# Colorado HB26-1419: Over-Refund of Excess State Revenues Colorado HB26-1419, Over-Refund of Excess State Revenues, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-03 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB26-1419-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado HB26-1419 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Over-Refund of Excess State Revenues - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-04-21 - Last action: 2026-06-03, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Kyle Brown (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 15 - Subjects: Fiscal Policy & Taxes - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (189 yes, 128 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Smaller future refunds for Colorado taxpayers: cost, low. The law allows Colorado to reduce future TABOR refunds to account for excess refunds from fiscal year 2024-25. This process applies if the state controller certifies in September 2026 that 2025-26 revenue stayed within the TABOR spending limit. Before November 16, 2026, the controller must calculat… - State auditor gets refund correction funding: cost, low. The law provides $18,021 from Colorado's general fund for fiscal year 2026-27. The money goes to the Legislative Department for the Office of the State Auditor to carry out the law. Funding assumes an additional 0.2 full-time equivalent staff position. It does not provide direct payments to househo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Bacon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Carter (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rebekah Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Woodrow (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yara Zokaie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-12 | House | Senate amendments: Repass | pass | 41 | 23 | | | 2026-05-12 | House | Senate amendments: Concur | pass | 43 | 21 | | | 2026-05-11 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 20 | 15 | | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | Refer House Bill 26-1419, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2026-04-30 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 41 | 21 | | | 2026-04-28 | House | Committee of the whole: Amd (h.001) | fail | 24 | 39 | | | 2026-04-24 | House | Adopt amendment J.001 | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2026-04-24 | House | Refer House Bill 26-1419, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 3 | | ## Actions (17) - 2026-06-03: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-06-02: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-06-02: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-06-02: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-12: House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (House) - 2026-05-11: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-08: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-05-01: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-04-30: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-29: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-28: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-04-24: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-04-21: Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115367/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116890/download) - House Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115247/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114993/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115511/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116303/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116133/download) - Senate Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115930/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117074/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/115367/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116890/download) - [House Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115247/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114993/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115511/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116303/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116133/download) - [Senate Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115930/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117074/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-HB26-1419-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).