# Colorado HB26-1174: School Finance Mid-Year Adjustments

Colorado HB26-1174, School Finance Mid-Year Adjustments, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado HB26-1174
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: School Finance Mid-Year Adjustments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed
- Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (103 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Funding protections for Colorado school districts: benefit, low. For 2025–26 only, each district gets the higher of its 2024–25 funding or its old-formula amount plus a transition increase. That increase equals 15% of the difference when the new formula gives more than the old formula. When the new formula gives less, the district gets the higher of its 2024–25…
- Lower funding floor for Colorado schools: cost, medium. For 2025–26 only, Colorado lowers its statewide school funding floor from about $10.032 billion to $9.998 billion, including institute charter schools. The state share decreases by $103.47 million; the local share increases by $69.92 million because tax receipts exceeded forecasts. The law does not…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 32 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1174 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 54 | 8 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1174 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 1 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-03-26: Governor Signed (House)
- 2026-03-17: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2026-03-16: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House)
- 2026-02-20: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2026-02-11: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2026-02-10: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2026-02-06: Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111776/download)
- Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113177/download)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111450/download)
- Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111870/download)
- Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112376/download)
- Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112220/download)
- Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113783/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/111776/download)
- [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113177/download)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111450/download)
- [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111870/download)
- [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112376/download)
- [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112220/download)
- [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113783/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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1174-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).