ColoradoModify Property Tax Lien Sales Treasurer Deeds & Fees
What it does
The act modifies the fees of county treasurers by specifying fee amounts treasurers are required or allowed to collect in connection with the public auction and related proceedings for issuance of a treasurer's deed. Commencing on or before December 31, 2026, and every second year thereafter, the act requires an upward adjustment of the maximum dollar amount of all treasurer fees. The act make technical modifications to the provisions governing county treasurer tax lien sales for the collection of delinquent property taxes.
More detail
It clarifies certain definitions and standardizes the use of defined terms. The act also modifies certain provisions and repeals obsolete provisions in conformity with the new process to obtain a treasurer's deed for a property subject to a tax lien. Additionally, the act repeals and reenacts, with changes, the public auction process established in 2024 that is required prior to the issuance of a treasurer's deed to protect against an unconstitutional taking of a taxpayer's property or property value, in excess of their tax debt. The act models the public auction process on the public trustee foreclosure process. The act creates new definitions and modifies and expands the provisions for a public auction, including related rights, limitations, and records. The modified process applies to a treasurer's deed issued on or after June 1, 2026, regardless of the date of the tax lien sale, application for treasurer's deed, or commencement of any related proceeding.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 19Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 12Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 12Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 12Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 23Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 21House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - FloorPassed House
- Vote recorded AMD (L.009). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded PERM. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 14House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- Apr 13House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-144 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 9Introduced In House - Assigned to FinanceMinor
- Apr 8Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - FloorPassed Senate
- Vote recorded AMEND (L.007). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 7Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, FloorMinor
- Apr 6Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/07/2026 - No Amendments
- Mar 31Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment J). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment I). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-144, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment G). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment K). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment H). Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 20Introduced In Senate - Assigned to FinanceIntroduced