# Colorado HB26-1026: Expanding Plan Options for PERA Colorado HB26-1026, Expanding Plan Options for PERA, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bob Marshall (Democratic), Chris Kolker (Democratic), Eliza Hamrick (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-01 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1026-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1026 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Expanding Plan Options for PERA - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-06-01, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Bob Marshall (Democratic), Chris Kolker (Democratic), Eliza Hamrick (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 23 - Subjects: State Government - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (229 yes, 36 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More retirement savings choices for public workers: benefit, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, covered employees get pre-tax and Roth options through PERA's voluntary investment and deferred compensation programs. These programs are additional to other public retirement systems. The voluntary investment program must cover all employees of employers within its scope… - Bought pension credit cannot qualify disability benefits: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, PERA credit bought for noncovered time does not count toward certain earned-service requirements. Members cannot use it to qualify for disability retirement, short-term disability payments, or survivor benefit coverage. This restriction does not bar other allowed uses of… - Public workers face pension credit purchase limits: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, PERA members can buy credit for eligible time without PERA service credit, subject to limits. Qualified service means time outside the federal nonqualified-service category; buying it requires one earned PERA year and employment and salary records. For nonqualified servic… - Pension credit purchases help fund retiree healthcare: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, noncovered-time pension credit purchases must be priced to fully cover their pension liability. From each purchase payment, PERA directs an amount based on 1.02% of the member's highest average salary, plus interest, to the health care trust. This is not 1.02% of the purc… - Public workers' savings count toward pension contributions: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, voluntary savings in both PERA programs remain part of salary used to calculate pension contributions. This applies to member, working-retiree, and employer contribution calculations. Deferring pay into savings does not remove that pay from the contribution base. This can… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alex Valdez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goldstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tisha Mauro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-04 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 63 | 2 | | | 2026-05-04 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 51 | 14 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 31 | 4 | | | 2026-04-22 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1026 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-03-24 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1026, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 49 | 13 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1026 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 1 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1026 to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 9 | 2 | | ## Actions (17) - 2026-06-01: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-19: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-19: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-04: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2026-04-24: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily (House) - 2026-04-23: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-04-22: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-04: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-03: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-02-27: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-02-09: House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations (House) - 2026-01-14: Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112810/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116514/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110749/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112906/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115131/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115070/download) - Senate Finance Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113703/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116986/download) ## Related bills - HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture (signed) - HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements (signed) - HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests (signed) - SB26-155: Increase Access Homeowner's Insurance Enterprise (signed) - HB26-1429: County Administration Public Assistance Programs (signed) - HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112810/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116514/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110749/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112906/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115131/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115070/download) - [Senate Finance Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113703/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116986/download) ## Related - [HB26-1250: Procedures Related to Civil Asset Forfeiture](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1250-2026A) - [HB26-1298: Background Checks for Child Welfare Placements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1298-2026A) - [HB26-1414: Medical Record Requests](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1414-2026A) - [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) - [HB26-1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1430-2026A) - [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-HB26-1026-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).