# Colorado HB26-1401: Transfers from Unclaimed Property Trust Fund Colorado HB26-1401, Transfers from Unclaimed Property Trust Fund, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-29 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1401-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1401 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Transfers from Unclaimed Property Trust Fund - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-02 - Last action: 2026-05-29, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: State Government, State Revenue & Budget - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (101 yes, 76 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Colorado moves money into general budget: mixed, low. On June 30, 2026, Colorado transfers $72.8 million from the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund to its General Fund. This adds money to the state’s general budget while reducing money held in the trust fund. The transfer does not specify how that money is spent or provide a direct household payment. Begi… - Colorado shifts Medicaid and dental funding: mixed, low. For budget year 2026-27, the law provides $63.491322 million from Colorado’s General Fund for its health care department. This includes $63.074986 million for Medicaid medical and long-term care services, plus money for department operations. It reduces matching Adult Dental Fund amounts; an amount… - Housing grants get one final transfer: mixed, low. On June 30, 2026, Colorado transfers $2.2 million from the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund to the Housing Development Grant Fund. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law ends authority for future transfers between these funds. The June 30 transfer remains required. The law does not name the projects or house… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 24 | 11 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1401 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-04-11 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 40 | 19 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | fail | 23 | 42 | | | 2026-04-06 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1401 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 2 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-05-29: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-28: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-28: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-28: 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) - 2026-04-10: 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) - 2026-04-06: 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/114351/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116700/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114050/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114440/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114777/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114680/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116897/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/114351/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116700/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114050/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114440/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114777/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114680/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116897/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-HB26-1401-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).