Colorado 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

HB 23-1311 — Identical Temporary TABOR Refund

Last action — Governor Signed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 06, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Jared Polis (Democratic) on May 24, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Summary

If the state exceeds its fiscal year spending limit, it is required to refund the excess state revenues (TABOR refund). The act changes the way the state will distribute a TABOR refund for the 2022-23 state fiscal year. Currently, there are 3 different methods to effectuate a TABOR refund: A reimbursement to counties for property tax revenue reductions as a result of the senior and veteran property tax exemption; A reimbursement to counties for reductions in property tax revenues due to reductions in valuation for assessment; and A six-tier sales tax refund for individual taxpayers under which refunds increase, based on the tiers, as a taxpayer's income increases. The act creates a new temporary refund mechanism (temporary TABOR refund), which is contingent on the voters approving proposition HH at the November 7, 2023, statewide election, that replaces the sales tax refund mechanism for the 2022-23 state fiscal year. Under this mechanism, each qualified individual is eligible to receive an identical refund payment from the remaining excess state revenues from all sources after refunds are made through the county reimbursement mechanisms (remaining excess state revenues). A qualified individual filing a single return is entitled to one temporary TABOR refund, and 2 qualified individuals filing a joint return are entitled to 2 temporary TABOR refunds. APPROVED by Governor May 24, 2023 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE May 24, 2023 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024 NOTE: Section 2 of the act states that section 1 of the act takes effect only if, at the November 2023 statewide election, a majority of voters approve the ballot issue submitted for their approval or rejection pursuant to section 24-77-202, C.R.S., as enacted by Senate Bill 23-303 and that if the voters at the November 2023 statewide election approve the ballot issue, then section 1 of this act takes effect on the later of January 1, 2024, or the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

118 added · 75 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment adds information about the legislative session and committee sponsorship to the bill's header, updating the list of sponsors in its introduction. It also clarifies the definitions within the proposed statute regarding excess state revenues. These changes provide clearer attribution and context for the bill, but the core content and purpose of creating a refund payment mechanism remain unchanged.

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First Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-fourth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
23-1036.01 Jed Franklin x5484 HOUSE BILL 23-1311 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP deGruy Kennedy and Weissman, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Hansen and Hinrichsen, House Committees Senate Committees Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING THE CREATION OF AN IDENTICAL REFUND PAYMENT OF EXCESS STATEREVENUESFROMALLSOURCESASA MECHANISM TO REFUND A PORTION OF THE EXCESS STATE REVENUES FOR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR ONLY .
23-1036.01 Jed Franklin x5484 HOUSE BILL 23-1311 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP deGruy Kennedy and Weissman, Amabile, Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Dickson, English, Epps, Froelich, Garcia, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Herod, Jodeh, Joseph, Kipp, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Mabrey, Marshall, McCluskie, McCormick, Michaelson Jenet, Ortiz, Ricks, Sharbini, Sirota, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Willford SENATE SPONSORSHIP Hansen and Hinrichsen, House Committees Senate Committees Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE CREATION OF AN IDENTICAL REFUND PAYMENT OF EXCESS STATEREVENUESFROMALLSOURCESASA MECHANISM TO REFUND A PORTION OF THE EXCESS STATE REVENUES FOR THE 2022-23 STATE FISCAL YEAR ONLY .
Bill Summary (Note:
Bill Summary e n (Note:
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) If the state exceeds its fiscal year spending limit (limit), it is requiredtorefundtheexcessstaterevenues(TABORrefunds).Thereare d n currently 3 refund mechanisms for TABOR refunds that apply for the e 3 E n 2 U U 6 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does m 2 S n 2 notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill U g 7 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that H d y e M applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at R http://leg.colorado.gov.) 3 If the state exceeds its fiscal year spending limit (limit), it is requiredtorefundtheexcessstaterevenues(TABORrefunds).Thereare d currently 3 refund mechanisms for TABOR refunds that apply for the e m 2 S n 2 U g 6 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
H i a Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existeng law.
H d a Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.e M Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
d 2022-23 state fiscal year:
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the President of the Senate

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  7. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

  8. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  9. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  10. Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

  11. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  12. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on · 31 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

BILL

Passed 23 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 0500
Democrat 13000
Unaffiliated 10700
Total 231200
% of votes cast 66%34%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Yea
Fields — Yea
Gardner — Nay
Ginal — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Lundeen — Nay
Moreno — Yea
Pelton B. — Nay
Pelton R. — Nay
Priola — Yea
Smallwood — Nay
Will — Nay
Zenzinger — Yea
President — Yea
Jaquez Lewis — Yea
Van Winkle — Nay
Winter F. — Yea
Chris Kolker Democrat Yea
Dylan Roberts Democrat Yea
James Coleman Democrat Yea
Janice Marchman Democrat Yea
Jeff Bridges Democrat Yea
Jessie Danielson Democrat Yea
Julie Gonzales Democrat Yea
Kyle Mullica Democrat Yea
Lisa Cutter Democrat Yea
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Yea
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Yea
Tom Sullivan Democrat Yea
Tony Exum Democrat Yea
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Nay
Cleave Simpson Republican Nay
Janice Rich Republican Nay
Larry Liston Republican Nay
Mark Baisley Republican Nay

