Overview
STATE BUDGET
The state operates on an annual budget cycle, with agencies submitting their budget requests to the Governor in July. The Governor submits a proposed budget to the state legislature in November, and the legislature typically adopts a budget in April for the new fiscal year beginning July 1. The Governor is required to submit a balanced budget, and the legislature is required to pass a balanced budget.
STATE LEGISLATURE
The House of Representatives has 65 members and the Senate 35. Members of the House are elected to two-year terms, and members of the Senate are elected to four-year terms. Regular sessions are held annually and begin no later than the second Wednesday in January. Regular sessions last no more than 120 calendar days. Bills do not carry over from year to year.
KEY RESOURCES
- Colorado General Assembly
- Office of the Attorney General
- Colorado Governor
- Colorado All-Payer Health Claims Database
- Information on Healthcare Policy in Colorado
2025 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
Colorado enacted new noncompete and premerger notification laws. SB25-126 implements pre-merger notification requirements. SB25-083 prohibits noncompete agreements that restrict the practice of medicine, and prohibits covenants from restricting health care providers from sharing their new place of employment with patients.
Colorado Laws
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-1-117. Company unauthorized in other states: Insurance – General Provisions – Colorado
Introduced: Status: Enacted
If the comissioner finds that an insurance company doing business in Colorado is doing business in another state without complying with the laws of that state, then the commissioner can revoke the license to do […]
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-1-126. Training program for persons working with the aging: Insurance – General Provisions – Colorado
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The commisioner instituted a program for persons dealing with the aging population and helping them to navigate medicare benefits.
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-1-129. Fraudulent insurance acts – enforcement: Insurance – General Provisions – Colorado
Introduced: Status: Enacted
The insurance commissioner and the attorney general have concurrent jurisdiction to investigate fraud.
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-102. Definitions: Colorado Health Care Coverage Act – Colorado
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Definitions regarding the general healthcare coverage statutes for the state of Colorado. Includes the definition of “bona fide insurance plan“ and “licensed healthcare provider“ among others
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 10-16-103. Proposal of mandatory health care coverage provisions: Colorado Health Care Coverage Act – Colorado
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Addresses issues that any legislative entity seeking to institute mandatory coverage provisions must address, including the social impact of such mandatory coverage and the impact that coverage would have on other issues, such as collective […]
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