LEGISLATURE

e measure only goes into e ect, however, if Proposition HH passes.

If Proposition HH fails, the money will be distributed through the default six-tier sales tax mechanism, adopted by a Republican legislature in 1999. e six-tier system refunds TABOR excess to Coloradans depending on which of six income tiers they fall into, with higher earners getting larger refunds and lower earners receiving less.

Republicans, who are in the Capitol minority, fought Senate Bill 303 and House Bill 1311 and complained that they didn’t have enough time to vet the legislation because of how late in the lawmaking term the measures were introduced.

However, the GOP was unable to stop or force big changes to either measure because of their large political disadvantage in the House and Senate.

e 2024 legislative session begins in early January 2024.

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