Colorado Bill Tracker 2024
Stay up to date on important bills headed through the Colorado General Assembly during the 2024 session. Please note: this tracker is updated weekly on Fridays and is a useful tool to help guide Colorado voters.
| BELL’S STANCE | BILL NUMBER | BILL TITLE | SPONSORS | SYNOPSIS | LATEST ACTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support | HB-1007 | Repeal Residential Occupancy Limits | Rep. Rutinel (D), Rep. Mabrey (D), Sen. Exum (D), Sen. Gonzales (D) | Prohibits local governments from enacting residential occupancy limits not tied to square footage of residence. | Signed by Governor |
| Neutral | HB-1008 | Wage Claims Construction Industry Contractors | Rep. Duran (D), Rep. Froelich (D), Sen. Danielson (D), Sen. Jaquez Lewis (D) | New regulations governing pay between contractor and subcontractor. | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1009 | Bilingual Child Care Licensing Resources | Rep. Joseph (D), Rep. McLachlan (D), Sen. Ginal (D), Sen. Rich (R) | Requires CDEC to provide education and materials in the two most spoken languages in Colorado for those seeking to open a child care business or become licensed. It also requires the updating of the mobile licensing application for clear language and in the prevalent languages. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1014 | Deceptive Trade Practice Significant Impact Standard | Rep. Weissman (D), Rep. Mabrey (D), Sen. Gonzales (D) | Lowers the standard under which a person can claim an unfair or deceptive trade practice. | Postponed Indefinitely |
| Oppose | HB-1026 | Local Government Tax Payers’ Bill of Rights Prior Voter Approval Requirements | Rep. Bockenfeld (R) | Would force local governments that have debruced prior to 2020 resubmit a debrucing measure no later than 2029 to continue retaining revenue above TABOR cap. | Postponed Indefinitely |
| Neutral | HB-1027 | Exemption of Childrens’ Products | Rep. Winter (R), Sen. B. Pelton (R) | Exempts baby and toddler products from sales taxes and establish a sales tax holiday for back to school products. | Died on the Calendar |
| Support | HB-1036 | Adjusting Certain Tax Expenditures | Rep. Weissman (D), Rep. Frizell (R), Sen. Hansen (D), Sen. Kolker (D) | Adjusting tax expenditures based on recommendations from the State Auditor. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1050 | Simplify Processes Regarding Certain Local Government Taxes | Rep. Taggart (R), Rep. Kipp (D), Sen. Bridges (D), Sen. Van Winkle (R) | Requiring local districts to report to DOR information on local lodging tax and building permit-related sales or use tax, requiring publishing that info, and including local lodging taxes in the Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1052 | Senior Housing Income Tax Credit | Rep. Weissman (D), Rep. Marshall (D), Sen. Hansen (D), Sen. Kolker (D) | Providing income-capped tax credits to seniors to use on housing; recipients cannot have also claimed the Senior Homestead Property Tax Exemption. | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1053 | Tax Policy Analysis by the Legislative Branch | Rep. Weissman (D), Rep. Marshall (D), Sen. Liston (R), Sen. Hansen (D) | Establish requirements for evaluating tax expenditures; extend Interim Legislative Oversight Committee on Tax Policy. | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1057 | Prohibit Algorithmic Devices Used for Rent Setting | Rep. Woodrow | Prohibits landlords from using algorithms to determine rent for residential property; Violation of the prohibition is determined to be an unfair or deceptive trade practice. | Unreconcilable |
| Oppose | HB-1065 | Reduction of State Income Tax Rate | Rep. Bottoms (R), Rep. Pugeliese (R), Sen. Kirkmeyer (R) | Reduce income tax rate for individuals and corporations from 4.4% to 4%. | Postponed Indefinitely |
| Support | HB-1084 | Repeal and Reenact Earned Income Tax Credit Increase | Rep. Willford (D), Rep. Young (D), Sen. Kolker (D) | Repeals and reenacts the bill from the 2023 Special Session that increased the state’s EITC from 25% to 50% of the federal credit. | Signed by Governor |
| Support | HB-1098 | Cause Required for Eviction of Residential Tenant | Rep. Mabrey (D), Rep. Duran (D), Sen. Gonzales (D), Sen. Hinrichsen (D) | Requires cause to evict a residential tenant | Signed by Governor |
