Bill Sponsor
Colorado House Bill 1222
Session 2026A
Modify Tax Expenditures
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 4, 2026
Sponsors
Unknown
L. García
Unknown
K. McCormick
Unknown
C. Kipp
First Action
Feb 17, 2026
Latest Action
May 11, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1222
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
Sponsorship by Party
Unknown
C. Kipp
Sponsor
Unknown
K. McCormick
Sponsor
Unknown
L. García
Sponsor
Unknown
A. Boesenecker
Cosponsor
Unknown
B. Titone
Cosponsor
Unknown
C. Clifford
Cosponsor
Unknown
E. Hamrick
Cosponsor
Unknown
E. Sirota
Cosponsor
Unknown
E. Velasco
Cosponsor
Unknown
G. Rydin
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. Bacon
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. Jackson
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. Mabrey
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. McCluskie
Cosponsor
Unknown
K. Brown
Cosponsor
Unknown
K. Nguyen
Cosponsor
Unknown
L. Smith
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Duran
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Froelich
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Lindsay
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Lukens
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Rutinel
Cosponsor
Unknown
S. Woodrow
Cosponsor
Unknown
T. Story
Cosponsor
Unknown
Y. Zokaie
Cosponsor
House Votes (5)
Senate Votes (1)
Motion Text
BILL
House Roll Call Votes
Unknown
Bacon
Yes
Unknown
Barron
No
Unknown
Boesenecker
Yes
Unknown
Bottoms
No
Unknown
Bradfield
No
Unknown
Bradley
No
Unknown
Brooks
No
Unknown
Brown
Yes
Unknown
Caldwell
No
Unknown
Camacho
Yes
Unknown
Carter
Yes
Unknown
Clifford
Yes
Unknown
DeGraaf
No
Unknown
Duran
Yes
Unknown
English
Yes
Unknown
Espenoza
Yes
Unknown
Feret
Yes
Unknown
Flanell
No
Unknown
Froelich
Yes
Unknown
Garcia
Yes
Unknown
Garcia Sander
No
Unknown
Gilchrist
Yes
Unknown
Goldstein
Yes
Unknown
Gonzalez R.
No
Unknown
Hamrick
Yes
Unknown
Hartsook
No
Unknown
Jackson
Yes
Unknown
Johnson
No
Unknown
Joseph
Yes
Unknown
Keltie
No
Unknown
Lieder
Yes
Unknown
Lindsay
Yes
Unknown
Luck
No
Unknown
Lukens
Yes
Unknown
Mabrey
Yes
Unknown
Marshall
No
Unknown
Martinez
Yes
Unknown
Mauro
Yes
Unknown
McCluskie
Yes
Unknown
McCormick
Yes
Unknown
Nguyen
Yes
Unknown
Paschal
Yes
Unknown
Phillips
Yes
Unknown
Richardson
No
Unknown
Ricks
Yes
Unknown
Rutinel
Yes
Unknown
Rydin
Yes
Unknown
Sirota
Yes
Unknown
Slaugh
No
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Unknown
Soper
No
Unknown
Stewart K.
Yes
Unknown
Stewart R.
Yes
Unknown
Story
Yes
Unknown
Suckla
No
Unknown
Taggart
No
Unknown
Titone
Yes
Unknown
Valdez
Yes
Unknown
Velasco
Yes
Unknown
Weinberg
No
Unknown
Willford
Yes
Unknown
Winter T.
No
Unknown
Woodrow
Yes
Unknown
Woog
No
Unknown
Zokaie
Yes
Summary
Recent changes to the federal income tax code significantly increased the amount of business-related expenses that may be deducted for federal income tax purposes as follows:Expanded the business interest deduction limitation pursuant to section 163 (j) of the internal revenue code (IRC) by adding back depreciation, amortization, and depletion for calculation of adjusted taxable income and determination of the deduction base, resulting in many taxpayers, especially capital intensive businesses, being able to deduct a larger portion of their business interest expense; Expanded the bonus depreciation deduction pursuant to section 168 (k) of the IRC by permanently restoring the 100% first-year bonus depreciation deduction for 'qualified property' acquired and placed in service on or after January 20, 2025;Created an elective 100% depreciation deduction in section 168 (n) of the IRC for 'qualified production property', which is property largely tied to manufacturing, production, or refining facilities and that would not otherwise qualify for section 168 (k) bonus depreciation; andCreated a new section 174A of the IRC that allows taxpayers to immediately deduct domestic research and experimental expenditures paid or incurred during the taxable year, rather than requiring such costs to be capitalized and amortized over time.     Because the state income tax is imposed on federal taxable income, these changes to the definition of federal income also exclude these business-related expenses from state income taxation. The bill reverses these changes to the federal tax code for purposes of the state income tax code and creates a new tax credit using the resulting revenue.      Sections 2 and 4 of the bill provide, for income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2027, that individual and corporate state income taxpayers must add the following to their federal taxable income for purposes of applying the state income tax: An amount equal to the federal deduction claimed by the taxpayer for business interest pursuant to the limitation in section 163 (j) of the IRC to the extent the amount exceeds the amount the taxpayer would have been allowed to claim before the limitation was changed as described above;An amount equal to the federal deduction claimed by the taxpayer for qualified property depreciation pursuant to section 168 (k) of the IRC to the extent the amount claimed exceeds the amount the taxpayer would have been allowed to claim under section 168 (k) prior to the change described above; except that, the taxpayer may reduce the amount required to be added back by the amount of depreciation the taxpayer would have been allowed to claim for the taxable year with respect to the same property pursuant to any section other than section 168 (k) of the IRC prior to the recent federal changes;An amount equal to the federal deduction claimed by the taxpayer for qualified production property depreciation pursuant to section 168 (n) of the IRC; except that, the taxpayer may reduce the amount required to be added back by the amount of depreciation the taxpayer would have been allowed to claim for the taxable year with respect to the same property pursuant to any section other than section 168 (k) of the IRC prior to the recent federal change; andAn amount equal to the federal deduction claimed by the taxpayer for the income tax year for domestic research and experimental expenditures pursuant to section 174A of the IRC; except that, the taxpayer may reduce the amount required to be added back by the amount of the deduction the taxpayer would have been allowed to claim for the taxable year with respect to the same research and experimental expenditures pursuant to section 174 of the IRC prior to the recent federal changes.      Sections 2 and 4 allow taxpayers who are required to make additions to their federal taxable income pursuant to the new provisions to subtract the amounts of their disallowed federal deductions over time, starting in income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2028, using time periods that reflect how the property or expense would have been treated prior to the recent changes to the federal tax code. If the amount of the allowed subtraction exceeds the taxpayer's federal taxable income, the excess amount not subtracted may be carried forward for up to 10 years.      Section 3 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 and 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.)
Actions (8)
05/11/2026
Senate
Senate Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely
05/04/2026
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
05/04/2026
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/01/2026
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/30/2026
House
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/28/2026
House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/09/2026
House
House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
02/17/2026
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
Sources
Record Created
Feb 18, 2026 12:59:46 AM
Record Updated
May 13, 2026 2:11:17 AM