CUT Opposes SB25-286, Petroleum Products Fees & Penalties

This legislation appears to be a scheme to rob the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund. It is irresponsible to borrow $100M to cover today’s bills and

This bill eliminates the small credit to vendors for their work in collecting and remitting sales tax on behalf of the state. This legislation would

A $100 million windfall this year for prepaid taxation obligations, followed by a net loss of $75 million next year, is a shell game which

$45 million increasing to $91 million next year in new revenue is a tax increase, a violation of TABOR (Colorado’s Taxpayers Bill of Rights), and

$35.6 million (increasing to $72 million next year) of new revenue is a tax increase, a violation of TABOR, and requires a vote of the

This bill would require business owners to give back a portion or all of their qualified deduction resulting from the federal Qualified Business Income Deduction

This bill increases spending rather than decreasing spending to the tune of 49 new FTE (Full Time Employees) and $70M per year. The AI process

This legislation creates more citizen dependance on the state. Beware! What the state giveth, the state can taketh away. We must reclaim the rugged individual

This bill irresponsibly increases spending when Colorado is in a nearly $1B budget shortfall. This legislation uses taxpayer’s money to subsidize abortion providers and providers

While there are similarities to HB25B-1016, we are concerned that this bill is a violation of “The Separation of Powers” as it passes ‘the power

Bill puts before voters in November, 2 separate ballot issues to pay for free breakfast and lunch for EVERY student. No Fiscal Note to tell

This bill inserts the state into matters of local government. Local governments are closer and more accountable to their constituents than the state and more

Taxes on oil, natural gas, and the coal industries have generated millions of $$$ for education. The grant funding requests in this bill are the

The Leeds School of Business at CU recently reported that Colorado’s economic growth has moved from 5th to 41st in the nation because of excessive

This bill would levy another fee and more penalties on petroleum products. These fees and penalties get passed on to the consumer. Instead of the

This bill moves revenue from TABOR calculations into an Enterprise, which is exempt from TABOR calculations. The expected result is $66 Million moved from taxpayer

Decisions as to the manner as this is done ought to be made by informed persons making rational decisions that are in the interest of

CUT members unanimously oppose this bill. The bill appropriates $4 million from the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” cash fund to the office of the

This bill modifies the schedule and amount of annual transfers from the General Fund to the State Highway Fund, substantially reducing highway funding over the

CUT members unanimously oppose this bill. The bill adjusts the distribution of money in the state lottery fund, beginning in FY 2024-25. When the lottery

The CUT Board was unanimous in opposition. This special interest bill is so egregious that the safety clause is attached to it to prevent the

Unanimous opposition by the CUT board on this resolution. This resolution claims that TABOR prevents Colorado from being a republican form of government. We could

The bill makes it longer to get requested docs for regular citizens and gives preferential treatment for paid journalists and reporters. We need true CORA

Subsidized housing is economic redistribution and communist collectivism in nature. Government doesn’t belong in the private enterprise housing market. Lending money at below market rates

We will start with the Safety Clause. No public safety is involved. None. Then there is the Gifts, Grants, Donations Clause, which can become a

This bill seeks to expand an existing program which awards money to NGOs for assisting migrants with language training, job searches, and navigation of the

The bill begins with the dubious premise that climate crisis is ‘settled science’, and from there seeks to mandate onerous reductions in energy use by

CUT opposes this bill. The taxpayers cannot afford to compensate for the loss of businesses that the state destroyed. The proper remedy is to undo

CUT opposes this bill. The bill limits tap fees charged by the board of a sanitation district, water and sanitation district, or water district. This