# Colorado HB26-1349: Funding for Prevention Services Programs Colorado Department of Early Childhood Colorado HB26-1349, Funding for Prevention Services Programs Colorado Department of Early Childhood, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1349-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1349 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Funding for Prevention Services Programs Colorado Department of Early Childhood - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-02 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Children & Domestic Matters, General Assembly - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (104 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colorado keeps child abuse prevention support: benefit, low. The law establishes a dedicated Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund within the Department of Early Childhood. It removes the July 1, 2027 end date for the fund and prevention board, with no new end date. Fund money can support prevention services eligible for federal reimbursement, and those… - New funding rules for nurse visits: benefit, low. The Nurse Home Visitor Program Fund can receive additional money that lawmakers approve or transfer, without a guaranteed funding increase. Its sources also include tobacco settlement money, gifts, grants, and donations; interest and unused money stay in the fund. Program grants still depend on ann… - Colorado shifts money between family services: mixed, low. Colorado transfers $5.1 million from the Nurse Home Visitor Program Fund to the prevention trust fund each July 1, 2026–2029. For budget year 2026–27, $5.1 million in General Fund money replaces home visiting money from the nurse fund. For child abuse prevention, $5.1 million from the trust fund re… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen McCormick (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 33 | 2 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1349 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-04-11 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 54 | 6 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1349 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-05-27: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-21: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-21: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-04-16: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-04-11: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-09: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-08: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-06: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-04-02: Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114275/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116590/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113998/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114388/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114719/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114618/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116749/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/114275/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116590/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113998/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114388/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114719/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114618/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116749/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-HB26-1349-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).