CO HB 1001

enacted

Housing Developments on Qualifying Properties

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CO HB 1001 pass?

Yes. CO HB 1001 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-25): Governor Signed

What is CO HB 1001 about?

The act requires a subject jurisdiction to, on or after December 31, 2027, subject to an administrative approval process, allow the construction of a residential development on a qualifying property that does not contain an exempt parcel; except that, if on December 31, 2027, a subject jurisdiction is actively in the process of updating the subject jurisdiction's zoning or development code to comply with the act, the subject jurisdiction is required to complete the updates and allow the construction of a residential development on a qualifying property that does not contain an exempt parcel by June 30, 2028. A qualifying property is real property that contains no more than 5 acres of land and is owned by:A school district;A state college or university;A board of cooperative services;A housing authority;A local or regional transit district or a regional transportation authority serving one or more counties;A nonprofit organization with a demonstrated history of providing affordable housing; orA nonprofit organization that has entered into an agreement with another nonprofit organization with a demonstrated history of providing affordable housing, provided that the agreement requires the nonprofit organization with a demonstrated history of providing affordable housing to develop a residential development on the property. If a subject jurisdiction requests, as part of an initial development application, that a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated history of providing affordable housing provide documentation that the nonprofit meets required criteria, the nonprofit organization shall provide the documentation. A subject jurisdiction is not required to allow a residential development on a qualifying property if the subject jurisdiction implements a transferable development rights program on the qualifying property and if the transferable development rights program includes a policy for affordable resident housing that is restricted in ownership and occupancy in perpetuity. A subject jurisdiction shall not:Disallow construction of a residential development on a qualifying property on the basis of height if the tallest structure in the residential development is no more than 3 stories or 38 feet tall, except in certain circumstances;Disallow construction of a residential development on a qualifying property on the basis of height if the tallest structure in the residential development complies with the height requirements of the zoning district in which the residential development will be built or the height requirements that apply to any parcel zoned to allow for residential development that is contiguous to the qualifying property on which the residential development will be built;Disallow construction of a residential development on a qualifying property based on the number of dwelling units the residential development will contain, except in accordance with standards listed in the act; orApply site design standards to a residential development on a qualifying property that are more restrictive than the site design standards the subject jurisdiction applies to similar housing constructed within the subject jurisdiction, including standards related to structure setbacks from property lines; lot coverage or open space; on-site parking requirements; numbers of bedrooms in a multifamily residential development; on-site landscaping, screening, and buffering requirements; solar access; minimum dwelling units per acre; or other objective setback standards that apply to residential dwellings, including setbacks from oil and gas facilities, oil and gas operations, stream corridors, riparian areas, wetlands, and sensitive wildlife habitats. Provided that the uses are allowed conditionally or by right within the zoning district in which a qualifying property is located, a subject jurisdiction shall allow the following uses in a residential development on a qualifying property:Child care; andThe provision of recreational, social, or educational services provided by community organizations for use by the residents of the residential development and the surrounding community. On or before December 31, 2027, the department of local affairs is required to publish guidance to assist subject jurisdictions in verifying the status of a nonprofit organization with a demonstrated history of providing affordable housing.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO HB 1001?

J. Gonzales, T. Exum, J. Mabrey and 1 others are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1001, joined by 35 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-14
Latest action: 2026-03-25 — Governor Signed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-25
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-03-24
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-03-24
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-03-24
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-13
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
2026-03-12
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-03-11
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
reading-2
2026-03-10
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/11/2026 - No Amendments
2026-03-09
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/10/2026 - No Amendments
2026-03-04
Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-11
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing
introduction
2026-02-06
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-02-05
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-02-03
House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-01-14
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
introduction

Versions

Introduced — 2026-01-14Compare
Engrossed — 2026-02-05Compare
Reengrossed — 2026-02-06Compare
Revised — 2026-03-11Compare
Rerevised — 2026-03-12Compare
Final Act — 2026-03-23Compare
Signed Act — 2026-03-25Compare
(document, no version)Compare

