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September 12, 2024 HB 24B-1003
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Final Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 24B-0005
Rep. Soper; Joseph
Sen. Priola; Baisley
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
September 12, 2024
Signed into Law
Louis Pino | 303-866-3556
louis.pino@coleg.gov
Bill Topic: BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☒ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill creates a business personal property tax exemption for personal property in
greenhouses, and makes one exemption for qualified agricultural equipment
permanent. It increases state and local government expenditures and decreases local
government property tax revenue.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
The final fiscal note reflects the enacted bill.
Summary of Legislation
The bill makes the personal property tax exemptions for agricultural equipment that is used in
any controlled environmental agricultural (CEA) permanent. Under current law, the exemption is
set to expire after tax year 2027.
In addition, the bill includes personal property within a greenhouse used on a farm or ranch, or
in a CEA facility, whether attached to the greenhouse or not, which is used solely for planting or
growing crops in a raw or unprocessed state and the sole purpose of growing crops in the
greenhouse to obtain a monetary profit from the wholesale of plant-based food for human or
livestock consumption, as eligible for the agricultural equipment personal property tax
exemption.
Assumptions
Beginning in property tax years 2028, this bill will reduce the amount of property tax revenue to
local governments. As of the date of this fiscal note, the number of affected facilities and their
associated operating income is unknown. The current classifications of such facilities may vary
by county, and would likely be either “commercial” or “all other agricultural” property. Page 2
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State Expenditures
The bill increases workload in the Department of Local Affairs, Division of Property Taxation
(DPT) and increases future year expenditures for total program funding for school finance, as
discussed below.
Division of Property Taxation (DPT). The DPT currently works with the county assessors to
update forms and procedures and provide guidance concerning administration of the business
personal property tax. Updating manuals and providing guidance to administer the exemptions
in the bill can be accomplished within existing resources.
School finance. To the extent that the bill reduces property taxes, it will reduce the local share
of school funding and require an increase in state aid payments to school districts. Data are
unavailable to estimate the magnitude of this effect. The greenhouses portion of the bill first
affect 2025 assessments and the FY 2025-26 state expenditure for school finance. Extending the
CEA facility exemption first affects FY 2028-29 expenditures.
Local Government
County assessors. County assessors will be required to monitor annually the existence and use
of greenhouse facilities. Some county assessors may require additional staff to accomplish these
tasks, particularly in counties where CEA facilities already exist or are forthcoming.
Property tax revenue. As stated in the Assumptions section, this fiscal note expects a reduction
in local government property taxes. The reduction will depend on the number of qualified
greenhouses, and the amount of agricultural equipment and personal property associated with
each greenhouse.
Effective Date
The bill was signed into law by the Governor on September 6, 2024, and takes effect on
November 28, 2024, assuming no referendum petition is filed.
State and Local Government Contacts
Agriculture Counties
County Assessors Property Tax Division - Local Affairs
Municipalities Special Districts
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit the General Assembly website.