CUT Engaged
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.
CUT Engaged Bills 2026
CUT Opposes SB26-193, Local Ordinances & State Employees
The bill addresses conflicts between local government ordinances (primarily higher local minimum wages in places like Denver and Boulder) and the state’s authority to set
CUT Opposes HB26-1429, County Administration Public Assistance Programs
The bill’s stated purpose is to streamline delivery of government services in welfare programs, and to efficiently identify and remedy waste, fraud, and abuse. The
CUT Opposes HB26-1422, Security Measures for Certain Government Entities
The bill creates an Administrator of Legislative Safety for the Legislative Department and the Court Security Authority, a special purpose authority, to collect and distribute
CUT Supports HB26-1324, Sunset Division of Professions & Occupations
This bill implements recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies’ sunset review on the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies,
CUT Opposes SB26-182, Updated Clean Energy Plan Municipally Owned Utility
The bill allows a municipally owned utility that cannot meet its previously filed clean energy plan’s emission reduction goals to submit a revised plan by
CUT Opposes SB26-180, Investment Performance Authority
The bill creates a special purpose authority (investment performance authority) that is authorized to invest certain public money from certain special funds, enterprise funds, and
CUT Opposes HB26-1430, Transportation Funding Adjustments
This bill reflects a direct response to petitioners who are currently securing signatures for a ballot initiative to be placed on the November 2026 ballot
CUT Opposes HB26-1425, Applied Behavior Analysis Services
This bill creates the Colorado behavior analyst licensing board under DORA. It would prohibit engaging or offering the practice of applied behavior analysis unless the
CUT Opposes HB26-1415, Optional Residential Construction Contractor Certification
This bill would create the Residential Construction Contractor Enterprise for the purpose of certifying residential construction contractors who choose to apply for certification. The goal
CUT Opposes SB26-178, Health Insurance Affordability Measures
The bill authorizes the Colorado Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise (enterprise) to impose a one-time supplemental fee of $40M, allocated equally among health insurance companies that
CUT Opposes SB26-172, Front Range Passenger Rail District
The bill makes a number of changes to the boundaries and operation of the front range passenger rail district for the purpose of eventually providing
CUT Opposes SB26-164, Regulation of Lawful Tetrahydrocannabinol Beverages
The bill establishes guidelines for the manufacture, transportation, distribution, and sale of non-alcohol beverages infused with THC, the active ingredient of cannabis products. Cannabis enthusiasts
CUT Opposes HB26-1419, Over-Refund of Excess State Revenues
The bill concerns the over-refund amount for state fiscal year 2024-25 of state revenues in excess of the state fiscal year spending limit under section
CUT Opposes HB26-1418, Online Add-on Transaction Fee Youth Service Enterprise
The bill creates the Youth Mental Health Services Access Enterprise and creates a fee on certain online gaming transactions to fund the enterprise’s services. Many
CUT Opposes HB26-1411, Changes to Cover All Coloradans Program
This bill imposes new limitations on benefits for pregnant women and children who meet certain income and immigration status requirements. The majority of CUT votes
CUT Opposes SB26-146, Restrict Single-Use Food Serviceware Distribution
The bill expands the ‘Plastic Pollution Reduction Act’ by prohibiting a retail food establishment or third-party food delivery service from providing single-use food serviceware to
CUT Opposes SB26-023, School Finance Act
The bill sets school finance funding levels for FY 2026-27 to reflect current law. This increases the base per pupil funding by $208.60, to $8,900.40,
CUT Supports HR26-1008, Affirm Commitment to the Taxpayer Bill of Rights
Concerning supporting the taxpayer’s bill of rights (TABOR), and, in connection therewith, affirming taxpayer consent and ballot transparency and condemning practices that circumvent voter approval.
