CUT Engaged

How to Send a Message to Legislators

Use this form to contact the sponsors of this bill and share your support CUT’s position.

CUT has provided a message for you, but you also have the option to personalize it before sending.

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Enter your name and email address, then click Next.
Review the pre-written message or add your own comments.
Optional: Add your state senator and representative to the email to make sure they hear from you as well.
Click Send to submit your message directly to the bill sponsors (and your legislators, if selected).

Important: The reply-to address for this email will be Kim Monson, President of the Colorado Union of Taxpayers (CUT). Legislators may respond directly to Kim regarding this issue.

Your message will be sent to the legislators listed as sponsors of this bill. Your state senator and representative will also receive your message if you include them.

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Note: If you do not enter a custom message, the email will be sent with CUT’s recommended message only.

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CUT Opposes HB26-1206, Improved Funding to Support Development

This bill grants city and county housing authorities the power to impose a sales tax, sales and use tax, or property tax within their jurisdiction, with the revenue going directly to the authority. These authorities could also issue revenue bonds. To implement this the city or county would be required to pass a resolution and ask for voter approval. CUT unanimously opposes it. This bill would allow large (up to 1%) sales tax increases plus authority to issue revenue bonds. Consequently, a favored group would benefit at the expense of everyone else. This is unequal protection under law. Despite the existence of housing authorities, housing is neither a right nor a proper role of government. Instead, if the legislature were to cut restrictions, taxes and regulations, companies would then have incentives to innovate and provide housing to benefit those in need without taxing and indebting everyone else. This bill also improperly inserts the Safety Clause. This bill does not in any way provide for immediate preservation of public peace, health or safety. Note: “improved funding” is a euphemism for “increased taxes.”

Bill HB26-1206 Summary

The bill empowers city and county housing authorities to levy sales, sales and use, or property taxes with voter approval. For sales taxes, the rate cannot exceed 1% per transaction. For property taxes, the limit is 5 mills per dollar of valuation. Municipalities must adopt resolutions demonstrating the tax “will fairly distribute the costs and will not impose an undue burden” on any group, plus majority voter approval via ballot measure describing the tax’s purposes. County housing authorities also gain power to issue revenue or general obligation bonds. The bill permits urban renewal authorities to enter shortfall guaranty contracts with developers, creating liens on project property that “constitutes a covenant running with the land” and maintains priority equal to tax liens.

Welcome to CUT Engaged

CUT Engaged is a new initiative by the Colorado Union of Taxpayers (CUT) designed to empower Colorado citizens to take direct action on legislation that impacts them. Through CUT Engaged, taxpayers can easily send messages to the sponsors of selected bills, urging them to support or oppose policies based on CUT’s pro-taxpayer stance.

How CUT Engaged Works

Stay Informed – CUT reviews key legislation and explains each bill’s impact on taxpayers.
Take Action – Each CUT Engaged post features a personalized form that allows you to email the bill sponsors directly.
Make Your Voice Heard – You can send CUT’s recommended message or personalize your email to include your own perspective.
Amplify Your Impact – You can add your state senator and representative to ensure they also hear your stance.
Legislators Get the Message – Your email is sent directly to the lawmakers responsible for the bill, with Kim Monson, President of CUT, as the reply-to contact for any legislative responses. This ensures CUT has full visibility of the communication and minimizes potential abuse of the system by bad actors.

Why CUT is Providing This to Colorado Taxpayers

For nearly 50 years, the Colorado Union of Taxpayers (CUT) has been the state’s leading advocate for fiscal responsibility, transparency, and taxpayer rights. CUT Engaged is an extension of this mission, making it easier than ever for Colorado citizens to have a voice in the legislative process.

Many bills pass without real public input. Lawmakers need to hear from the people who will be affected most—you, the taxpayer. CUT Engaged removes the barriers to participation, ensuring that Colorado’s taxpaying citizens can quickly and effectively communicate with legislators before critical votes take place.

Stay informed. Take action. Protect Colorado taxpayers.

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CUT Opposes HB26-1206, Improved Funding to Support Development

Bill HB26-1206 Summary

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