Colorado Extends Child Care Contribution Tax Credit for 10 Years

Original title: Continuation of Child Care Contribution Tax Credit

Last action · May 28, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Jarvis Caldwell and 56 others

Bill progressHistory & official text ↓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Passed

Law

Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.

Public stanceCommunity reactions are separate from the official record and reporting.

What This Bill Does

Colorado extends the state income tax credit for monetary contributions promoting child care through tax years ending before January 1, 2038, allowing individuals and corporations to claim a credit equal to 50% of their qualifying donations.

Why it matters

Taxpayers making charitable donations to eligible child care facilities continue to receive half of their contributions back in state income tax credits, maintaining a funding stream that generated $60 million for providers in 2022.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Taxpayers

Taxpayers making monetary contributions to promote child care remain eligible for a 50% state income tax credit through income tax years prior to January 1, 2038.

Directly affected

Child care facilities

Child care providers continue to receive charitable contributions and funding supported by the state income tax credit.

Key Facts

You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.

Frequently Asked Questions

What percentage of a donation can a taxpayer claim as a tax credit under this act?

A taxpayer is allowed a tax credit in an amount equal to 50% of the total value of the qualifying monetary contribution.

Until what year is the child care contribution tax credit extended?

The tax credit is extended for income tax years commencing prior to January 1, 2038.

What else do you want to know?

News Coverage

No news coverage found yet. Articles are indexed twice daily.

Follow the record

Votes, people, money & the original source

Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

14 actions

May 28, 2026GovernorEnrolled
Governor Signed
May 27, 2026House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
May 27, 2026Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
May 27, 2026Governor
Sent to the Governor
May 8, 2026SenateFloor
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
May 7, 2026SenateCommittee
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

Show 8 earlier actions

May 7, 2026SenateFloor
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
May 5, 2026SenateCommittee
Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
May 4, 2026HouseFloor
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
May 4, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
May 1, 2026HouseCommittee
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
May 1, 2026HouseFloor
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
Feb 5, 2026HouseCommittee
House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance

Version history

Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.

View official text →