republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2021a/hb-21-1261.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend Beetle Kill Wood Products Sales Tax Exemption"
description: "The sale of wood and wood products from trees killed by pine and spruce beetles in the state was exempt from sales and use tax from 2008 through June 2020. The act extends the exemption from July 1, 2021, through June 2026.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "HB 21-1261"
citation: "Colorado HB 21-1261 (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Don Coram", "Joann Ginal", "Lisa Cutter", "Marc Catlin"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-04-06T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-24T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12d79fda-6c6d-442a-b84e-e94ee8e4cf52"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb21-1261"
source_hash: "950f221bf8fb21a29737f3f566bf97515350c0bc04ff693552a584ea14838de6"
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 21-1261 (2021A) — Extend Beetle Kill Wood Products Sales Tax Exemption

The sale of wood and wood products from trees killed by pine and spruce beetles in the state was exempt from sales and use tax from 2008 through June 2020. The act extends the exemption from July 1, 2021, through June 2026.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

## 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/2021a_hb1261_s_app_002.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (05/11/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1261_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (06/21/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1261_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (04/06/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1261_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (05/11/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1261app_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (06/03/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1261sapp_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (05/12/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1261_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (06/07/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1261_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (06/04/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1261_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (06/24/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_1261_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **63–1** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **64–1** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **62–3** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Don Coram — primary (person)
- Joann Ginal — primary (person)
- Lisa Cutter — primary (person)
- Marc Catlin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-24T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-21T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-21T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2021-06-21T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-06-08T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2021-06-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-06-04T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2021-06-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance `introduction`
- **2021-05-12T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-11T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2021-05-11T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, & Water Refer Unamended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Livestock, & Water `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12d79fda-6c6d-442a-b84e-e94ee8e4cf52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).