# Colorado HB26-1008: Colorado Outdoor Opportunities Act Colorado HB26-1008, Colorado Outdoor Opportunities Act, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Janice Marchman (Democratic), Janice Rich (Republican), Meghan Lukens (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1008-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1008 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Colorado Outdoor Opportunities Act - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Janice Rich (Republican), Meghan Lukens (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican) - Cosponsors: 32 - Subjects: Natural Resources & Environment - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (247 yes, 52 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colorado strengthens outdoor planning and staffing: benefit, low. Colorado Parks and Wildlife leads the state’s outdoor strategy and must maintain enough staff and leadership capacity for that work. It coordinates with government and Tribal partners, connects recreation with wildlife, agriculture, and climate planning, and shares voluntary planning tools. Private… - Colorado supports recreation access and communities: benefit, low. Colorado Parks and Wildlife must support planning, building, and maintaining outdoor recreation facilities, infrastructure, and access under the state’s outdoor strategy. It must plan visitor use around available staff, maintenance, and coordination capacity while protecting wildlife, natural resou… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Janice Rich (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alex Valdez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goldstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matt Soper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tisha Mauro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-04 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 46 | 19 | | | 2026-05-04 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 61 | 4 | | | 2026-04-27 | Senate | Third reading: Amend (l.012) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-04-27 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 27 | 7 | | | 2026-04-24 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1008 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1008, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 47 | 17 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1008, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 1 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1008, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 9 | 4 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-05-27: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-18: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-18: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-18: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-04: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2026-04-28: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily (House) - 2026-04-27: Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources (Senate) - 2026-03-09: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-06: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-03-06: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-02-23: House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2026-01-14: Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112990/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116494/download) - House Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112680/download) - House Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112948/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110680/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113030/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115286/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115173/download) - Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113800/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116751/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112990/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116494/download) - [House Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112680/download) - [House Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112948/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110680/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113030/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115286/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115173/download) - [Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113800/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116751/download) ## Related - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-155-2026A) - [HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1429-2026A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1008-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).