# Colorado HB26-1360: Affordable Housing Financing Fund Colorado HB26-1360, Affordable Housing Financing Fund, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-28 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1360-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1360 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Affordable Housing Financing Fund - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-02 - Last action: 2026-05-28, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Housing, State Government, State Revenue & Budget - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (105 yes, 44 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Housing fund earnings support housing programs: benefit, low. Interest and investment earnings in Colorado's affordable housing financing fund are available for its authorized housing purposes. The state housing office can spend fund money, including these earnings, without a separate legislative appropriation. - Less state money for affordable housing: cost, medium. On June 30, 2026, Colorado transfers $130 million from the state affordable housing fund to the General Fund. This transfer is exempt from the state's constitutional spending limit. On July 1, 40% of the pre-transfer balance goes to the support fund; the financing fund receives the remaining balanc… - Housing administration faces a spending cap: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the state housing office and administrator together face a 2% cap on program administration spending. For 2026-27, the cap uses the transfer amount before subtracting the $130 million diversion. In other specified years, it uses the amount actually transferred to the financi… - Housing funding shares and loan priorities: mixed, low. The administrator normally must allocate 40% to 70% of annual financing-fund transfers to affordable housing equity investments. Low-cost housing loans must receive 15% to 35%. These ranges reserve money for each program but also cap its share. For 2026-27, the state housing office and administrato… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 26 | 9 | | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 27 | 8 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1360 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-04-11 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 39 | 22 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1360 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 3 | | ## Actions (15) - 2026-05-28: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-26: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-26: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-26: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-04-16: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate Third Reading Reconsidered - 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) - 2026-04-10: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-09: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-08: House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-07: 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/114319/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116650/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114008/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114398/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114768/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114675/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116799/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/114319/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116650/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114008/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114398/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114768/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114675/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116799/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-HB26-1360-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).