# Colorado HB26-1314: Family Stability & Kinship Care Colorado HB26-1314, Family Stability & Kinship Care, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Regina English (Democratic), Tony Exum (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-01 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1314-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1314 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Family Stability & Kinship Care - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-02 - Last action: 2026-06-01, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Regina English (Democratic), Tony Exum (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: Children & Domestic Matters - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (91 yes, 28 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More grandparents can qualify for family time: benefit, medium. The law expands who counts as a grandparent or great-grandparent for family time. A person who was the child’s grandparent can qualify when the child’s mother or father has died. A person who was the child’s great-grandparent can qualify when the child’s mother, father, or grandparent has died. The… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sheila Lieder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sen. A. Benavidez - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (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: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 29 | 6 | | | 2026-04-30 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1314 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-04-21 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 46 | 18 | | | 2026-04-15 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1314, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 4 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-06-01: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-22: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-22: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-22: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-06: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-30: Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-04-24: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services (Senate) - 2026-04-21: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-20: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House) - 2026-04-15: House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-03-31: House Committee on Health & Human Services Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only (House) - 2026-03-02: Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114922/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116597/download) - House Health & Human Services Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114810/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112780/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115039/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115888/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115793/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116992/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/114922/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116597/download) - [House Health & Human Services Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114810/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112780/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115039/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115888/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115793/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116992/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-HB26-1314-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).