| Support | HB-1099 | Defendant Filing Fees in Eviction | Rep. Lindsay (D), Rep. Soper (R), Sen. Buckner (D), Sen. B. Pelton (R) | Prohibits certain eviction fees and reforms legal requirements for eviction filings. | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1107 | Judicial Review of Local Land Use Decisions | Rep. Lindstedt (D), Sen. Bridges (D) | Allows local land use decisions to proceed while under judicial review. | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1129 | Protections for Delivery Network Company Drivers | Rep. Vigil (D), Rep. Mabrey (D), Sen. Hinrichsen (D) | Bill requires disclosures made by Delivery Network Company to delivery driver and consumer regarding payments. Also requires data to Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on company’s operation in the state. Also mandates company create transparent procedures around driver deactivation policies. | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1134 | Adjustments to Tax Expenditures to Reduce Burden | Rep. Weissman (D), Rep. Rutinel (D), Sen. Hinrichsen (D) | Increase EITC percentage to 50%; make changes to Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit; change corporate taxation from combined to worldwide reporting | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1142 | Reduce Income Tax Social Security Benefits | Rep. Holtorf (R) | Current law allows those 65 and older to subtract social security benefits from federal taxable income. This bill lowers age to 55 years old | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1148 | Amending Terms of Consumer Lending Laws | Rep. Weissman (D), Rep. Mabrey (D) | Coming soon. | Postponed Indefinitely |
| Support | HB-1152 | Accessory Dwelling Units | Rep. Amabile (D), Rep. Weinberg (R), Sen. Mullica (D), Sen. Exum (D) | Allows ADUs in most cities over 1,000 at a cost of $18 million to state. | Passed House and Senate |
| Oppose | HB-1166 | Expand Homestead Exemption | Rep. DeGraaf (R), Rep. Luck (R) | Changes Homestead Exemption from 50% of first $200k of home value to 50% of state median home value; pairs with Constitutional Amendment to allow those who have qualified at any point since 2016 to claim going forward, regardless of time spent in residence. Amendment is HCR-1001 | Postponed Indefinitely |
| Support | HB-1175 | Local Governments Rights to Property for Affordable Housing | Rep. Boesenecker (D), Rep. Sirota (D), Sen. Winter (D), Sen. Jaquez Lewis (D) | Coming soon. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1220 | Workers’ Compensation Disability Benefits | Rep. Daugherty (D), Rep. Willford (D) | Removes limitations on benefits received dependent on impairment rating; now just one limit of $300k, adjusted annually | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1223 | Improved Access to the Child Care Assistance Program | Rep. Willford (D), Rep. Garcia (D), Sen. Cutter (D) | Coming soon. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1229 | Presumptive Eligibility for Long-Term Care | Rep. English (D), Sen. Mullica (D), Sen. Will (R) | Coming soon. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1233 | Homeowners Association Delinquency Payments Enforcements Procedures | Rep. D. Wilson (R), Rep. Snyder (D), Sen. Roberts (D), Sen. Gardner (R) | Coming soon. | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1237 | Programs for the Development of Child Care Facilities | Rep. Bradfield (R), Rep. Lukens (D), Sen. Marchman (D), Sen. Rich (R) | Directs DOLA and CDEC to align and simplify regulations for the integration and development of child care facilities and creates resources and technical assistance for local governments and developers. Creates two grant programs: one to help local governments assess local land policies and facility inventory, and the second for the construction and development of a child care facility. | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1268 | Financial Assistance for Certain Low-Income Individuals | Rep. Weissman (D), Rep. Ortiz (D), Sen. Exum (D), Sen. Fields (D) | Increases the Property Tax/Rent/Heat Credit Rebate for qualifying seniors and individuals with disabilities; increases amount and income thresholds for inflation going forward. | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1286 | Equal Justice Fund Authority | Rep. Joseph (D), Rep. Lindsay (D), Sen. Roberts (D) | Requires certain court filings to incur extra $20 fee to be deposited in Equal Justice Fund to provide legal advice and representation to low-income individuals | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1288 | Earned Income Tax Data Sharing | Rep. Rutinel (D) | Requires sharing of EITC and CTC recipients between DOR and HCPF, DEC, DHS, DOLA, DPHE for purposes on outreach for other government benefits | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1297 | Baby Bonds Program Study | Rep. Willford (D), Rep. Garcia (D), Sen. Coleman (D) | Creates a study from the state treasurer’s office to assess feasibility and recommendations for a state-level baby bonds program. | Died on the Calendar |
