HB 25-1299 CO

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The act creates a voluntary procedure by which an individual may elect to contribute a portion of their state income tax refund as a donation to the animal protection fund (fund). For the income tax years immediately following the year in which the executive director of the department of revenue (department) files written certification with the revisor of statutes that a line on the income tax return form has become available and that the animal protection fund voluntary contribution (contribution) is next in the queue established pursuant to statute, the executive director of the department shall ensure that the Colorado state individual income tax return form contains a line by which each individual taxpayer may designate the amount of the contribution, if any, that the individual wishes to make to the fund. Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department of agriculture. Unlike many other types of permitted voluntary contributions, the contribution is not subject to sunset review and is not subject to repeal if the contribution generates no more than $50,000 during the period between January 1 and September 1 of a tax year. The act requires the department to determine annually the total amount donated through the contribution and report that amount to the state treasurer and to the general assembly. The state treasurer shall credit that amount to the fund. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund is credited to the fund. The general assembly shall appropriate annually from the fund to the department its costs of administering money designated as contributions to the fund. For the 2025-26 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $11,606 from the fund to the department for the implementation of the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Monica Duran Democratic · primary
• Ryan Armagost · primary
• Dylan Roberts Democratic · primary
• Rod Pelton Republican · primary

1. May 22, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 9, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 8, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 8, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Apr 30, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. Apr 29, 2025 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Apr 29, 2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. Apr 17, 2025 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
9. Apr 15, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance · upper
10. Apr 15, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Apr 14, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
12. Apr 8, 2025 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
13. Apr 4, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
14. Mar 24, 2025 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
15. Mar 10, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance · lower