Bill Commons

CO SB 181

enacted

Works Program Reserves & Cost of Living Adjustment

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did CO SB 181 pass?

Yes. CO SB 181 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-02): Governor Signed

What is CO SB 181 about?

Current law requires counties to offer Colorado works program (works program) applicants and participants that demonstrate good cause an extension beyond the 60-month lifetime maximum. Good cause includes an applicant or participant who is a child-only case, who is the head of a single parent household unit and has a child less than one year old, or who is experiencing hardship. The act makes the extension permissible rather than a requirement and removes an applicant or participant who is a child-only case or experiencing hardship from the good cause determination.     The act suspends the works program basic cash assistance grant cost of living adjustment during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 state fiscal years.     Current law establishes minimum reserve balances for the total statewide county temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) reserve and the Colorado long-term works reserve (reserves). The act removes those reserve minimums. The act eliminates a requirement for each reserve to replenish money in the other under certain conditions and for the general assembly to effectively backfill the balances of both reserves if their balances fall below specified minimums.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO SB 181?

E. Sirota, J. Bridges, R. Taggart and 3 others are the primary sponsors of CO SB 181, joined by 14 cosponsors.

Description

Current law requires counties to offer Colorado works program (works program) applicants and participants that demonstrate good cause an extension beyond the 60-month lifetime maximum. Good cause includes an applicant or participant who is a child-only case, who is the head of a single parent household unit and has a child less than one year old, or who is experiencing hardship. The act makes the extension permissible rather than a requirement and removes an applicant or participant who is a child-only case or experiencing hardship from the good cause determination.     The act suspends the works program basic cash assistance grant cost of living adjustment during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 state fiscal years.     Current law establishes minimum reserve balances for the total statewide county temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) reserve and the Colorado long-term works reserve (reserves). The act removes those reserve minimums. The act eliminates a requirement for each reserve to replenish money in the other under certain conditions and for the general assembly to effectively backfill the balances of both reserves if their balances fall below specified minimums.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Introduced
2026-04-27
Latest action
2026-06-02 — Governor Signed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • E. Sirotasponsor
  • J. Bridgessponsor
  • R. Taggartsponsor
  • K. Brownsponsor
  • B. Kirkmeyersponsor
  • J. Amabilesponsor
  • C. Simpsoncosponsor
  • J. Richcosponsor
  • R. Peltoncosponsor
  • B. Peltoncosponsor
  • M. Rutinelcosponsor
  • C. Kippcosponsor
  • J. Colemancosponsor
  • S. Brightcosponsor
  • K. Mullicacosponsor
  • J. McCluskiecosponsor
  • M. Lindsaycosponsor
  • M. Froelichcosponsor
  • M. Durancosponsor
  • C. Cliffordcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-02

    Governor Signed

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-05-22

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    passage

  3. 2026-05-22

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

    passage

  4. 2026-05-22

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-11

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  6. 2026-05-09

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  7. 2026-05-08

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

    committee-passage,referral-committee

  8. 2026-05-08

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  9. 2026-05-06

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

    passage,reading-3

  10. 2026-05-06

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

    introduction

  11. 2026-05-05

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

    committee-passage

  12. 2026-05-05

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  13. 2026-04-27

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Refer Senate Bill 26-181 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.

    2026-05-05 · 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

  • Refer Senate Bill 26-181 to the Committee of the Whole.

    2026-05-08 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Andrew Boesenecker: yes
    • Scott Bottoms: no
    • Junie Joseph: yes
    • Karen McCormick: yes
    • Chris Richardson: yes
    • Rick Taggart: yes
    • Elizabeth Velasco: yes
    • Yara Zokaie: yes
    • Brianna Titone: yes
    • Emily Sirota: yes
    • Kyle Brown: yes

  • BILL

    2026-05-11 · pass · 0-0

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Bacon: yes
    • Barron: yes
    • Boesenecker: yes
    • Bottoms: no
    • Bradfield: no
    • Bradley: no
    • Brooks: no
    • Brown: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Camacho: yes
    • Carter: yes
    • Clifford: yes
    • DeGraaf: no
    • Duran: yes
    • English: yes
    • Espenoza: yes
    • Feret: yes
    • Flanell: yes
    • Froelich: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garcia Sander: no
    • Gilchrist: yes
    • Goldstein: yes
    • Gonzalez R.: no
    • Hamrick: yes
    • Hartsook: no
    • Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: no
    • Joseph: yes
    • Keltie: no
    • Lieder: yes
    • Lindsay: yes
    • Luck: no
    • Lukens: yes
    • Mabrey: yes
    • Marshall: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Mauro: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • Paschal: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Richardson: no
    • Ricks: excused
    • Rutinel: yes
    • Rydin: yes
    • Sirota: yes
    • Slaugh: no
    • Smith: yes
    • Soper: no
    • Stewart K.: yes
    • Stewart R.: yes
    • Story: yes
    • Suckla: no
    • Taggart: yes
    • Titone: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Velasco: yes
    • Weinberg: no
    • Willford: yes
    • Winter T.: no
    • Woodrow: yes
    • Woog: no
    • Zokaie: yes
    • McCluskie: yes

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Official source

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-181

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