Tax breaks for Colorado paychecks killed by Democrat state lawmakers

Feb 14, 2024

Hopes were dashed early for income tax relief for Colorado workers this year as Democrats ganged up on the bill that would have reduced the rate from 4.4% to 4% and killed it without mercy.

The measure died in committee this week on a near party line vote of six Democrats voting no tax break, and one Democrat voting with the panel’s four Republicans in favor of passing the measure and cutting Coloradans some slack.

From the Denver Post:

Brought by House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese and Rep. Scott Bottoms, both Colorado Springs Republicans, the bill would have reduced total state income tax collections by an estimated $1.3 billion in the first full year. Pugliese told lawmakers the aim was to let people keep more of their money now, versus waiting for refunds.

Here’s how the state representatives of the House Finance Committee voted:

Democrats who killed the income tax cut
  • Marc Snyder of Manitou Springs
  • Junie Joseph of Boulder
  • Lorena Garcia of Adams County
  • Cathy Kipp, Fort Collins
  • William Lindstedt, Broomfield
  • Chris deGruy Kennedy of Lakewood
Lone Democrat who supported tax cut
  • Bob Marshall of Highlands Ranch
Republicans who voted to give us a tax break
  • Lisa Frizell of Castle Rock
  • Anthony Hartsook of Douglas County
  • Matt Soper of Delta
  • Ron Weinberg of Loveland

PeakNation™ will recall even Gov. Polis claims to want the income tax break and has sounded his support for it time and again in his State of the State addresses in both terms.

Polis was apparently too busy on Monday to lobby his own legislature to support his alleged agenda.

As long as voters keep electing tax and spend Democrats to represent them at the state House in Denver, this is what we must come to expect — less money in our own pockets.

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