CO HB 1408
enactedProcesses to Determine State Budget Requests
Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did CO HB 1408 pass?
Yes. CO HB 1408 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
What is CO HB 1408 about?
The act requires a state agency, defined as any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution of higher education, agency, or other governmental unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government that receives an appropriation or is otherwise included in the annual general appropriation act, to submit a base budget for the upcoming state fiscal year to the joint budget committee and the office of state planning and budgeting (office) on or before September 1 of each year, beginning in 2026. The act excludes specific independent agencies within the judicial department from this requirement. For these excluded agencies, the office of administrative services for independent agencies must submit a single, consolidated base budget on their behalf. A base budget is defined as the total amount appropriated in the annual general appropriation act and other legislation enacted in the prior state fiscal year plus:Out-year costs or savings from legislation adopted in prior years that were not included in the appropriations for the preceding state fiscal year; and Budget adjustments from prior years that were not included in the appropriations for the preceding state fiscal year.A state agency is required to submit its base budget using a format agreed upon by state agencies and the office, in coordination with joint budget committee staff. The act also requires the director of the office, in collaboration with the executive director of the department of personnel, to provide information related to the office's calculations for common policies, as annually submitted in the governor's November 1 budget request, to the departments, institutions, and agencies of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government as soon as practicable prior to the submission of the November 1 budget request.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors CO HB 1408?
K. Brown, J. Amabile, R. Taggart and 3 others are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1408, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
The act requires a state agency, defined as any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution of higher education, agency, or other governmental unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government that receives an appropriation or is otherwise included in the annual general appropriation act, to submit a base budget for the upcoming state fiscal year to the joint budget committee and the office of state planning and budgeting (office) on or before September 1 of each year, beginning in 2026. The act excludes specific independent agencies within the judicial department from this requirement. For these excluded agencies, the office of administrative services for independent agencies must submit a single, consolidated base budget on their behalf. A base budget is defined as the total amount appropriated in the annual general appropriation act and other legislation enacted in the prior state fiscal year plus:Out-year costs or savings from legislation adopted in prior years that were not included in the appropriations for the preceding state fiscal year; and Budget adjustments from prior years that were not included in the appropriations for the preceding state fiscal year.A state agency is required to submit its base budget using a format agreed upon by state agencies and the office, in coordination with joint budget committee staff. The act also requires the director of the office, in collaboration with the executive director of the department of personnel, to provide information related to the office's calculations for common policies, as annually submitted in the governor's November 1 budget request, to the departments, institutions, and agencies of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government as soon as practicable prior to the submission of the November 1 budget request.(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
- K. Brownsponsor
- J. Amabilesponsor
- R. Taggartsponsor
- B. Kirkmeyersponsor
- E. Sirotasponsor
- J. Bridgessponsor
- B. Titonecosponsor
- M. Weissmancosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-01
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
passage,reading-3
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
passage,reading-3
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
2026-04-06
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
Documents
Votes
Refer House Bill 26-1408 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 26-1408 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
- President: yes
- Coleman: yes
Related bills
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