# Colorado HB26-1175: State Education Fund Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act & Colorado Teacher of the Year Program Colorado HB26-1175, State Education Fund Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act & Colorado Teacher of the Year Program, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1175-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1175 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: State Education Fund Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act & Colorado Teacher of the Year Program - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-06 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (113 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colorado protects yearly funding for reading help: benefit, low. Starting in fiscal year 2026-27, Colorado must provide at least $34 million yearly from the State Education Fund for reading programs. This pays for school grants, per-student reading help, public reading campaigns, an independent evaluator, and program support and oversight. It also funds training… - Teacher recognition continues with optional state funding: mixed, low. The Colorado Teacher of the Year program continues, but its separate fund ends September 1, 2027. The treasurer must transfer $24,800 yearly from the State Education Fund to that fund through fiscal year 2025-26. The legislature can fund the program through yearly State Education Fund appropriation… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ron Weinberg (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Scott Slaugh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ty Winter (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1175 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 | 63 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1175 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/111779/download) - Engrossed (2): [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111873/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113176/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111455/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111872/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112377/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112221/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113786/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/111779/download) - [Engrossed (2) (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111873/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113176/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111455/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111872/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112377/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112221/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113786/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-HB26-1175-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).