republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1216.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Correcting Defects in Statutes Administered by Department of Revenue"
description: "The act corrects technical defects and incorrect cross-references in certain statutes administered by the department of revenue as follows:Section 1 of the act amends the list of conditions a taxpayer must meet to claim a refundable income tax credit for certain businesses located in the state so that the list of conditions terminates correctly and conforms with standard drafting practices;Sections 2 and 4 correct outdated cross-references in the statute governing the collection of tax on gasoline and special fuels and the statute governing the road usage fee and bridge and tunnel impact fee;Section 3 clarifies the amount that can be claimed for a property tax or rent assistance grant and a heat or fuel expenses assistance grant based on the year the claim was made; andSection 5 removes the definitions for 'battery electric motor vehicle' and 'plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle' from the statute that creates the high-performance transportation enterprise, as those defined terms do not otherwise appear in the statute.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1216"
citation: "Colorado HB 1216 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Economic Development", "Energy", "State Government", "State Revenue & Budget", "Transportation & Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Bradley", "C. Espenoza", "J. Rich", "M. Carter", "S. Luck", "T. Exum"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 13
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-17"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd2d6fb6-6393-450a-9fbb-699c20d1d4bc"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1216"
source_hash: "cf54da62276bc62079fe206c14c9e30bf058fb2cde7f2e27044a174f252313c1"
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 1216 (2026A) — Correcting Defects in Statutes Administered by Department of Revenue

The act corrects technical defects and incorrect cross-references in certain statutes administered by the department of revenue as follows:Section 1 of the act amends the list of conditions a taxpayer must meet to claim a refundable income tax credit for certain businesses located in the state so that the list of conditions terminates correctly and conforms with standard drafting practices;Sections 2 and 4 correct outdated cross-references in the statute governing the collection of tax on gasoline and special fuels and the statute governing the road usage fee and bridge and tunnel impact fee;Section 3 clarifies the amount that can be claimed for a property tax or rent assistance grant and a heat or fuel expenses assistance grant based on the year the claim was made; andSection 5 removes the definitions for 'battery electric motor vehicle' and 'plug-in hybrid electric motor vehicle' from the statute that creates the high-performance transportation enterprise, as those defined terms do not otherwise appear in the statute.(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. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112079/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113001/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115356/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113043/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114216/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114151/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115952/download)

## Votes

- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1216 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1216 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Bradley — primary (person)
- C. Espenoza — primary (person)
- J. Rich — primary (person)
- M. Carter — primary (person)
- S. Luck — primary (person)
- T. Exum — primary (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-05-05** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2026 - No Amendments
- **2026-05-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-01** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-06** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-12** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-03-09** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-03-05** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd2d6fb6-6393-450a-9fbb-699c20d1d4bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).