Bill Commons

CO HB 1350

enacted

Appropriations to Legacy School Food Programs

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

The act makes optional an appropriation to comply with matching requirements under the federal 'Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act' and allows the amount to be appropriated from the healthy school meals for all program cash fund.      The act allows money for administration of the summer electronic benefits transfer for children program to be appropriated from the healthy school meals for all program cash fund.     The act makes an appropriation for the start smart nutrition program optional, repeals the start smart nutrition program cash fund, transfers the start smart nutrition program cash fund balance to the general fund, and allows an appropriation for the start smart nutrition program to be made from the healthy school meals for all program cash fund.     The act makes an appropriation for the child nutrition school lunch protection program optional and allows an appropriation for the child nutrition school lunch protection program to be made from the healthy school meals for all program cash fund.     Under current law, the department of education administers a local school food purchasing program and a local school food purchasing technical assistance and education grant program (legacy local school food programs) that are distinct from the local school food purchasing program and technical assistance and education grant programs within the 'Healthy School Meals for All Act' (HSMA local school food programs). The act permits the general assembly to appropriate money for the legacy local school food programs if the healthy school meals for all program cash fund does not fully fund the HSMA local school food programs.     The act appropriates $3,001,741 from the healthy school meals for all program cash fund to the department of education for the affected programs. The act reduces appropriations for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the department of education for the affected programs by $3,839,685, of which $229,097 is from the general fund and the remainder from various cash funds.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Introduced
2026-04-02
Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-27 — Governor Signed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • J. Bridgessponsor
  • B. Kirkmeyersponsor
  • E. Sirotasponsor
  • K. Brownsponsor
  • J. Amabilesponsor
  • R. Taggartsponsor
  • C. Cliffordcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-27

    Governor Signed

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-05-22

    Sent to the Governor

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  3. 2026-05-22

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  4. 2026-05-22

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

    passage

  5. 2026-04-16

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

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  6. 2026-04-15

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  7. 2026-04-14

    Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-04-13

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

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  9. 2026-04-11

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

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  10. 2026-04-09

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  11. 2026-04-08

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  12. 2026-04-06

    House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  13. 2026-04-02

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

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Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Refer House Bill 26-1350 to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-04-06 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Andrew Boesenecker: yes
    • Scott Bottoms: yes
    • Lindsay Gilchrist: yes
    • Junie Joseph: excused
    • Karen McCormick: yes
    • Matt Soper: yes
    • Rick Taggart: yes
    • Brianna Titone: yes
    • Yara Zokaie: yes
    • Emily Sirota: yes
    • Kyle Brown: yes

  • Refer House Bill 26-1350 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Julie Gonzales: yes
    • Barbara Kirkmeyer: yes
    • Chris Kolker: yes
    • Larry Liston: yes
    • Byron Pelton: yes
    • Jeff Bridges: yes
    • Judy Amabile: yes

  • BILL

    2026-04-16 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (36)
    • Amabile: yes
    • Baisley: no
    • Ball: yes
    • Benavidez: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Bright: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Catlin: yes
    • Cutter: yes
    • Danielson: yes
    • Daugherty: yes
    • Exum: yes
    • Frizell: yes
    • Gonzales J.: yes
    • Hinrichsen: yes
    • Jodeh: yes
    • Kipp: yes
    • Kirkmeyer: yes
    • Kolker: yes
    • Lindstedt: yes
    • Liston: yes
    • Marchman: yes
    • Mullica: yes
    • Pelton B.: yes
    • Pelton R.: yes
    • Rich: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Rodriguez: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Snyder: yes
    • Sullivan: yes
    • Wallace: yes
    • Weissman: yes
    • Zamora Wilson: no
    • Coleman: yes
    • President: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1350

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