republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2019a/hb-19-1264.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Conservation Easement Tax Credit Modifications"
description: "Income tax - credit for donation of conservation easement - extend repeal of conservation easement oversight commission and easement holder certification program - alternative valuation method - conservation easement working group - disclosure form - access to COMaP. A conservation easement is an agreement in which a property owner agrees to limit the use of his or her land in perpetuity in order to protect one or more specified conservation purposes. The instruments creating the conservation easement are recorded in the public records affecting the ownership of the property. The conservation easement is held by a third party (holder), which monitors the use of the land and ensures that the terms of the agreement are upheld. A state income tax credit is currently allowed for a portion of the value of a donated conservation easement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2019A"
identifier: "HB 19-1264"
citation: "Colorado HB 19-1264 (2019A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dylan Roberts", "Faith Winter", "James Wilson", "Kerry Donovan"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 16
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2019-03-22T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-06-03T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edc4265c-b9c2-4f82-ba47-60cc93ffa4ce"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb19-1264"
source_hash: "21916320eb86f846ddec31dd29067828f6785b1b91617fd67c3880c2abb7cb51"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 19-1264 (2019A) — Conservation Easement Tax Credit Modifications

Income tax - credit for donation of conservation easement - extend repeal of conservation easement oversight commission and easement holder certification program - alternative valuation method - conservation easement working group - disclosure form - access to COMaP. A conservation easement is an agreement in which a property owner agrees to limit the use of his or her land in perpetuity in order to protect one or more specified conservation purposes. The instruments creating the conservation easement are recorded in the public records affecting the ownership of the property. The conservation easement is held by a third party (holder), which monitors the use of the land and ensures that the terms of the agreement are upheld. A state income tax credit is currently allowed for a portion of the value of a donated conservation easement.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_hb1264_s_app_003.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/23/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1264_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/20/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1264_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/22/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1264_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/03/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1264raa_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (04/23/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1264app.pdf)
7. **PA3 (04/27/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1264sfin_01.pdf)
8. **Reengrossed (04/24/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1264_ren.pdf)
9. **Rerevised (05/02/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1264_rer.pdf)
10. **Revised (05/01/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2019A/bills/2019a_1264_rev.pdf)
11. **Signed Act (06/03/2019)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2019a_1264_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- CONCUR — **64–0** (pass) · lower
- AMD — **21–42** (fail) · lower
- AMD — **26–38** (fail) · lower
- AMD — **26–38** (fail) · lower
- BILL — **45–20** (pass) · lower
- AMD — **20–43** (fail) · lower
- AMD — **18–45** (fail) · lower
- AMD — **22–41** (fail) · lower
- REPASS — **50–14** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **30–5** (pass) · lower
- AMD — **19–44** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dylan Roberts — primary (person)
- Faith Winter — primary (person)
- James Wilson — primary (person)
- Kerry Donovan — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-06-03T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-20T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-20T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2019-05-20T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2019-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2019-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2019-04-27T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance `introduction`
- **2019-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2019-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2019-04-15T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Rural Affairs & Agriculture Refer Amended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Rural Affairs & Agriculture `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edc4265c-b9c2-4f82-ba47-60cc93ffa4ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).