Votes

Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment H)
2026-02-03 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment F)
2026-02-03 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Max Brooks: yes
- Amy Paschal: yes
- Chris Richardson: no
- Elizabeth Velasco: yes
- Ron Weinberg: no
- Jamie Jackson: yes
- Andrew Boesenecker: yes
- Rebekah Stewart: yes
- Kenny Nguyen: yes
- Larry Don Suckla: no
- Meg Froelich: yes
- Mandy Lindsay: yes
- Jacque Phillips: yes
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment G)
2026-02-03 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D)
2026-02-03 · pass · 0-0
Refer House Bill 26-1001, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-02-03 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Andrew Boesenecker: yes
- Max Brooks: no
- Jamie Jackson: yes
- Mandy Lindsay: yes
- Kenny Nguyen: yes
- Amy Paschal: yes
- Jacque Phillips: yes
- Chris Richardson: no
- Larry Don Suckla: no
- Elizabeth Velasco: yes
- Ron Weinberg: no
- Rebekah Stewart: yes
- Meg Froelich: yes
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment E)
2026-02-03 · pass · 0-0
AMD (H.002)
2026-02-05 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: absent
- Barron: absent
- Boesenecker: absent
- Bottoms: absent
- Bradfield: absent
- Bradley: absent
- Brooks: absent
- Brown: absent
- Caldwell: absent
- Camacho: absent
- Carter: absent
- Clifford: excused
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: absent
- English: absent
- Espenoza: absent
- Feret: absent
- Flanell: absent
- Froelich: absent
- Garcia: absent
- Garcia Sander: absent
- Gilchrist: absent
- Goldstein: absent
- Gonzalez R.: absent
- Hamrick: absent
- Hartsook: absent
- Jackson: absent
- Johnson: absent
- Joseph: absent
- Keltie: absent
- Lieder: excused
- Lindsay: absent
- Luck: absent
- Lukens: absent
- Mabrey: absent
- Marshall: absent
- Martinez: absent
- Mauro: absent
- McCormick: absent
- Nguyen: absent
- Paschal: absent
- Phillips: absent
- Richardson: absent
- Ricks: absent
- Rutinel: absent
- Rydin: absent
- Sirota: absent
- Slaugh: absent
- Smith: absent
- Soper: absent
- Stewart K.: absent
- Stewart R.: absent
- Story: absent
- Suckla: absent
- Taggart: absent
- Titone: absent
- Valdez: absent
- Velasco: absent
- Weinberg: absent
- Willford: absent
- Winter T.: absent
- Woodrow: absent
- Woog: absent
- Zokaie: excused
- McCluskie: absent
BILL
2026-02-06 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: no
- Bradley: no
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: no
- Duran: yes
- English: yes
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: excused
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: no
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: excused
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: excused
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: excused
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: no
- Smith: yes
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: no
- Titone: no
- Valdez: excused
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: excused
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes
Refer House Bill 26-1001, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-03-04 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Mark Baisley: no
- Matt Ball: yes
- William Lindstedt: yes
- Larry Liston: no
- Janice Rich: no
- Marc Snyder: yes
- Tony Exum: yes
Adopt amendment L.020
2026-03-04 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Mark Baisley: no
- Matt Ball: yes
- William Lindstedt: yes
- Larry Liston: yes
- Janice Rich: no
- Marc Snyder: yes
- Tony Exum: yes
Adopt amendment L.026
2026-03-04 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Mark Baisley: no
- Matt Ball: yes
- William Lindstedt: yes
- Larry Liston: no
- Janice Rich: no
- Marc Snyder: yes
- Tony Exum: yes
Adopt amendment L.028
2026-03-04 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Mark Baisley: no
- Matt Ball: yes
- William Lindstedt: yes
- Larry Liston: no
- Janice Rich: no
- Marc Snyder: yes
- Tony Exum: yes
Adopt amendment L.021
2026-03-04 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.022
2026-03-04 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.019
2026-03-04 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.024
2026-03-04 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.025
2026-03-04 · pass · 0-0
Adopt amendment L.027
2026-03-04 · pass · 0-0
REPASS
2026-03-13 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: no
- Bradley: no
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: no
- Duran: yes
- English: yes
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: no
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: excused
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: no
- Smith: yes
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: no
- Titone: no
- Valdez: no
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes
CONCUR
2026-03-13 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: no
- Bradley: no
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: no
- Duran: yes
- English: yes
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: no
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: excused
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: no
- Smith: yes
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: no
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1001

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