# Colorado HB26-1146: Allow Approved Facility Schools Participate in Public Employees' Retirement Association Colorado HB26-1146, Allow Approved Facility Schools Participate in Public Employees' Retirement Association, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Chris Kolker (Democratic), Eliza Hamrick (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-04-02 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1146-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1146 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Allow Approved Facility Schools Participate in Public Employees' Retirement Association - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-04 - Last action: 2026-04-02, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Chris Kolker (Democratic), Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), Jacque Phillips (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 25 - Subjects: State Government - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (100 yes, 20 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public retirement access for facility school staff: benefit, medium. The law lets Colorado schools meeting the legal definition of an approved facility school apply to join the Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA). PERA board approval is required, and approved schools join its local government division. Employer and employee retirement benefits, rights, a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Garcia Sander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goldstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-16 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 27 | 7 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1146 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 53 | 12 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1146 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 1 | | ## Actions (12) - 2026-04-02: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-03-26: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-03-25: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-03-16: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-25: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-02-24: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-02-19: House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-02-04: Introduced In House - Assigned to Education (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112553/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113681/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111304/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112584/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113332/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113265/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114116/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/112553/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113681/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111304/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112584/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113332/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113265/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114116/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-HB26-1146-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).