance by $783 million is drawing lawmakers back to the Capitol at the end of August, tasking them with rebalancing a state budget out of whack because of federal H.R.1.
Aug 4, 2025
Despite federal housing cuts that threaten funding and limit state resources for housing, the Colorado state legislature passed several housing bills that will have direct implications for local governments such as Jeffco.
Read through the testimonies that the Bell Policy Center staff have given during the 2025 legislative session.
With the close of the 2025 Colorado legislative session, we took stock of our state’s progress on issues key to economic mobility.
Stay up to date on important bills headed through the Colorado General Assembly during the 2025 session.
Oct 24, 2024
Several local governments are asking their voters to opt out of the revenue cap imposed by TABOR and redirect some of the funds from lodging taxes to address child care and affordable housing needs in these communities.
Sep 24, 2024
The September revenue forecast shows an increasingly constrained fiscal situation for the state of Colorado. Lawmakers will face a $921 million dollar difference between projected expenses and allowable revenue.
A closer look at a few important bills and possible consequences in Jefferson County as a result of several housing bills recently passed in the Colorado legislature.
With the close of the 2024 Colorado legislative session, we took stock of our state’s progress on issues key to economic mobility.