Colorado Special Session Passes Democrat-Led Property Tax Bills

Published on November 20, 2023

DENVER—Next year, Erin Meschke’s property taxes in Boulder, Colorado, will increase by almost $14,000, she told state senators at a committee hearing during Colorado’s special session. Ms. Meschke, along with five other Colorado residents, spoke in favor of Republican State Senator Kevin Van Wrinkle’s two-page Senate Bill 23B-006, which proposes capping the actual value of property used for purposes of valuation at 6 percent between 2022 and 2023. “My property taxes went up from $12,500 last year to the projected amount of over $26,000 for next year,” Ms. Meschke said. “So, this kind of a cap is actually going to greatly help not only me but other people who are in similar positions. I heard that the average … increase was somewhere over 40 percent for people in Colorado. And I just feel like this is a simple solution, and we should pass it.”...

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