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Introduced
01/31/2024
01/31/2024
In Committee
01/31/2024
01/31/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/04/2024
03/04/2024
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
For property tax years commencing during property tax reassessment cycles (cycles) that begin on or after January 1, 2025, the bill changes the amount of the exemptions for the owner-occupied primary residence (residence) of a qualifying senior, a veteran with a disability, or the surviving spouse of a United States armed forces service member who died in the line of duty or veteran whose death resulted from a service-related injury or disease (exemptions) from 50% of the first $200,000 of actual value of the residence to 50% of an amount of actual value of the residence equal to 50% of the estimated state median home value (median home value) for the state; except that, if the median home value declines, the exemption amount continues to be calculated based on the median home value used to calculate the exemption amount for the property tax years included in the prior cycle. The state constitution currently only allows a senior who has owned and occupied the senior's residence for 10 years, or the surviving spouse of such a senior, to claim the exemption. If at the 2024 general election the voters of the state approve a referred constitutional amendment to allow a senior, or the surviving spouse of such a senior (surviving spouse), who has previously qualified for the exemption for or any later year for a prior residence to claim the exemption for the senior's or surviving spouse's current residence regardless of how long the senior or surviving spouse has owned and occupied that residence, the bill makes the statutory changes needed to conform to the constitutional amendment.
AI Summary
This bill expands the homestead exemption for property tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. For qualifying seniors, veterans with disabilities, and surviving spouses, the exemption amount will be 50% of the lesser of the actual value of the property or 50% of the estimated state median home value. The bill also allows seniors or their surviving spouses who previously qualified for the exemption to claim it for their current residence, regardless of how long they have owned and occupied it, if a constitutional amendment is approved by voters in 2024. The bill also requires the Legislative Council to calculate and provide the estimated state median home value to the administrator before each property tax reassessment cycle.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
House Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely (on 03/04/2024)
Bill Topics
Community Development and Housing Issues
- ‐ Elderly and Handicapped Housing
- ‐ Housing Assistance for Veterans
Macroeconomics
- ‐ Taxation, Tax Policy, and Tax Reform
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1166 | 01/31/2024 |
| Fiscal Note FN2 | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/fn/2024a_hb1166_f1.pdf | 07/30/2024 |
| House Finance Amendment L.002 | https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2024A/amendments/10102F01351182A287258AD30061EA4F/HB1166_L.002.pdf | 03/04/2024 |
| House Finance Amendment L.001 | https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/leg.colorado.gov/2024A/amendments/80E602A9C6703C8687258AB90067F343/HB1166_L.001.pdf | 03/04/2024 |
| Fiscal Note FN1 | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/fn/2024a_hb1166_00.pdf | 02/20/2024 |
| BillText | https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024A/bills/2024a_1166_01.pdf | 01/31/2024 |
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