| Support | HB-1311 | Family Affordability Tax Credit | Rep. deGruy Kennedy (D), Rep. Willford (D), Sen. Winter (D), Sen. Coleman (D) | Creates new tax credit on top of CTC for years of TABOR surplus. Starts at $3,200 per child under six making less than $25,000. Families making up to $85k/$95k (single/joint) with children 5 and under get credit with the $3,200 decreasing by $220 for every $5,000 increase in income. For families with children age 6-16, the credit starts at $2,400 per child, decreasing in same amounts for same income thresholds. | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1312 | State Income Tax Credit for Careworkers | Rep. Sirota (D), Rep. Garcia (D), Sen. Rodriguez (D) | Creates a refundable income tax credit of $1500 for eligible workers in the caring workforce. This includes child care workers, home health-care worker, personal care aides, and family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) caregivers who are making no more than $75,000 as a single filer or $150,000 as a joint filer. | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | HB-1313 | Housing In Transit-Oriented Communities | Rep. Woodrow (D), Rep. Jodeh (D), Sen. Hansen (D), Sen. Winter (D) | Sets housing goals for metro areas with frequent transit to increase density around transit sites. $35 million in grants and $30 million in tax credits to incentive development; state can withhold Highway Users Tax if housing goal not achieved. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1316 | Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit | Rep. Lindstedt (D), Rep. Lindsay (D), Sen. Bridges (D) | Creates a pilot program for income tax credit aimed at those making 80-120% AMI. CHFA would give tax credits to owners of a qualified housing development. From 2025 through 2027, and cannot exceed $10m in a single calendar year. Housing has to be available for 15 yrs, CHFA could recapture some of tax credit if violated. CHFA will report on data to General Assembly. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1317 | Workforce Data Collection | Rep. Young (D), Rep. Lieder (D) | Coming soon. | Died on the calendar |
| Neutral | HB-1340 | Incentives for Post-Secondary Education | Rep. Bird (D), Rep. Taggart (R), Sen. Kirkmeyer (R), Sen. Zenzinger (D) | Coming soon. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1349 | Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax | Rep. Duran (D) | Would place an 11% excise tax on firearms and ammuntions, if approved at November 2024 ballot; revenue would go mostly to victim and mass shooting support funds, with small amounts to wildlife cash fund to combat illegal hunting and for shooting safety practices | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1351 | Sunset Division Banking and Board | Rep. Amabile (D), Rep. Lindstedt (D), Sen. Lundeen (R), Sen. Priola (D) | Coming soon. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1367 | Repeal Severance Tax Exemption for Stripper Wells | Rep. Kipp (D), Rep. Winter (D) | Repeals the stripper well exemption for severance taxes starting in 2025, so that all wells are subject to taxation | Died on the Calendar |
| Neutral | HB-1380 | Regulation of Debt-Related Services | Rep. Mabrey (D), Sen. Cutter (D), Sen. Jaquez Lewis (D) | Coming soon. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1434 | Expand Affordable Housing Tax Credit | Rep. Bird (D) | Coming soon. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1436 | Sports Betting Tax Revenue Voter Approval | Rep. McCluskie (D), Rep. Catlin (R), Sen. Roberts (D), Sen. Simpson (R) | Coming soon. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1439 | Financial Incentives Expand Apprenticeship Programs | Rep. Willford (D), Sen. Coleman (D) | Creates a refundable tax credit for employers that employ an apprentice for at least 6 months out of a year and is part of a registered apprentice program; Can claim up to $12,600 per apprentice per year, may not claim more than 10 apprentices per year, or the same apprentice for more than 24 months. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HB-1448 | New Public School Finance Formula | Rep. McCluskie (D), Rep. Bacon (D), Sen. Lundeen (R), Sen. Zenzinger (D) | Coming soon. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | HCR-1006 | Property Tax Revenue Growth Limit | Rep. Marshall (D) | Coming soon. | Died on the Calendar |
| Support | SB-002 | Local Government Property Tax Credits Rebates | Sen. Roberts (D), Rep. McCluskie (D), Rep. Frizell (R) | Allows local governments to create their own property tax rebates to incentivize affordable housing, childcare, etc. | Signed by Governor |
| Neutral | SB-017 | Distribution of State Share of District Total Program | Sen. Lundeen (R), Sen. Bridges (D), Rep. McLachlan (D), Rep. Pugiliese (R) | Equalizes payments to school districts over the course of budget year to account for when property tax remittances occur. | Signed by Governor |
| Support | SB-033 | Lodging Property Tax Treatment | Sen. Hansen (D), Rep. Weissman (D) | Changes classification for some short-term rental properties so that they pay a commercial property tax rate, instead of a residential property tax rate. | Postponed Indefinitely |
