Unanimous vote moves disabled veteran property tax legislation forward in Colorado legislature

IT WAS UNANIMOUS!

Yesterday after the two hour wait for a previous bill to be defeated, the Colorado House Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs approved House bill 16 – 1444. And the vote was all in favor of the proposed legislation.

Our thanks are due to Committee Chair Sue Ryden who not only sponsored the legislation but testified on its behalf as did Representative Terri Carver (Colonel, USAF, Ret.)  And also to the outstanding leg work done by the United Veterans Committee of Colorado, Senator John Kefalas, and other leaders behind this issue.

Next up? The House Appropriations Committee, to address the modest cost of bringing the laws of Colorado into alignment with our state's Constitution Article 10, Section 3.5.

Things are happening...our bill is now before the Colorado House Veterans Committee

Fix HB6-1251 to match the constitution's Article X Section 3.5

In his effort to align the constitution with legislation, Colorado's state senator for Fort Collins has a "late bill" now being worked on in Denver. It was a miracle that, so late in the Legislature's crowded final thirty days, this issue still got attention from leaders in both parties and both chambers.

Senator John Kefalas crafted the bill and with bipartisan support now has it before the House Veterans Affairs Committee, and in the Senate awaiting committee assignment.

Bill Detail: HB16-1444

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Title	Definition Qualifying Disabled Veteran Prop Tax
Status	Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (04/15/2016)
House Sponsors	S. Ryden (D) T. Carver (R)
Senate Sponsors	J. Kefalas (D) L. Garcia (D)
House Committee	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Senate Committee
Date Introduced	04/15/2016
Description	The bill aligns the statutory definition of qualifying disabled veteran, as it relates to a property tax exemption for qualifying seniors and disabled veterans, with the language established in section 3.5 of article X of the Colorado constitution.
Amendments out of Committee	None
Link to Full Text	Full Text of Bill
Link to Bill Versions	Bill Versions
Link to Fiscal Notes
Link to History	History
Link to Lobbyists	(no lobbyist data)
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Votes	House and Senate Votes
Vote Totals	Vote Totals by Party
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