CUT Opposes HB26-1326, Sunset Public Utilities Commission
This Bill extends the life of the Public Utilities Commission until 2037 and expands its mission and authorities. The PUC under the bill would be
CUT Opposes SB26-155, Increase Access Homeowner’s Insurance Enterprise
This bill establishes the Strengthen Colorado Homes Enterprise in the Division of Insurance (DOI) in the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA). The enterprise will charge
CUT Opposes SB26-148, Financing Utility On-Bill Repayment Program
This bill takes money from the Unclaimed Property Fund and loans it to utility consumers at low interest rates for the purpose of enhancing property
CUT Supports HB26-1412, Department of Health Care Policy & Financing Statistical Sampling & Extrapolation
This bill authorizes the department of health care policy and financing to use statistical sampling and extrapolation to recover overpayments to providers for certain Medicaid
CUT Opposes HB26-1410, 2026-27 Long Appropriations Bill
Concerning the provision for payment of the expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial departments of the state of Colorado, and of its agencies and
CUT Opposes HB26-1276, Protect Safety of Individuals Who Are Immigrants
This bill represents blatant state interference in federal enforcement of immigration law. Additionally, it proposes to use taxpayer money to oppose the federal government from
CUT Opposes SB26-139, Local Education Provider Workforce Housing
CUT asserts that it is not the proper role of government to fund workforce housing. Furthermore, in a year with a substantial deficit, why is
CUT Opposes HB26-1407, State Money Used to Refinance American Rescue Plan Money
At least some of this bill has to do with moving federal COVID money that must be spent this year from the federally intended programs
CUT Opposes HB26-1351, Healthy School Meals for All State Education Fund
When Prop FF, Healthy Meals For All passed it was not a “means tested” program. So, it was made open to all, thereby becoming a
CUT Supports HB26-1212, Constitutional Carry of Handgun
The bill grants a person who is at least 18 years old and otherwise legally allowed to possess a firearm the same privileges as a
CUT Opposes HB26-1148, Protections for Youth on Social Media
The bill imposes requirements on online gaming services and social media platforms, and collects an additional fee on microtransactions in games to be credited to
CUT Supports SB26-137, Measures to Reduce Administrative Burdens
This bill modifies current laws regarding reviewing rules established by state government departments. It requires a review of all rules every 5 years and the
CUT Supports HB26-1338, 2026 Water Projects Bill
Over-all consensus was a YES position. This bill appropriates money for various water related projects. It will loan money for Halligan Water Supply Project i.e.
CUT Supports HB26-1250, Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture
This measure reforms procedures for civil asset forfeiture and nuisance abatement actions in Colorado (governed primarily under Title 16 and Title 38, C.R.S.). These are
CUT Opposes HB26-1230, Extend Conservation Easement Tax Credit
This bill would extend a tax credit for five more years to private landowners to permanently protect their land from development through conservation easements. Cut
CUT Opposes HB26-1225, Distributed Energy Resources Requirements
The bill adjusts how bill credits must be applied for subscribers to community solar gardens and creates additional requirements for public utilities concerning community solar
CUT Opposes SB26-119, Authorize Local Electronic Ballot Return
The bill amends the “Colorado Local Government Election Code” and the “Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965” to add authorization for special districts and municipalities
CUT Opposes HB26-1327, Large Employer Worker Health-Care Support
Bill creates yet another “enterprise zone” with fees levied on large employers with more than 500 employees who qualify for state aid in healthcare insurance.
CUT Opposes HB26-1322, Civil Actions for Conversion Therapy Survivors
This bill creates a civil cause of action for individuals, or their estate if deceased, who suffered injury or harm from “sexual orientation or gender
CUT Opposes HB26-1313, Adjust Requirements Statewide Affordable Housing Fund
Adjusts eligibility requirements for local and tribal governments to receive funding from Colorado’s statewide affordable housing fund tied to proposition 123. It replaces the current
CUT Opposes HB26-1138, Retail Theft Prevention Program
Creates a retail theft prevention advisory board in the Office of the Attorney General (AGO) to develop grant procedures, review/award grants, analyze data on organized
CUT Opposes HB26-1310, Wildfire Resiliency Grant Money
This bill shifts money from different funds with the end result to mitigate wildfire mitigation for “income qualified homes” living in the mountains. This creates
CUT Opposes HB26-1301, Hospital Funding
CUT is not opposed to proper government spending, but CUT is opposed to wasteful spending. A large concern for CUT is the lack of a
CUT Opposes HB26-1271, Alcohol Impact & Recovery Enterprises
Bill seeks to create 3 Enterprise Zones for the collection of “fees” on 3 types of alcohol beverages. Proceeds marked for alcohol education and treatment.
