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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado requires Department of Revenue to accept IRS 501(c)(3) letters for charity tax exemptions
Last action · April 20, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: William Lindstedt and 18 others
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What This Bill Does
The state department of revenue must now presume any organization presenting an IRS 501(c)(3) qualifies as a charitable organization exempt from state .
Qualifying non-profits face a streamlined verification process for state tax exemption without undergoing redundant state-level administrative reviews.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
charitable organizations
Charitable organizations can use an IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter to establish a presumption of tax-exempt status with the Department of Revenue.
Department of Revenue
The department must accept IRS 501(c)(3) determination letters as a presumption of charitable status for state sales and use tax.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Apr 20, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Apr 8, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- Apr 7, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- Apr 7, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- Apr 6, 2026SenateSenate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Apr 2, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
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- Apr 1, 2026HouseHouse Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 31, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Mar 10, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 5, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- Feb 11, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Finance
- Feb 10, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Feb 9, 2026SenateFloorSenate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Feb 6, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/09/2026 - No Amendments
- Feb 3, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Jan 14, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
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View official text →Voting Record
Refer Senate Bill 26-009, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
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3
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- 2
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
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Refer Senate Bill 26-009 to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
9
- Yes
- 9
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (9)
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Sources
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