CO HB 1397

enacted

Multiple Employer Health Trust Funding

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CO HB 1397 pass?

Yes. CO HB 1397 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-02): Governor Signed

What is CO HB 1397 about?

Current law requires the general assembly to appropriate $650,000 from the general fund to the department of local affairs (department) on July 1, 2026, and $1 million from the general fund to the department on July 1, 2027, to reduce participating employer contributions to a multiple employer health trust for volunteer firefighters and part-time firefighters. The act repeals the appropriation otherwise required on July 1, 2026. Current law requires the general assembly to appropriate money from the general fund to the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety for the purpose of reimbursing a multiple employer health trust for the direct costs of providing cardiac and other health screenings for peace officers as follows:$350,000 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026; $500,000 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027; $1 million for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028; andOn each July 1 thereafter, sufficient funds.The act repeals the appropriation otherwise required on July 1, 2026. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the general fund appropriation and the reappropriated funds appropriation from the firefighter benefits cash fund to the department of local affairs for firefighter heart and circulatory malfunction benefits are each decreased by $150,000. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the general fund appropriation to the department of public safety for use by the division of criminal justice for first responder employer health benefit trusts is decreased by $100,000.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO HB 1397?

B. Kirkmeyer, K. Brown, J. Bridges and 3 others are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1397.

Description

Introduced: 2026-04-02
Latest action: 2026-06-02 — Governor Signed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-02
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-05-26
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-05-26
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-05-26
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-04-16
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-04-15
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-04-14
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-04-13
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
introduction
2026-04-11
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-04-10
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-09
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
2026-04-08
House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-06
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

Versions

Introduced — 2026-04-02Compare
Engrossed — 2026-04-09Compare
Reengrossed — 2026-04-11Compare
Revised — 2026-04-15Compare
Rerevised — 2026-04-16Compare
Final Act — 2026-05-26Compare
Signed Act — 2026-06-03Compare
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Documents

Votes

Refer House Bill 26-1397 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
Adopt amendment L.002
2026-04-14 · pass · 0-0
Refer House Bill 26-1397, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-04-14 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Julie Gonzales: yes
- Barbara Kirkmeyer: yes
- Chris Kolker: yes
- Larry Liston: no
- Byron Pelton: no
- 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: no
- Gonzales J.: yes
- Hinrichsen: yes
- Jodeh: yes
- Kipp: yes
- Kirkmeyer: yes
- Kolker: yes
- Lindstedt: yes
- Liston: yes
- Marchman: yes
- Mullica: no
- Pelton B.: no
- Pelton R.: no
- 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/HB26-1397

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