2024 Property Tax Reform: The Choices Before Colorado Voters
- Fiscal
- July 26, 2024
Executive Summary Coloradans have several options to try to address rising property taxes in 2024. The state legislature passed SB24-233 with bipartisan support at the end of the 2024 legislative session. Voters could choose to keep SB24-233 or eschew the bill for either or both Initiatives 50 and 108. Despite being a better alternative
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