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HB26-1405

HB26-1405: Moving Money from Specific Cash Funds to the General Fund

Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 8:22 AM

In one sentence

This law requires the state treasurer to move specific amounts of money from many special cash funds into the general fund on set dates between June 2026 and July 2033.

What it does

  • Requires transfers of millions of dollars from various specialized accounts, such as those for technology, schools, law enforcement, and small business recovery, to the state's main budget account.
  • Sets specific deadlines in late June and early July 2026 for moving money from funds like the school drinking water fund and the kickstarter program master account.
  • Mandates a recurring transfer of $400,000 annually starting on June 30, 2027, through June 30, 2033, from the mobile home park resident empowerment loan and grant program fund to support general state operations.
  • Directs the treasurer to move any remaining unspent money from certain trust funds into the general fund on specific dates.
  • Updates existing laws by adding new sections that list these required transfers and set future repeal dates for those transfer rules.

Who it affects

  • The state treasurer, who must carry out all the financial moves described in this law.
  • State agencies managing specific cash funds listed in the bill, such as those handling technology grants or severance taxes.
  • Programs funded by accounts like the mobile home park resident empowerment loan program and the information technology revolving fund.

Limits and unknowns

  • The law does not explain why these specific amounts were chosen or how the money will be spent once it reaches the general fund.
  • Some transfer rules are set to expire, meaning they stop working on dates like July 1, 2027, unless new laws change them.

Plain language

Terms to know

General Fund
The main account where most state tax money goes to pay for regular government services.
Cash Fund
A separate bank account created by law to hold and spend money only for a specific purpose or program.
Unexpended and Unencumbered Balance
Money left in an account that has not been spent yet and is not promised to be used for anything else.

Official record

Sources

Validated

Official summary

The act requires the state treasurer to transfer money from certain cash funds to the general fund. On June 12, 2026, the state treasurer is required to transfer $16,747 from the local governmental entity backfill cash fund to the general fund. On June 28, 2026, the state treasurer is required to transfer $5.3 million from the school and child care clean drinking water fund to the general fund. On June 30, 2026, the state treasurer is required to transfer the following amounts to the general fund: $1,057,001 from the scale-up grant fund; $796,959 from the qualified apprenticeship intermediary grant fund; $200,000 from the immediate payment fund; $500,000 from the Colorado uninsured employer fund; $750,000 from the records and reports fund; $9.2 million from the kickstarter program master account, in consultation with collegeinvest; $200,000 from the electronic recording technology fund; $250,000 from the tobacco settlement defense account within the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund; $1 million from the Colorado bureau of investigation identification unit fund; $11 million from the information technology revolving fund; $10 million from the technology risk prevention and response fund; $15 million from the small business recovery and resiliency fund; $1 million from the supplemental state contribution fund; The unexpended and unencumbered balance of the controlled maintenance trust fund; $1 million from the account for the department of public safety within the indirect costs excess recovery fund; $800,000 from the unused state-owned real property fund; $5.4 million from the supplier database cash fund; $215,000 from the fixed-wing and rotary-wing ambulances cash fund; $5,162,373 from the community impact cash fund; $3 million from the mobile home park water quality fund; $7,252,996 from the severance tax operational fund; and $19.4 million from the local government severance tax fund. On July 1, 2026, the state treasurer is required to transfer the following amounts to the general fund: $400,000 from the peace officers behavioral health support and community partnership fund; $117,551 from the child care facility development cash fund; $427,113 from the multidisciplinary crime prevention and crisis intervention grant fund; $111,191 from the law enforcement workforce recruitment, retention, and tuition grant fund; $686,890 from the state's mission for assistance in recruiting and training (SMART) policing grant fund; $15 million from the 'Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act' cash fund; and An amount equal to the unexpended and unencumbered balance of the electrifying school buses grant program cash fund minus $799,200. On June 30, 2027, the state treasurer is required to transfer the following amounts to the general fund: $20 million from the information technology revolving fund; The unexpended and unencumbered balance of the decarbonization tax credits administration cash fund; $5 million from the community impact cash fund; $11,150,000 from the severance tax operational fund; and $27.3 million from the local government severance tax fund. On June 30, 2027, and on each June 30 thereafter through June 30, 2033, the state treasurer is required to transfer $400,000 from the mobile home park resident empowerment loan and grant program fund. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Governor SignedGovernor
  2. Sent to the GovernorGovernor
  3. Signed by the President of the SenateSenate
  4. Signed by the Speaker of the HouseHouse
  5. House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - RepassHouse
  6. Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - RepassSenate
  7. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference CommitteeHouse
  8. Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsSenate
  9. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, FloorSenate
  10. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeSenate
  11. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to AppropriationsSenate
  12. House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsHouse
  13. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No AmendmentsHouse
  14. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - FloorHouse
  15. House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No AmendmentsHouse
  16. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeHouse
  17. Introduced In House - Assigned to AppropriationsHouse

Changes

Amendments

7 stored

L.007

This amendment removes a specific section from the bill that would have required transferring money to the general fund.

L.001

This amendment changes the date when money must be moved from a specific cash fund to the general state fund.

L.004

This amendment would stop the state treasurer from moving money into the general fund until officials first confirm exactly how much cash is left in those funds.

L.006

This amendment requires the state treasurer to move $74,654 from the Governor's mansion maintenance fund into the general fund on July 1, 2026.

L.008

This amendment changes the amount of money required to be transferred from a specific cash fund to the general fund.

L.009

This amendment changes the law to require moving $300,000 from a school bus grant fund into the state's general budget on July 1, 2026.

L.010

This amendment requires the state treasurer to move $74,654 from the Governor's mansion maintenance fund into the general fund on July 1, 2026.