CUT Opposes HB26-1269, Transit Access
This bill mandates that RTD and its services implement measures to improve transit access for all riders. This includes offering low-income fare discount programs, “partner
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,
CUT Opposes SB26-135, State Public K-12 Education Funding
This bill requires the secretary of state to place a question on the November 2026 ballot asking voters to approve the state retaining and spending
CUT Opposes HB26-1289, Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures
The CUT board is unanimously against this omnibus legislation. It covers many topics, has several tax increases (by denying deductions) and tax credit changes. It
CUT Supports HB26-1266, Repeal Retail Delivery Fees
Bill will repeal 2021 statute which imposed a delivery fee (more of those fees again) on items purchased at retail and delivered by motor vehicles.
CUT Supports HB26-1254, Audit Enforcement
Bill seeks to “put some teeth” into requests by the overseer Legislature for audits on individual agencies. There are currently several non-compliant agencies, including Medicaid,
CUT Opposes HB26-1222, Modify Tax Expenditures
This bill is extremely complicated, but its goal is to take away money from businesses in Colorado and re-distributing it to families and children. It
CUT Opposes HB26-1221, Tax Expenditure Adjustments
This and HB26-1222 are companion bills that have the goal of negating the business tax relief of federal legislation and using the money gained to
CUT Supports HB26-1278, Local Government Approval of Transmission Infrastructure
The bill requires that an investor-owned electric utility receive a certificate of public convenience and necessity (certificate) from the public utilities commission and obtain all
CUT Opposes HB26-1226, Manage Emissions from Electric Generating Units
The bill responds to federal interventions (e.g., U.S. Department of Energy Section 202(c) emergency orders) that force certain coal-fired power plants to continue operating beyond
CUT Opposes HB26-1211, Regulation of Broadband Services
This bill grants the Public Utilities Commission the authority to regulate broadband services and voice-over-internet protocol, on the grounds that this will “regulate” quality, safety,
CUT Opposes HB26-1126, Requirements for Firearms Dealers
The bill clarifies and adds new procedures and requirements for firearms dealers under the state permitting program in the Department of Revenue. CUT unanimously opposes
CUT Supports HB26-1104, Credit Agency Voter Address Verification
This bill mandates that the Secretary of State will annually conduct a change of address search for all registered voters using a third party credit
CUT Opposes HB26-1113, Modifications to Elections
The bill modifies the “Uniform Election Code of 1992” (code) and the “Colorado Open Records Act”. CUT is loudly against this bill as it is
CUT Opposes HB26-1065, Transit and Housing Investment Zones
This bill establishes the “Transit Investment Area Act” to create a framework for local governments and transit agencies to undertake transit investment projects. It also
CUT Opposes SB26-018, Legal Protections for Dignity of Minors
This bill requires the court to suppress a record associated with a petition seeking to change the name of a petitioner who is less than
CUT Supports HB26-1129, Gas Utility Service
This bill requires gas distribution utilities to exclude carbon dioxide emissions from residential customers when calculating their clean heat plans. Additionally, it repeals a previous
CUT Opposes HB26-1114, Allowed Minimum Lot Size for Subject Jurisdictions
This bill mandates that any local government, referred to as a “subject jurisdiction,” cannot require a parcel of land to be larger than 2,000 square
CUT Supports HB26-1021, Second Amendment Protection Act
The bill repeals 20+ previously enacted laws which restrict gun ownership and restrain firearms commerce. Additionally, the bill also requires previous fees paid into the
CUT Supports HB26-1140, Local Government Impact Hearings
This bill seeks to offer local governments opportunities to make their case(s) for or against a bill, and to call attention to how their constituents
CUT Supports HB26-1074, 90 Day Legislative Session
This bill seeks to reduce the number of days available for this Assembly, or any future Assembly, to foist regulations, fees, and government control on
CUT Supports HB26-1073, Limitations on Bills Introduced by General Assembly Members
This bill seeks to reduce the number of Bills any legislator can introduce each session from 5 Bills per year, down to 3 Bills per
CUT Opposes HB26-1030, Data Center & Utility Modernization
The bill establishes a data center development program and a development authority appointed to run the program. The program offers a 100% sales and use
CUT Opposes HB26-1026, Expanding Plan Options for PERA
This bill expands options for members of the Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) with changes aimed to provide more flexibility and opportunities for members to
CUT Opposes SB26-005, Rights Violation in Immigration Enforcement Remedy
This bill establishes a new legal pathway in Colorado for individuals who are harmed during civil immigration enforcement actions if their constitutional rights are violated.
