Colorado’s 2025 Special Session: Background and Bills Released So Far – TABOR Refund News

Here we go again!

For the third year in a row, Governor Jared Polis has called the Legislature for a Special Session.

This year, they are meeting to address the nearly $1 billion shortfall that the State of Colorado is facing due to the tax cuts in HR 1, otherwise known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Natalie Menten is a Colorado politics expert and taxpayer advocate. She joined me to provide background on the Special Session, and explain what bills have already been introduced.

If you want to become an expert on the Colorado Legislature, this is a must-watch!

Links from Video:

Executive Order Calling Special Session: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kx5-WNwRYMD7K33lJQEQaSm6RsMUBb0X/view

Bill that raided TABOR refunds: HB24-1311 https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1311

Legislative Brief on Tax Policy: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2025-te10_report_on_federal_tax_law_provisions-accessible.pdf

Special Session Planning Memo: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/final_2025_executive_committee_special_session_planning_memo-accessible.pdf

Bills that have been released so far: https://leg.colorado.gov/2025-special-session-bills-authorized-sponsor-pre-release

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Author: Brandon Wark

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