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ColoradoHB26-13332026 Regular SessionHouse

Fiscal Year 2026-27 Legislative Appropriation Bill

Sponsored By: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Julie McCluskie (Democratic), Monica Duran (Democratic), Robert Rodriguez (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

General Assembly

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Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Colorado funds its youth advisory council

For state fiscal year 2026-27, Colorado provides $50,000 from the General Fund to the Youth Advisory Council cash fund. This funding is separate from the Legislative Department's $75.719843 million budget. The Legislative Department must account for the money. The funding supports the council, not direct household payments.

Colorado funds lawmakers and legislative offices

The law provides $75.719843 million for Colorado's Legislative Department in state fiscal year 2026-27, including council and pension funding. The General Assembly gets $25.344224 million: $25.339224 million from the General Fund and $5,000 from sales and print-shop services. That budget assumes 173.4 full-time equivalent positions. The State Auditor gets $14.136402 million: $12.495722 million from the General Fund and $1.640680 million from departments for audits. Its budget assumes 83.1 full-time equivalent positions. The Joint Budget Committee gets $3.014066 million from the General Fund, based on 19.7 full-time equivalent positions. The Committee on Legal Services gets $10.899114 million from the General Fund, based on 64.8 full-time equivalent positions. An informational estimate projects $203,077 in existing civil-action tax revenue to offset statute-revision costs; it does not change appropriations. These funds do not create direct household payments.

Colorado funds legislative council and orientation

For state fiscal year 2026-27, the Legislative Council gets $17.688092 million, based on 109.6 full-time equivalent positions. This includes $17.547092 million from the General Fund and $141,000 in funds already appropriated through the General Assembly. The law also revises its 2025-26 budget to $17.384445 million, based on 109.9 full-time equivalent positions. That amount includes $17.243445 million from the General Fund and $141,000 in funds already appropriated through the General Assembly. An additional $30,000 from the General Fund pays for new legislator orientation and official functions. The law carries that money into 2026-27 if it remains unspent before July 1, 2026.

Colorado funds public employee pension payments

For state fiscal year 2026-27, Colorado provides $4.637945 million from the General Fund for public employee pension funding. It pays the Public Employees' Retirement Association's Amortization Equalization Disbursement and Supplemental Amortization Equalization Disbursement. The law does not change any person's pension benefit amount.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Cleave Simpson

    Republican • Senate

  • Julie McCluskie

    Democratic • House

  • Monica Duran

    Democratic • House

  • Robert Rodriguez

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Andrew Boesenecker

    Democratic • House

  • Emily Sirota

    Democratic • House

  • Jennifer Bacon

    Democratic • House

  • Junie Joseph

    Democratic • House

  • Kyle Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Mandy Lindsay

    Democratic • House

  • Rick Taggart

    Republican • House

  • Cathy Kipp

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 242 • No: 2

House vote • 4/14/2026

Senate amendments: Repass

Yes: 63 • No: 0

House vote • 4/14/2026

Senate amendments: Concur

Yes: 63 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/13/2026

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 35 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/10/2026

Refer House Bill 26-1333, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 5 • No: 2

House vote • 3/24/2026

Third reading: Bill

Yes: 65 • No: 0

House vote • 3/20/2026

Refer House Bill 26-1333 to the Committee of the Whole.

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    5/4/2026House

  2. Sent to the Governor

    4/23/2026House

  3. Signed by the Speaker of the House

    4/22/2026House

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

    4/22/2026Senate

  5. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

    4/14/2026House

  6. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    4/13/2026Senate

  7. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

    4/10/2026Senate

  8. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

    4/10/2026Senate

  9. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

    3/27/2026Senate

  10. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    3/24/2026House

  11. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

    3/23/2026House

  12. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

    3/20/2026House

  13. Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

    3/13/2026House

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