# Colorado HB26-1045: Disabilities Housing Protections Colorado HB26-1045, Disabilities Housing Protections, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Chad Clifford (Democratic), Jessie Danielson (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-28 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1045-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1045 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Disabilities Housing Protections - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-05-28, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Chad Clifford (Democratic), Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Yara Zokaie (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 22 - Subjects: Housing, State Government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (98 yes, 90 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger housing rights for people with disabilities: benefit, medium. Colorado law strengthens housing protections for people with disabilities, including those who use assistance animals. Assistance animals do work, perform tasks, give help, or provide therapeutic emotional support related to a disability. They include service animals and emotional support animals t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sen. A. Benavidez - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 23 | 12 | | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1045 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 40 | 23 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | fail | 21 | 38 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Adopt amendment L.004 | fail | 1 | 11 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1045, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 3 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-05-28: 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) - 2026-04-14: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing (Senate) - 2026-02-04: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-02-03: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-02-02: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-01-30: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-01-27: House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-01-14: Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111124/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116513/download) - House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111025/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110795/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111243/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114556/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114494/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116808/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/111124/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116513/download) - [House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111025/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110795/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111243/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114556/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114494/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116808/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-HB26-1045-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).