Status Report for Senate Bill 09276
 Arapahoe County Assessor's Office Status Report

Suspension of the Property Tax Exemptions for qualifying seniors and disabled veterans

January 27, 2009
Governor Ritter forwards his budget request to the Legislature which includes a request that the Senior/Disabled Veterans property tax exemption be suspended for the period from January 1, 2009
through January 1, 2011.

April 6, 2009
Senate Bill 09-276 is introduced sponsored by Senators White, Keller and Tapia and Representatives Pommer, Ferrandino and Marostica which would suspend the Senior/Disabled Veterans property tax exemption for the period from January 1, 2009 through January 1, 2011. Senate Bill 09-276

April 7, 2009
SB 09-276 referred by Appropriations Committee to Committee of the Whole (entire Senate) without amendment Senators Bacon, Hodge, White, Williams, Keller and Tapia voted in favor. Senators Harvey, King K., Kopp and Sandoval voted against.

April 9, 2009
SB 09-276 amended by Senate to eliminate the Senior/Disabled Veterans property tax exemption for the period from January, 1, 2009 but before January 1, 2010 (one year).Amended Bill.
April 13, 2009:
SB 09-276 as amended introduced in House and assigned to Appropriations Committee
 
April 13, 2009:
SB 09-276 as amended passes the Senate. Voting in favor of passing the bill were Senators Bacon, Boyd, Carroll M., Foster, Heath, Hodge, Hudak, Isgar, Keller, Morse, Newell, President Groff, Romer, Shaffer B., Spence, Tapia, Veiga, White, and Williams.
Voting against passing the bill were Senators Brophy, Cadman, Gibbs, Harvey, Kester, King K, Kopp, Lundberg, Mitchell, Penry, Renfroe, Sandoval, Scheffel, Schultheis, Schwartz, and Tochtrop.

April 15, 2009:
SB 09-276 as amended referred by House Appropriations Committee to Committee of the Whole (entire House) without amendment Representatives Judd, Kerr A., Marostica, McCann, Pace, Riesberg, Ferrandino, and  Pommer voted in favor.  Representatives Gardner B., Kefalas, Kerr J., Sonnenberg, and Vaad voted against.

April 16, 2009:
SB 09-276 as amended is revised to change the total decrease in appropriations for the program from $91,400,000 to $90,400,000 on Second Reading and is then approved. Amended and revised bill.

April 21, 2009:
SB 09-276 as amended and as rerevised passes the House.
Voting in favor of passing the bill were Representatives Benefield, Casso, Court, Curry, Ferrandino, Fischer, Green, Hullinghorst, Judd, Kagan, Kerr A., Labuda, Levy, Marostica, McCann, McFadyen, Merrifield, Middleton, Miklosi, Pace, Peniston, Pommer, Rice, Riesberg, Ryden, Scanlan, Schafer S., Solano, Soper, Speaker Carroll, Todd, Vigil, and Weissmann

Voting against passing the bill were Representatives Acree, Apuan, Balmer, Baumgardner, Bradford, Frangas, Gagliardi, Gardner B., Gardner C, Gerou, Kefalas, Kerr J., King S., Lambert, Liston, Looper, Massey, May, McKinley, McNulty, Murray, Nikkel, Primavera, Priola, Roberts, Sonnenberg, Stephens, Summers, Swalm, Tipton, Vaad, and Waller
Co-sponsor(s) added: Representative(s) Benefield, Labuda.

April 27,2009:  
Senate concurs with House revisions SB 09-276 as amended and revised is repassed.

June 4, 2009:
Governor Action - Signed