# Colorado SB26-145: Charter School Involvement in Local Ballot Questions Colorado SB26-145, Charter School Involvement in Local Ballot Questions, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-28 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB26-145-2026A - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB26-145 - State: Colorado - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Charter School Involvement in Local Ballot Questions - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-03-20 - Last action: 2026-05-28, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), Scott Bright (Republican) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (104 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Charter schools gain planning seats: benefit, low. Effective upon enactment, the law gives charter schools a formal voice in school construction planning. Each district long-range planning or capital-needs committee, if one exists, must include at least one charter school representative. Districts must clearly share meeting schedules, and charter s… - Charter schools get formal funding requests: benefit, low. When considering a school construction ballot question, districts must request proposals from every charter school as early as practical. Requests are due at least 120 days before board approval; schools get at least 45 days to respond. Schools must present proposals publicly at least 45 days befor… - Schools must explain construction funding choices: benefit, low. At least 30 days before approving ballot questions, superintendents must notify each charter school that submitted a proposal in writing. Notices must state decisions about special tax questions or charter funding in bond or additional-tax questions. If a proposal is excluded, the notice must give… - Charter funding priority has limits: mixed, low. School boards must review every charter proposal submitted through the required process and rank it against other district needs. The higher-priority rule requires boards to put higher-ranked charter needs in long-range plans and upcoming ballot questions. Districts need not give this priority to c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Lindsay Gilchrist (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Scott Bright (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brandi Bradley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Marshall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Richardson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Woog (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jarvis Caldwell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jacque Phillips (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katie Stewart (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lori Garcia Sander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Naquetta Ricks (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Gonzalez (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Keltie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Slaugh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Carson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Frizell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-09 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 52 | 11 | | | 2026-04-30 | House | Refer Senate Bill 26-145 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 11 | 2 | | | 2026-04-17 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 34 | 1 | | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 26-145, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-05-28: Governor Signed (House) - 2026-05-21: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-05-21: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2026-05-21: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2026-05-09: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-08: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2026-05-05: House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments (House) - 2026-04-30: House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-04-20: Introduced In House - Assigned to Education (House) - 2026-04-17: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114786/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116569/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113554/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114829/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116245/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116210/download) - Senate Education Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114563/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116812/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/114786/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116569/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113554/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114829/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116245/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116210/download) - [Senate Education Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114563/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116812/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-SB26-145-2026A (as of 2026-10-19).