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HB26-1075 • 2026

Child Welfare Prevention Services Funding

The act increases funding for county child abuse prevention services and programs by changing the source of reimbursement money transmitted to the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund (trust fun

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Rep. E. Hamrick, Sen. L. Cutter, Sen. L. Frizell, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. S. Camacho, Rep. C. Clifford, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. L. Goldstein, Rep. J. Jackson, Rep. J. Joseph, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. B. Marshall, Rep. K. McCormick, Rep. K. Nguyen, Rep. N. Ricks, Rep. M. Rutinel, Rep. G. Rydin, Rep. T. Story, Rep. R. Weinberg, Sen. M. Ball, Sen. A. Benavidez, Sen. S. Bright, Sen. J. Coleman, Sen. T. Exum, Sen. J. Gonzales, Sen. N. Hinrichsen, Sen. I. Jodeh, Sen. C. Kipp, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Sen. J. Marchman, Sen. B. Pelton, Sen. K. Wallace
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Governor Signed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text states the General Assembly 'anticipates' receiving $150,000; this is an estimate rather than a guaranteed amount.

HB26-1075: Child Welfare Prevention Services Funding

This law changes how money is collected for a state trust fund that pays counties to prevent child abuse.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the source of reimbursement money sent to the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund from all federal Title IV-E clearinghouse services to only those identified by the Department of Early Childhood.
  • Continues the existence of the trust fund and the Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Board without an end date.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Colorado counties receiving child abuse prevention services funding
  • The Colorado Department of Early Childhood
  • The Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Board

Terms To Know

Trust Fund
A special account that holds money for a specific purpose, in this case child abuse prevention.
Prevention Services Clearinghouse
A federal list of approved programs and services designed to prevent child abuse.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state a specific effective date for when the law begins.
  • The summary notes an anticipated amount of $150,000 in federal funds but does not guarantee that exact sum will be received.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

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HOU Appropriations

Passed [*]

Plain English: This amendment adds a new section stating that the state expects to receive $150,000 in federal money for child abuse prevention programs during the 2026-27 budget year.

  • Adds a statement predicting the Department of Human Services will get $150,000 from the federal government next fiscal year to help run these new services.
  • The text does not explain exactly how this money is collected or what specific rules apply if the actual amount received changes.
  • The amendment notes that this funding figure depends on a special notation in another budget law, which means it might change later.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 Governor

    Governor Signed

  2. 2026-05-28 Governor

    Sent to the Governor

  3. 2026-05-28 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-05-28 House

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. 2026-05-11 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-05-08 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  7. 2026-05-08 Senate

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

  8. 2026-05-07 Senate

    Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  9. 2026-04-27 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services

  10. 2026-04-21 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  11. 2026-04-20 House

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  12. 2026-04-17 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  13. 2026-04-17 House

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

  14. 2026-02-18 House

    House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  15. 2026-02-02 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services

Official Summary Text

The act increases funding for county child abuse prevention services and programs by changing the source of reimbursement money transmitted to the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund (trust fund) from money received for all prevention services and programs identified in the federal Title IV-E clearinghouse (prevention services clearinghouse) to money received by the Colorado department of early childhood and identified in the prevention services clearinghouse.
The act continues the trust fund and Colorado child abuse prevention board indefinitely.
For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the general assembly anticipates that the department of human services will receive $150,000 in federal funds to implement the act.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)