CO HB1061

HB 26-1061: Community Integration Housing Tax Credits

• Requires the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority to set aside at least 10% of the state's annual federal low-income housing tax credit allocation for "community integration housing" developments serving persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities

• Qualifying developments must reserve at least 20% of units for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, comply with federal home- and community-based services (HCBS) settings standards, and partner with a community-centered board or certified case management agency

• Grants priority scoring or preference for state affordable housing tax credits to developments that have already received federal tax credits as qualified community integration housing projects

• Unused credits from the community integration housing set-aside may be reallocated to any eligible project at the end of each calendar year

• Takes effect August 12, 2026 (90 days after legislative adjournment), applying to qualified allocation plans adopted on or after that date