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HB26-1157 • 2026

Department of Human Services Supplemental

The 2025 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of human services. The general fund and federal funds portions of the

Budget
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Rep. E. Sirota, Sen. J. Bridges, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. R. Taggart, Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. J. McCluskie
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Governor Signed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The source text mentions increasing and decreasing Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) but does not specify if these changes result in a net increase or decrease overall.

Adjustments to Department of Human Services Funding

This law changes the total amount of money given to the Colorado Department of Human Services and updates staffing levels for a program that helps people with disabilities communicate.

What This Bill Does

  • Increases the portion of funding from general state funds and federal sources.
  • Decreases the portion of funding coming from cash funds.
  • Reduces staff positions funded by one specific account related to disability communication services.
  • Adds more staff positions to the enterprise that manages communication services for people with disabilities.
  • Moves money used for these services from a wireless trust fund to a telephone disability access charge cash fund.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Colorado Department of Human Services
  • People who use communication services due to disabilities

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not state the exact dollar amounts for these funding changes.
  • The specific date when this law takes effect is not listed in the provided information.

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 reduces the amount of money given to a specific item in the Department of Human Services budget from $12 million to $9 million.

  • The total funding for one line item is lowered by cutting it down from $12,000,000 to $9,000,000.
  • The amount taken specifically from the General Fund for this item is also changed from $12,000,000 to $9,000,000.
  • The amendment text does not name the specific program or service that receives this funding cut.
  • It is unclear which other total numbers in the bill are adjusted because of this change.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 Governor

    Governor Signed

  2. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  3. 2026-03-11 House

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

  4. 2026-03-09 Governor

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2026-02-20 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  7. 2026-02-18 Senate

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

  8. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

  9. 2026-02-12 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  10. 2026-02-11 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

  11. 2026-02-10 House

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

  12. 2026-02-06 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Official Summary Text

The 2025 general appropriations act is amended to balance and make adjustments to the total amount appropriated to the department of human services. The general fund and federal funds portions of the appropriation are increased and the cash funds portion is decreased.
Amends House Bill 25-1154, concerning communication services for people with disabilities, and, in connection therewith, creating the communication services for people with disabilities enterprise, to decrease the FTE related to the appropriation to the fund.
Amends House Bill 25-1154, concerning communication services for people with disabilities, and, in connection therewith, creating the communication services for people with disabilities enterprise, to increase the FTE to the communications services for people with disabilities enterprise, and to change the appropriation from the wireless trust to the telephone disability access charge cash fund.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)