# Colorado SB25-302: Achieving a Better Life Experience Tax Deduction Colorado SB25-302, Achieving a Better Life Experience Tax Deduction, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Cleave Simpson (Republican), Lorena Garcia (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-24 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-302-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-302 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Achieving a Better Life Experience Tax Deduction - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-21 - Last action: 2025-05-24, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Cleave Simpson (Republican), Lorena Garcia (Democratic), Yara Zokaie (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 18 - Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (112 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colorado disability savings deductions carry limits: mixed, high. Through 2030, Colorado taxpayers can deduct contributions to ABLE disability savings accounts, subject to annual limits per taxpayer, per beneficiary: $20,000 for single returns or $30,000 for joint returns. Contributions excluded from federal taxable income do not qualify, and these limits are sha… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rep. S. Bird - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-05 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 50 | 14 | | | 2025-05-03 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-302 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-302 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-302 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2025-05-24: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-12: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-12: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-05: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-05-03: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-05-03: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-04-30: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations (House) - 2025-04-29: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81868/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81863/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81870/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81866/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81864/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81865/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40530/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81868/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81863/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81870/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81866/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81864/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/81865/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40530/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-302-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).