# Colorado SB26-053: Colorado Housing and Finance Authority Mortgage POST Officers First Responders Colorado SB26-053, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority Mortgage POST Officers First Responders, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Chad Clifford (Democratic), Kyle Mullica (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-04-17 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-053-2026A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-053 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Colorado Housing and Finance Authority Mortgage POST Officers First Responders - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-27 - Last action: 2026-04-17, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Chad Clifford (Democratic), Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Ryan Gonzalez (Republican) - Cosponsors: 19 - Subjects: Housing - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (290 yes, 27 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More mortgage access for Colorado responder families: benefit, high. The law expands Colorado Housing and Finance Authority mortgage access through the Colorado Champions Home Loan Program. It adds families of law enforcement officers and first responders working in Colorado. Covered workers include peace officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, noncer… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenny Nguyen (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Byron Pelton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Carson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Larry Liston (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 32 | 3 | | | 2026-04-06 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | Third reading: Amd (l.009) | pass | 64 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | Third reading: Perm | pass | 64 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 51 | 13 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-053, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 9 | 4 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 29 | 6 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-053, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 6 | 1 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-04-17: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-04-08: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-04-07: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-04-06: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2026-04-02: House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor (House) - 2026-03-31: House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-30: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (House) - 2026-03-27: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-03-24: House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-03-02: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government (House) - 2026-02-27: Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 03/02/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 02/27/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/25/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/24/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/23/2026 - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112588/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114184/download) - House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113719/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110995/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112730/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114060/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113877/download) - Senate Local Government & Housing Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111982/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114867/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/112588/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114184/download) - [House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113719/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/110995/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112730/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114060/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113877/download) - [Senate Local Government & Housing Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111982/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114867/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-SB26-053-2026A (as of 2026-10-16).