CUT Opposes HB26-1036, Local Taxes on Vacant Residential Property
The bill authorizes local governments to impose excise or property taxes, or both on vacant properties. Revenue collected may be used only for affordable or
CUT Opposes HB26-1005,Worker Protection Collective Bargaining
This bill eliminates the requirement under the Labor Peace Act to conduct a second election to negotiate a union security agreement clause in the collective
CUT Opposes HB26-1001, Housing Developments on Qualifying Properties
This bill requires local governments to allow residential development (including multi-story buildings) on qualifying properties owned by certain non-profit organizations, school districts, state colleges or
CUT Supports HB26-1049, Prohibit Use of Personally Identifying Feature
The bill prohibits unauthorized use of a person’s unique, biological characteristics. The bill is a proper role of government by helping protect individuals’ property rights.
CUT Supports SB26-010, Agricultural Property Tax Definitions
This bill appears to benefit small and family agricultural operations which are facing significant economic challenges because of high property taxes and rising production inputs.
CUT Opposes SB26-004, Expand List of Petitioners for Protection Order
This bill disregards the property rights of an owner of firearms. This bill is an expansion of HB19-1177 which empowers authorities to confiscate firearms with
CUT Opposes SB26-001, Workforce Housing & Housing Tax Credit
This bill takes a county housing subsidy law and broadens its application and funding sources. The bill allows funding to subsidize “workforce housing” (whatever that
CUT Engaged Bills 2025
CUT Opposes HB25B-1006, Improve Affordability Private Health Insurance
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
CUT Opposes HB25B-1005, Eliminate State Sales Tax Vendor Fee
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
CUT Opposes HB25B-1004, Sale of Tax Credits
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
CUT Opposes HB25B-1003. Insurance Premium Tax Rate for Home Offices
$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
CUT Opposes HB25B-1002, Corporate Income Tax Foreign Jurisdictions
$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
CUT Opposes HB25B-1001, Qualified Business Income Deduction Add-Back
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
CUT Supports SB25B-005, Reallocate Department of Natural Resources Wolf Funding to Health Insurance Enterprise
This bill does not address the overspending problem at the state legislature. However, in the wolf introduction program the taxpayers pay for wolves to be
CUT Opposes SB25B-004, Increase Transparency for Algorithmic Systems
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
CUT Opposes SB25B-003, Healthy School Meals For All
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
CUT Opposes SB25B-002, State-Only Funding for Certain Entities
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
CUT Opposes SB25B-001, Processes to Reduce Spending During Shortfall
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
CUT Opposes HB25-1274, Healthy School Meals for All Program
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
CUT Opposes HB25-1169, Housing Developments on Faith and Educational Land
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
CUT Opposes HB25-1061, Community Schoolyards Grant Program
Taxes on oil, natural gas, and the coal industries have generated millions of $$$ for education. The grant funding requests in this bill are the
CUT Opposes HB25-1001, Enforcement Wage Hour Laws
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
CUT Opposes SB25-286, Petroleum Products Fees & Penalties
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
CUT Opposes SB25-270, Enterprise Nursing Facility Provider Fees
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
CUT Opposes SB25-055, Youth Involvement in Environmental Justice
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 Opposes HB25-1321, Support Against Adverse Federal Action
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
CUT Opposes SB25-257, Modify General Fund Transfers to State Highway Fund
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 Opposes HB25-1215, Redistribution of Lottery Fund
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
CUT Opposes HB25-1312, Legal Protections for Transgender Individuals
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
CUT Opposes HJR25-1023, Require General Assembly TABOR Constitutionality Lawsuit
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
CUT Opposes SB25-077, Modifications to Colorado Open Records Act
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
CUT Opposes SB25-006, Investment Authority of State Treasurer for Affordable Housing
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
CUT Opposes HB25-1297, Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise Update
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
CUT Opposes HB25-1244, Welcome, Reception, & Integration Grant Program
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
CUT Opposes HB25-1269, Building Decarbonization Measures
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 SB25-37, Coal Transition Grants
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 HB25-1211, Tap Fees Special District
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