| Support | SB-040 | State Funding for Senior Services | Sen. Danielson (D), Sen. Ginal (D), Rep. Willford (D), Rep. Young (D) | Ensures that state funding for senior services is adjusted for inflation, annually; Every three years starting in 2024, state agencies will review adequacy of state funding for senior services and report findings to the General Assembly. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | SB-044 | Public Employees’ Retirement Association Retiree Refundable Income Tax Credit | Sen. Kolker (D), Sen. Hansen (D), Rep. Hamrick (D), Rep. Kipp (D) | Creates $700 refundable tax credit for 2024 and 2025 for PERA retiree, as long as 65+ in age and no more than $38k for single filer and $76k for joint. | Died on the Calendar |
| Support | SB-053 | Racial Equity Study | Sen. Coleman (D), Rep. Herod (D), Rep. Ricks (D) | Requires History Colorado to conduct a study to determine any historical and ongoing effects of slavery and subsequent systemic racism on Black Coloradans that may be attributed to Colorado state policies, and to identify measures that are consistent with the constitution to address those effects. Contingent on funding via $100k in gifts grants and donations. | Passed House and Senate |
| Support | SB-064 | Monthly Residential Eviction Data and Report | Sen. Mullica (D), Rep. Bird (D) | Requires Department of Justice to make monthly eviction data available to public | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | SB-073 | Maximum Number of Employees to Qualify as Small Business | Sen. Smallwood (R), Sen. Rodriguez (D), Rep. Velasco (D) | Changes the definition of small business for the purpose of health insurance from max 100 employees to max 50 employees | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | SB-075 | Transportation Network Company Transparency | Sen. Priola (D), Sen. Rodriguez (D), Rep. Bacon (D) | Makes requirements around Transportation Network Companies (ride-share apps) around transparency of data and deactivation policies for drivers | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | SB-094 | Safe Housing For Residential Tenants | Sen. Gonzales (D), Sen. Exum (D), Rep. Lindsay (D), Rep. Froelich (D) | Modifies terms that constitute a breach of the warranty of habitability, establishes terms for tenant’s affirmative defense against landlord’s actions, and legal standards for landlord’s claims against tenants. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | SB-111 | Senior Primary Residence Property Tax Reduction | Sen. Kolker (D), Sen. Hansen (D), Rep. Lieder (D), Rep. Young (D) | Coming soon. | Passed House and Senate |
| Oppose | SB-144 | Real Property Valuation | Sen. Baisley (R), Sen. Van Winkle (R) | 6% cap on property value increases from assessment cycle to assessment cycle | Postponed Indefinitely |
| Neutral | SB-146 | Tax Credit for Qualified Renters | Sen. Kolker (D), Sen. Hansen (D), Rep. Garcia (D) | Nonrefundable tax credit for renters making $75k/$150k; credit is $2000 for those making $25k/$50k and decreases by $10 for every $500 increase in income | Died on the Calendar |
| Neutral | SB-174 | Sustainable Affordable Housing Assistance | Sen. Kirkmeyer (R), Sen. Zenzinger (D), Rep. Bird (D) | Coming soon. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | SB-181 | Alcohol Impact and Recovery Enterprise | Sen. Priola (D), Sen. Hansen (D), Rep. deGruy Kennedy (D), Rep. Amabile (D) | Collects fee from alcohol wholesale retailers and manufacturers; directs the fee for alcohol and related substance use disorder prevention, early intervention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery services and programs in communities throughout the state. | Postponed Indefinitely |
| Neutral | SB-183 | Mobile Home Taxation Task Force | Sen. Simpson (R), Sen. Jaquez Lewis (D) | Coming soon. | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | SB-184 | Support Surface Transportation Infrastructure Development | Sen. Fenberg (D), Sen. Marchman (D), Rep. McCluskie (D), Rep. Boesenecker (D) | Authorizes new $3/day fee on short-term rental cars with combustion engine and $2/day on cars with electric or hybrid into transportation enterprise; changes transportation enterprise statutory charge to include multimodal and rail projects; requires new CDOT strategic plan to include multimodal transportation projects that align with statewide GHG reduction targets; requires assessment to leverage available federal money for rail projects | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | SB-188 | Public School Finance | Sen. Zenzinger (D), Sen. Buckner (D), Rep. Bird (D), Rep. MacLachlan (D) | Coming soon. | Passed House Education |
| Neutral | SB-228 | TABOR Refund Mechanisms | Sen. Mullica (D), Sen. Lundeen (R), Rep. deGruy Kennedy (D), Rep. Pugliese (R) | Put in place a temporary income tax cut for TABOR surplus; Establishes a floor for six-tier sales tax and allows anything above floor to go through existing six-tier sales tax mechanism | Passed House and Senate |
| Neutral | SB-233 | Property Tax | Sen. Hansen (D), Sen. Kirkmeyer (R), Rep. deGruy Kennedy (D), Rep. Frizell (R) | On House Floor |
