CO HB 1396
enactedDisaster Emergency Fund Changes
Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did CO HB 1396 pass?
Yes. CO HB 1396 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
What is CO HB 1396 about?
The act makes the following changes to the disaster emergency fund:Requires the office of state planning and budgeting (office) to include in its quarterly reports to the joint budget committee an identification of disasters that have been closed out and the amount of unencumbered money that the office has transferred back to its original source;Institutes a timeline for closing out a disaster based on the type of disaster, 3 years for a federally declared disaster or 8 years for a state-only disaster; andLimits the annual maximum unencumbered balance of the disaster emergency fund to $200,000,000 and directs the office to transfer money in excess of that amount to the general fund after August 12, 2026, and on June 30 each year thereafter.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors CO HB 1396?
J. Bridges, E. Sirota, B. Kirkmeyer and 3 others are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1396.
Description
The act makes the following changes to the disaster emergency fund:Requires the office of state planning and budgeting (office) to include in its quarterly reports to the joint budget committee an identification of disasters that have been closed out and the amount of unencumbered money that the office has transferred back to its original source;Institutes a timeline for closing out a disaster based on the type of disaster, 3 years for a federally declared disaster or 8 years for a state-only disaster; andLimits the annual maximum unencumbered balance of the disaster emergency fund to $200,000,000 and directs the office to transfer money in excess of that amount to the general fund after August 12, 2026, and on June 30 each year thereafter.(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
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Subjects
Sponsors
- J. Bridgessponsor
- E. Sirotasponsor
- B. Kirkmeyersponsor
- J. Amabilesponsor
- R. Taggartsponsor
- K. Brownsponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-29
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-05-28
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-05-28
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-05-28
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-04-16
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
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2026-04-15
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-14
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage
2026-04-13
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
introduction
2026-04-11
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
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2026-04-10
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-09
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-08
House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-07
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-04-02
Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
introduction
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Documents
Votes
Refer House Bill 26-1396 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-04-07 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Andrew Boesenecker: yes
- Scott Bottoms: yes
- Junie Joseph: yes
- Karen McCormick: yes
- Matt Soper: yes
- Rick Taggart: yes
- Brianna Titone: yes
- Elizabeth Velasco: yes
- Yara Zokaie: yes
- Emily Sirota: yes
- Kyle Brown: yes
Refer House Bill 26-1396 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: no
- 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: no
- Marchman: yes
- Mullica: yes
- Pelton B.: yes
- Pelton R.: no
- 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
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