# Colorado HB26-1353: Student State Assessment in Social Studies Colorado HB26-1353, Student State Assessment in Social Studies, 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 2026-05-28 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1353-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1353 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Student State Assessment in Social Studies - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-02 - Last action: 2026-05-28, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (83 yes, 30 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Less state money for Colorado assessments: cost, low. The law cuts State Education Fund money for Colorado's statewide assessment program by $302,835 for budget year 2026–27. The cut requires that year's annual budget act to become law. No cut is required if that act leaves out the appropriation or provides less than $302,835. The cut takes effect on… - Social studies tests limited to seventh-graders: mixed, low. Colorado must give the state social studies test only to seventh-grade students in public schools statewide. Other grades are no longer covered by this testing requirement. The law ends testing through a yearly sample of schools and optional testing outside that sample. State tests in English langu… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lori Goldstein (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 25 | 10 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1353 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2026-04-11 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 42 | 18 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1353 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 10 | 1 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-05-28: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-27: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-27: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-27: 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 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/114278/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116719/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114002/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114394/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114766/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114677/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116797/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/114278/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116719/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114002/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114394/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114766/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114677/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116797/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-HB26-1353-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).