COW *

Failed 12 Yea · 23 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5000
Democrat 01300
Unaffiliated 71000
Total 122300
% of votes cast 34%66%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Buckner — Nay
Fields — Nay
Gardner — Yea
Ginal — Nay
Hansen — Nay
Lundeen — Yea
Moreno — Nay
Pelton B. — Yea
Pelton R. — Yea
Priola — Nay
Smallwood — Yea
Will — Yea
Zenzinger — Nay
President — Nay
Jaquez Lewis — Nay
Van Winkle — Yea
Winter F. — Nay
Chris Kolker Democrat Nay
Dylan Roberts Democrat Nay
James Coleman Democrat Nay
Janice Marchman Democrat Nay
Jeff Bridges Democrat Nay
Jessie Danielson Democrat Nay
Julie Gonzales Democrat Nay
Kyle Mullica Democrat Nay
Lisa Cutter Democrat Nay
Nick Hinrichsen Democrat Nay
Robert Rodriguez Democrat Nay
Tom Sullivan Democrat Nay
Tony Exum Democrat Nay
Barbara Kirkmeyer Republican Yea
Cleave Simpson Republican Yea
Janice Rich Republican Yea
Larry Liston Republican Yea
Mark Baisley Republican Yea

BILL

Passed 44 Yea · 17 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 31002
Unaffiliated 13601
Republican 01101
Total 441704
% of votes cast 68%26%0%6%
How each member voted (65)
Member Party Vote
Armagost — Not Voting
Bird — Yea
Bockenfeld — Nay
Dickson — Yea
Epps — Yea
Evans — Nay
Gonzales-Gutierrez — Yea
Herod — Yea
Holtorf — Nay
Lynch — Nay
McLachlan — Yea
Ortiz — Yea
Parenti — Yea
Pugliese — Nay
Sharbini — Yea
Vigil — Yea
Winter T. — Nay
Young — Yea
Michaelson Jenet — Yea
deGruy Kennedy — Yea
Alex Valdez Democrat Yea
Andrew Boesenecker Democrat Yea
Bob Marshall Democrat Yea
Brianna Titone Democrat Yea
Cathy Kipp Democrat Yea
Eliza Hamrick Democrat Yea
Elizabeth Velasco Democrat Yea
Emily Sirota Democrat Yea
Iman Jodeh Democrat Yea
Javier Mabrey Democrat Yea
Jennifer Bacon Democrat Yea
Jenny Willford Democrat Yea
Judy Amabile Democrat Yea
Julie McCluskie Democrat Yea
Junie Joseph Democrat Yea
Karen McCormick Democrat Yea
Kyle Brown Democrat Yea
Lindsey Daugherty Democrat Yea
Lorena Garcia Democrat Yea
Mandy Lindsay Democrat Yea
Marc Snyder Democrat Yea
Matthew Martinez Democrat Yea
Meg Froelich Democrat Yea
Meghan Lukens Democrat Yea
Mike Weissman Democrat Yea
Monica Duran Democrat Yea
Naquetta Ricks Democrat Yea
Regina English Democrat Yea
Sheila Lieder Democrat Yea
Steven Woodrow Democrat Not Voting
Tammy Story Democrat Not Voting
Tisha Mauro Democrat Yea
William Lindstedt Democrat Yea
Anthony Hartsook Republican Nay
Brandi Bradley Republican Nay
Ken DeGraaf Republican Nay
Lisa Frizell Republican Nay
Lynda Zamora Wilson Republican Nay
Marc Catlin Republican Nay
Mary Bradfield Republican Nay
Matt Soper Republican Nay
Rick Taggart Republican Nay
Ron Weinberg Republican Nay
Scott Bottoms Republican Not Voting
Stephanie Luck Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 23-1311 do?
If the state exceeds its fiscal year spending limit, it is required to refund the excess state revenues (TABOR refund). The act changes the way the state will distribute a TABOR refund for the 2022-23 state fiscal year. Currently, there are 3 different methods to effectuate a TABOR refund: A reimbursement to counties for property tax revenue reductions as a result of the senior and veteran property tax exemption; A reimbursement to counties for reductions in property tax revenues due to reductions in valuation for assessment; and A six-tier sales tax refund for individual taxpayers under which refunds increase, based on the tiers, as a taxpayer's income increases. The act creates a new temporary refund mechanism (temporary TABOR refund), which is contingent on the voters approving proposition HH at the November 7, 2023, statewide election, that replaces the sales tax refund mechanism for the 2022-23 state fiscal year. Under this mechanism, each qualified individual is eligible to receive an identical refund payment from the remaining excess state revenues from all sources after refunds are made through the county reimbursement mechanisms (remaining excess state revenues). A qualified individual filing a single return is entitled to one temporary TABOR refund, and 2 qualified individuals filing a joint return are entitled to 2 temporary TABOR refunds. APPROVED by Governor May 24, 2023 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE May 24, 2023 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024 NOTE: Section 2 of the act states that section 1 of the act takes effect only if, at the November 2023 statewide election, a majority of voters approve the ballot issue submitted for their approval or rejection pursuant to section 24-77-202, C.R.S., as enacted by Senate Bill 23-303 and that if the voters at the November 2023 statewide election approve the ballot issue, then section 1 of this act takes effect on the later of January 1, 2024, or the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors HB 23-1311?
HB 23-1311 is sponsored by Nick Hinrichsen (Democrat), Chris Hansen, Mike Weissman (Democrat), and deGruy Kennedy.
What is the current status of HB 23-1311?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 06, 2023. Enacted.
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