# Colorado HB26-1350: Appropriations to Legacy School Food Programs Colorado HB26-1350, Appropriations to Legacy School Food Programs, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1350-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1350 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriations to Legacy School Food Programs - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-02 - Last action: 2026-05-27, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (99 yes, 13 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - School meal fund covers federal matching costs: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Colorado can use Healthy School Meals for All money for the required federal school lunch match. For 2026–27, the law provides $2.472644 million for that match, replacing the same amount from the state public school fund. This is part of $3.001741 million in Healthy School M… - School meal money supports summer grocery benefits: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Colorado can use school meal money for SNAP outreach and summer grocery benefit activities. An award must leave the Healthy School Meals for All reserve at 35% or more; spending must add to, not replace, state spending. Beginning July 1, 2026, the fund can also pay to admini… - Free school breakfast funding loses its minimum: mixed, low. Start Smart supports free breakfasts for children who otherwise pay reduced prices and helps cover eligible facility-school breakfast costs. The law removes required yearly funding of $700,000 to $1.5 million; lawmakers now choose whether to fund it. For 2026–27, Healthy School Meals for All provid… - Free school lunch funding becomes optional: mixed, low. The lunch protection program supports no-charge lunches for children in state-subsidized early education and K–12 students eligible for reduced prices. It also helps cover eligible facility-school lunch costs. The law makes program funding optional rather than required. For 2026–27, Healthy School… - Local school food aid loses payment floor: mixed, low. When Healthy School Meals for All funding falls short, lawmakers can approve extra local food reimbursements and technical assistance grants. Reimbursements cover participating providers' lunches from the prior school year; grants help with local food purchasing and education. The law removes the m… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (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 26-1350 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 | 49 | 11 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1350 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-05-27: 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) - 2026-04-16: 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/114276/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116624/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114000/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114447/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114720/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114661/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116748/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/114276/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116624/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114000/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114447/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114720/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114661/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116748/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-HB26-1350-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).