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ChampionedTaxes / families

Expand tax credits for millions of working parents.

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ChampionedFact-checker reviewConfidence: 90%

Independently verified both primary sources at leg.colorado.gov. HB24-1134 lists Rep. M. Rutinel as prime sponsor (with Weissman/Hansen/Hinrichsen); Governor Signed May 14, 2024; it permanently raises the state EITC (25-50% of federal, scaling with revenue growth) and increases the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit from 50% to 70% of the federal credit for households under $60k. HB24-1288 also lists Rutinel as prime sponsor (with Sirota/Hansen); Governor Signed May 14, 2024; it expands access to EITC/CTC via data sharing across nine agencies and launches a pilot to help up to 100,000 households claim prior-year federal/state credits. Prime sponsorship on the record — not merely a supporting vote — establishes he actively led the effort. Both bills are enacted law expanding tax credits for working parents. The 'millions' framing is aspirational political rhetoric; his concrete legislative leadership on this exact promise direction (as a Colorado state legislator, the office he held) is a genuine championing. Same standard would apply to a Republican with equivalent prime-sponsor record on enacted tax-credit expansion.

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