HB 1221 Colorado House · 2026 Regular Session

Tax Expenditure Adjustments

Summary
The bill adjusts 3 2 existing tax expenditures.      Section 2 of the bill limits the alternative minimum tax credit to income tax years commencing prior to January 1, 2026; Section 4 3 requires a corporation, for purposes of determining their state taxable income for state income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2027, to add to their federal taxable income the amount, if any, that the taxpayer claimed as a deduction on the taxpayer's federal tax return pursuant to the employee remuneration deduction allowed pursuant to section 162 (m) of the internal revenue code; and Section 5 4 limits the period of time that net operating losses generated in income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2027, can be carried forward from 20 years to 10 years and limits the amount of losses that may be claimed to 70% rather than 80%.      Section 3 2 creates a new tax credit. The new tax credit allows taxpayers to claim a refundable tax credit, in addition to the child tax credit and the family affordability tax credit, in an amount determined by the amount and age of the taxpayer's children and the taxpayer's income. The total amount of the new tax credit is adjusted annually based on legislative council staff projections, such that the total amount of the new tax credit claimed in an income tax year is projected to be the same as the amount of revenue raised in sections 2, 4, 3 and 5 4 .(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Last action May 11, 2026
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Reengrossed · 4 edits · May 4, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was reengrossed to include additional co-sponsors in the House, expanding legislative support. A new date stamp was added to the document header, and the summary text was updated to indicate that a new bill summary will be available after the third reading in the House of Introduction.
TECHNICAL

Added names of seven new House co-sponsors (Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Clifford, Lieder, Lindsay, Mabrey, McCormick, Nguyen, Rutinel, Smith, Woodrow) to the bill sponsorship list.

Updated the document title from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' to reflect the current legislative status.

Inserted a new date stamp (May 4, 2026) and location (HOUSE) in the header.

Revised the disclaimer text to state that a bill summary applying to the reengrossed version will be available after the third reading in the House of Introduction.

Floor votes · House May 4, 2026

How they voted

4123
Passed
Total votes 64
May 4, 2026
D Democratic42
41 Yea 1 Nay
97% Yea
R Republican22
22 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely
upper
May 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
upper
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
lower
4 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors