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House Taxation Committee roundup: 10/12 — which bills advanced, which failed
Summary
Summary of outcomes from the House Taxation Committee meeting on Oct. 12, 2025: bills on vape taxes, child tax credit, coal-trust housing loans, property appraisal smoothing and more were acted on; several proposals were tabled after committee votes.
The House Taxation Committee met on Oct. 12 and took action on multiple bills affecting taxation, housing, tourism and public health. Key committee outcomes are summarized below.
Votes at a glance (committee action):
- HB 895 (Schubert) — Exclusion for portion of income from sale of newly constructed residences: FAILED in committee; recorded vote in executive action 0–21; motion to table carried.
- HB 903 (Schubert) — New manufacturing property tax class: FAILED 0–21; tabled.
- HB 900 (Nave) — Income tax credit for businesses that direct payment processing fees to charity: FAILED 0–21; tabled.
- HB 904 (Elverum) — Change to capital gains taxation removing preferential rate over thresholds: FAILED 9–12; tabled.
- HB 910 (Cafaro) — Taxation of vape products: PASSED as amended (20% wholesale rate) 17–4.
- HB 920 (A. Regier) — Property tax abatements for nonprofit senior-care housing sponsors: PASSED 19–2.
- HB 915 (Schillinger) — Reclassify certain wind generation facilities for property tax purposes: FAILED 7–14; tabled.
- HB 926 (Schillinger) — Transfer of funds from Debt and Liability Free account (to school facilities fund): FAILED 6–15; tabled.
- HB 942 (Elverum) — Child tax credit ($1,000 per qualifying child under age 5; phased by income): PASSED 14–7.
- HB 905 (Overstreet) — Refund of property taxes for failure to abate public nuisance: FAILED 3–18; tabled.
- HB 914 (Rosenzweig) — Reallocate lodging facility use tax to local infrastructure: FAILED 3–18; tabled.
- HB 916 (Vinton) — Property tax assistance for primary residents funded with lodging tax revenue: FAILED 6–15; tabled.
- HB 894 (Espin) — Use a 10‑year Olympic average for certain appraisals: PASSED 12–9.
- HB 878 (Thain) — Additional $50M from coal-trust for multifamily affordable housing loans: PASSED 17–4.
- HB 906 (Falk) — Property-tax rebate from capital development fund interest: FAILED 4–17; tabled.
- HB 892 (Gillette) — Redirect portion of insurance tax revenue for property-tax relief: FAILED 9–12; tabled.
- HB 868 (reconsidered at the end of the session) — Taxation of long-term capital gains (reconsideration motion succeeded; bill passed 15–6 following reconsideration).
What this means: Several high-profile proposals were defeated or sent back for further work, while a smaller group of bills that lawmakers characterized as targeted relief or investments — including the vape product tax (as amended), a child tax credit, coal-trust housing loans, and smoothing property appraisals — moved out of committee. Many defeated bills drew sharp testimony from business groups, sector trade associations and state agencies, which can be expected to press for changes or find alternative trajectories in upcoming calendar days.
Next steps: Bills that passed committee proceed to the House calendar for floor debate and possible amendment. Measures that were tabled can be resubmitted or revived by motion later in the session.
Ending: The committee handled a heavy agenda — multiple hearings and formal votes — and concluded with a mix of policy wins and losses reflecting competing interests among economic development, public health, housing and local-government stakeholders.
