# Colorado HB26-1189: Uniform Community Property Disposition Death Act

Colorado HB26-1189, Uniform Community Property Disposition Death Act, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Marc Snyder (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado HB26-1189
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Uniform Community Property Disposition Death Act
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Governor Signed
- Sponsors: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), Marc Snyder (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Probate, Trusts, & Fiduciaries
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (113 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Broader inheritance rules for Colorado property owners: mixed, medium. The law expands community-property rules at death to cover all or a qualifying share of Colorado real estate. The property must be traceable to community property or bought with it. Its status depends on the law where either spouse had their legal home when it was acquired or later became community…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cecelia Espenoza (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Soper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Carson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1189 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 61 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1189 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-13: Governor Signed (House)
- 2026-04-02: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2026-04-01: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House)
- 2026-04-01: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-02: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2026-02-25: House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2026-02-09: Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112770/download)
- Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113840/download)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111549/download)
- Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112802/download)
- Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113636/download)
- Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113597/download)
- Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114897/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/112770/download)
- [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113840/download)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111549/download)
- [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112802/download)
- [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113636/download)
- [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113597/download)
- [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114897/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-HB26-1189-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).