Bill Commons

CO HB 1383

enacted

Repeal Employment Support Job Retention Program

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Follow this bill’s action updates (Atom)

Subscribe in a feed reader. The feed covers recorded actions from the last 30 days; Bill Commons may record an action after it happened at the legislature.

Quick answers

Did CO HB 1383 pass?

Yes. CO HB 1383 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

What is CO HB 1383 about?

The act changes the repeal date of the employment support and job retention services program (program) in the division of employment and training (division) in the department of labor and employment (department) from September 1, 2029, to July 1, 2026.     The state treasurer is required to transfer all unexpended and unencumbered money in the employment support and job retention services program cash fund (fund) to the general fund on June 30, 2026.     Pursuant to section 3 of the act, the appropriations made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the department for use by the division are adjusted as follows:The general fund appropriation for the fund is decreased by $250,000; andThe reappropriated funds appropriation from the fund is decreased by $250,000.     A reduction of an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year is not required pursuant to section 3 of the act if one of the following conditions is satisfied:The amount of the general fund appropriation to the department for use by the division for the fund is less than $250,000;The amount of the reappropriated funds appropriation from the fund to the department for use by the division for the program is less than $250,000; orThe annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year does not include an appropriation to the department for use by the division for the fund or the program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO HB 1383?

J. Bridges, B. Kirkmeyer, R. Taggart and 3 others are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1383, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

The act changes the repeal date of the employment support and job retention services program (program) in the division of employment and training (division) in the department of labor and employment (department) from September 1, 2029, to July 1, 2026.     The state treasurer is required to transfer all unexpended and unencumbered money in the employment support and job retention services program cash fund (fund) to the general fund on June 30, 2026.     Pursuant to section 3 of the act, the appropriations made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the department for use by the division are adjusted as follows:The general fund appropriation for the fund is decreased by $250,000; andThe reappropriated funds appropriation from the fund is decreased by $250,000.     A reduction of an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year is not required pursuant to section 3 of the act if one of the following conditions is satisfied:The amount of the general fund appropriation to the department for use by the division for the fund is less than $250,000;The amount of the reappropriated funds appropriation from the fund to the department for use by the division for the program is less than $250,000; orThe annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year does not include an appropriation to the department for use by the division for the fund or the program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Introduced
2026-04-02
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • J. Bridgessponsor
  • B. Kirkmeyersponsor
  • R. Taggartsponsor
  • K. Brownsponsor
  • J. Amabilesponsor
  • E. Sirotasponsor
  • G. Rydincosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-01

    Governor Signed

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-05-28

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

    passage

  3. 2026-05-28

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  4. 2026-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-04-16

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  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

    introduction

  9. 2026-04-11

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2026-04-10

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  11. 2026-04-09

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  12. 2026-04-08

    House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  13. 2026-04-06

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

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  14. 2026-04-02

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Refer House Bill 26-1383 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: yes
    • Karen McCormick: yes
    • Matt Soper: yes
    • Rick Taggart: yes
    • Brianna Titone: yes
    • Yara Zokaie: yes
    • Emily Sirota: yes
    • Kyle Brown: yes

  • Refer House Bill 26-1383 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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • Coleman: yes
    • President: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1383

Attribution

Data from openstates_api_sync, retrieved 2026-07-31T13:57:37.918775Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Source and document changesStatus and relationship changes

Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:

Bulk imports for this sessionSession dates and activity

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=CO&identifier=HB 1383. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.