Colorado House Bill 1222
Session 2026A
Modify Tax Expenditures
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 4, 2026
Sponsors
3 Sponsors
L. García
K. McCormick
C. Kipp
First Action
Feb 17, 2026
Latest Action
May 11, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1222
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
C. Kipp
grade
Sponsor
K. McCormick
grade
Sponsor
L. García
grade
Sponsor
A. Boesenecker
Cosponsor
B. Titone
Cosponsor
C. Clifford
Cosponsor
E. Hamrick
Cosponsor
E. Sirota
Cosponsor
E. Velasco
Cosponsor
G. Rydin
Cosponsor
J. Bacon
Cosponsor
J. Jackson
Cosponsor
J. Mabrey
Cosponsor
J. McCluskie
Cosponsor
K. Brown
Cosponsor
K. Nguyen
Cosponsor
L. Smith
Cosponsor
M. Duran
Cosponsor
M. Froelich
Cosponsor
M. Lindsay
Cosponsor
M. Lukens
Cosponsor
M. Rutinel
Cosponsor
S. Woodrow
Cosponsor
T. Story
Cosponsor
Y. Zokaie
Cosponsor
Motion Text
BILL
House Roll Call Votes
Bacon
Yes
Barron
No
Boesenecker
Yes
Bottoms
No
Bradfield
No
Bradley
No
Brooks
No
Brown
Yes
Caldwell
No
Camacho
Yes
Carter
Yes
Clifford
Yes
DeGraaf
No
Duran
Yes
English
Yes
Espenoza
Yes
Feret
Yes
Flanell
No
Froelich
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Garcia Sander
No
Gilchrist
Yes
Goldstein
Yes
Gonzalez R.
No
Hamrick
Yes
Hartsook
No
Jackson
Yes
Johnson
No
Joseph
Yes
Keltie
No
Lieder
Yes
Lindsay
Yes
Luck
No
Lukens
Yes
Mabrey
Yes
Marshall
No
Martinez
Yes
Mauro
Yes
McCluskie
Yes
McCormick
Yes
Nguyen
Yes
Paschal
Yes
Phillips
Yes
Richardson
No
Ricks
Yes
Rutinel
Yes
Rydin
Yes
Sirota
Yes
Slaugh
No
Smith
Yes
Soper
No
Stewart K.
Yes
Stewart R.
Yes
Story
Yes
Suckla
No
Taggart
No
Titone
Yes
Valdez
Yes
Velasco
Yes
Weinberg
No
Willford
Yes
Winter T.
No
Woodrow
Yes
Woog
No
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.)
Committee Report for Finance on 05/11/2026
Committee Report for Appropriations on 04/28/2026
Committee Report for Finance on 03/09/2026
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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
CO Legislature
Record Created
Feb 18, 2026 12:59:46 AM
Record Updated
May 13, 2026 2:11:17 AM