Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB1004: Continuation of Child Care Contribution Tax Credit
Status: Chaptered, May 28, 2026
Concerning a continuation of the income tax credit for a qualifying contribution to promote child care in the state.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, May 29, 2026:
HOUSE BILL 26-1004 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) McCluskie and Caldwell, Boesenecker, Bradfield, Camacho, Clifford, Gilchrist, Lindsay, Lukens, Martinez, McCormick, Stewart K., Stewart R., Titone, Velasco, Zokaie, Bacon, Brown, Carter, Duran, Froelich, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Jackson, Lieder, Mauro, Nguyen, Paschal, Rutinel, Rydin, Sirota, Smith, Story; also SENATOR(S) Coleman and Simpson, Bright, Jodeh, Kipp, Marchman, Pelton B., Pelton R., Amabile, Ball, Benavidez, Bridges, Cutter, Daugherty, Exum, Gonzales J., Kolker, Lindstedt, Mullica, Roberts, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman. CONCERNING A CONTINUATION OF THE INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR A QUALIFYING CONTRIBUTION TO PROMOTE CHILD CARE IN THE STATE. SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. ( 1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) A robust child care and education ecosystem is critical for Colorado's economy and the health and well-being of Colorado's children; (b) The child care contribution tax credit has been an essential Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act. source of funding for child care facilities throughout Colorado since 1998, allowing individuals and corporations who make charitable contributions to child care facilities to receive 50% of their donations back in tax credits; ( c) In 2022, the child care contribution tax credit benefitted approximately 18,000 Coloradans, who received additional revenue …
Sponsors
- McCluskie, Julie (D, 13) · primary sponsor
- Caldwell, Jarvis (R, 20) · primary sponsor
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
- Bradfield, Mary (R, 21)
- Camacho, Sean (D, 6)
- Clifford, Chad (D, 37)
- Gilchrist, Lindsay (D, 8)
- Lindsay, Mandy (D, 42)
- Lukens, Meghan (D, 26)
- Martinez, Matthew (D, 62)
- McCormick, Karen (D, 11)
- Stewart, Katie (D, 59)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- : Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
- : Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Votes
- Third Reading: BILL (May 8, 2026): 31 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1004 to the Committee of the Whole. (May 7, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1004 to the Committee on Appropriations. (May 5, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (May 4, 2026): 51 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1004 to the Committee of the Whole. (May 1, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1004 to the Committee on Appropriations. (February 5, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation, Income
Common questions
- What is HB1004?
- HB1004 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Continuation of Child Care Contribution Tax Credit.
- What does HB1004 do?
- Concerning a continuation of the income tax credit for a qualifying contribution to promote child care in the state.
- What is the status of HB1004?
- Chaptered as of May 28, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (May 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1004?
- McCluskie, Julie (D, 13), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1004?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1004
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