# Colorado SB26-080: Cradle to Career Grant Program Creation Colorado SB26-080, Cradle to Career Grant Program Creation, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cleave Simpson (Republican), James Coleman (Democratic), Meghan Lukens (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-06-04 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-080-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-080 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Cradle to Career Grant Program Creation - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-06 - Last action: 2026-06-04, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Cleave Simpson (Republican), James Coleman (Democratic), Meghan Lukens (Democratic), Regina English (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 15 - Subjects: Human Services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 13 (241 yes, 75 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Donation-backed funding for family service grants: benefit, low. The law creates a state fund for Cradle to Career grants, administered by the Colorado Department of Human Services. It accepts gifts, grants, donations, interest, and other money appropriated or transferred into it. The legislature must approve spending each year, and the law prohibits General Fun… - Safety and equal access for families: benefit, low. Grant-funded groups must follow state and local health and safety rules and require name-based criminal history checks for employees. Employees handling money must show financial responsibility. Recipients must follow open-records and nondiscrimination laws, and shared data must follow state and fe… - New community grants to help families: benefit, low. Colorado creates grants for coordinated services supporting children, youth under 25, and families—not direct household payments. Eligible applicants include local governments, schools, state colleges, tribes, and community nonprofits. Service areas must have at least 30% of households with childre… - Family grant program ends in 2033: cost, low. The Cradle to Career Grant Program and its advisory council are scheduled to end September 1, 2033. The repeal provision has an effective date of August 12, 2026. A timely referendum petition against the act or this provision requires voter approval at the November 2026 general election. In that ca… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: James Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Meghan Lukens (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Regina English (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sean Camacho (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-13 | House | Third reading: Perm | pass | 52 | 13 | | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-05-13 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 30 | 5 | | | 2026-05-13 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 41 | 24 | | | 2026-05-12 | House | Reconsider SB 26-080 | pass | 6 | 5 | | | 2026-05-12 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-080, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2026-05-11 | House | Postpone Senate Bill 26-080 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. | pass | 6 | 5 | | | 2026-05-11 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-080 to the Committee of the Whole. | fail | 5 | 6 | | | 2026-05-07 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-080, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 7 | 3 | | | 2026-04-30 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-080 to the Committee on Finance. | pass | 7 | 6 | | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 31 | 4 | | | 2026-04-10 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-080, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-080, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 6 | 1 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-06-04: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-19: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-19: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-19: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-13: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-13: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2026-05-12: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-05-12: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House) - 2026-05-11: House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely (House) - 2026-05-07: House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2026-04-30: House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Finance (House) - 2026-04-22: House Committee on Education Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only (House) - 2026-04-13: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Introduced In House - Assigned to Education (House) - 2026-04-10: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114376/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116507/download) - House Finance Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116215/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111435/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114479/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116460/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116407/download) - Senate Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114365/download) - Senate Local Government & Housing Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112686/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117132/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/114376/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116507/download) - [House Finance Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116215/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111435/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114479/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116460/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116407/download) - [Senate Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114365/download) - [Senate Local Government & Housing Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112686/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117132/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-SB26-080-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).