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HB26-1310 • 2026

Wildfire Resiliency Grant Money

The bill requires the general assembly, starting in state fiscal year 2027-28, to appropriate certain amounts to the wildfire resilient homes grant program cash fund, which amounts must be based on th

Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Rep. T. Story
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Postpone Indefinitely
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text provided do not specify the exact percentages for funding allocation beyond fiscal year 2026-27. The rules are subject to change after July 1, 2030.

Wildfire Resiliency Grant Money

This bill requires the state to appropriate money for a grant program that helps homeowners make their homes safer from wildfires, starting in fiscal year 2027-28.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the general assembly to appropriate certain amounts of money to the wildfire resilient homes grant program cash fund starting in fiscal year 2027-28.
  • Sets rules for how much money should go into this fund each year, based on previous years' spending from another fund.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Homeowners who need help making their homes safer from wildfires.
  • The state government and its agencies responsible for managing grant programs.

Terms To Know

Income Qualified
A household with an income at or below seventy percent of the area median income, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Wildfire Mitigation Capacity Development Fund
A fund created to support wildfire prevention activities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if there is no money in the Wildfire Mitigation Capacity Development Fund.
  • It's unclear how much total funding will be available each year for grants.

Amendments

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

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HOU Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources

Passed [*]

Plain English: The amendment adds new rules for awarding grants to help homeowners harden their homes against wildfires and specifies that certain amounts of money will be transferred from a wildfire mitigation fund to the wildfire resilient homes grant program starting in 2027.

  • Adds criteria for prioritizing applicants who are income-qualified or unable to perform home hardening due to age, disability, or illness when awarding grants.
  • Specifies that $600,000 will be transferred from the wildfire mitigation capacity development fund to the wildfire resilient homes grant program cash fund on July 1, 2027, and $2 million on July 1, 2028.
  • The amendment text does not provide details about how the prioritization criteria will be implemented or enforced.
  • It is unclear what specific actions are considered 'property-specific mitigation actions' for grant awarding purposes.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 House

    House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Postpone Indefinitely

  2. 2026-03-02 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources

Official Summary Text

The bill requires the general assembly, starting in state fiscal year 2027-28, to appropriate certain amounts to the wildfire resilient homes grant program cash fund, which amounts must be based on the amount of money in the wildfire mitigation capacity development fund that is used to fund grants in the prior state fiscal year. In awarding home hardening grants through the wildfire resilient homes grant program, the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety is required to prioritize homeowners who are income qualified or who lack the ability to perform the home hardening work because of age, disability, or illness.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Current Bill Text

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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED

LLS NO. 26-0393.02 Sarah Lozano x3858 HOUSE BILL 26-1310
House Committees Senate Committees
Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR ST ATE MONEY THAT IS USED FOR101
WILDFIRE RESILIENCY ACTIVITIES.102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov.)
The bill requires the general assembly, starting in state fiscal year
2027-28, to appropriate certain amounts to the wildfire resilient homes
grant program cash fund, which amounts must be based on the amount of
money in the wildfire mitigation capacity development fund that is used
to fund grants in the prior state fiscal year. In awarding home hardening
grants through the wildfire resilient homes grant program, the division of
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Story,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
(None),
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
fire prevention and control in the department of public safety is required
to prioritize homeowners who are income qualified or who lack the ability
to perform the home hardening work because of age, disability, or illness.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-1239,2
amend (2)(c); and add (1)(b.5), (1)(d), and (4)(c) as follows:3
24-33.5-1239. Wildfire resilient homes grant program - fund4
- rules - report - definitions - repeal.5
(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:6
(b.5) "INCOME QUALIFIED" MEANS A HOUSEHOLD INCOME AT OR7
BELOW SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, AS DETERMINED8
BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN9
DEVELOPMENT.10
(d) "W ILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND "11
MEANS THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND12
CREATED IN SECTION 24-33-117 (1).13
(2) (c) (I) In awarding grants pursuant to the program, the division14
shall consider the location of the homeowner's property, whether the15
property is a primary residence of the homeowner, the income or assets16
from all sources of the homeowner, the type of improvement proposed by17
the homeowner, and any other criteria established by the division18
pursuant to subsection (3) of this section. The division may require19
applicants to provide information on the applicant's income, and the20
division may prioritize income levels of applicants in awarding grants.21
(II) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION TO THE22
CONTRARY, IN AWARDING GRANTS PURSUANT TO THE PROGRAM , THE23
DIVISION SHALL PRIORITIZE HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE INCOME QUALIFIED OR24
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WHO LACK THE ABILITY TO PERFORM THE STRUCTURE HARDENING WORK1
BECAUSE OF AGE, DISABILITY, OR ILLNESS.2
(4) (c) (I) F OR STATE FISCAL YEAR 2027-28, THE GENERAL3
ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE AN AMOUNT OF MONEY TO THE FUND4
FROM THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND IN AN5
AMOUNT THAT IS AT LEAST TEN PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM6
THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND THAT IS USED7
TO FUND GRANTS THROUGH THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY8
DEVELOPMENT FUND IN STATE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27.9
(II) FOR STATE FISCAL YEAR 2028-29, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY10
SHALL APPROPRIATE AN AMOUNT OF MONEY TO THE F UND FROM THE11
WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND IN AN AMOUNT12
THAT IS AT LEAST THIRTY PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE13
WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND THAT IS USED TO14
FUND GRANTS THROUGH THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY15
DEVELOPMENT FUND IN STATE FISCAL YEAR 2027-28.16
(III) IN STATE FISCAL YEAR 2029-30 AND IN EACH STATE FISCAL17
YEAR THEREAFTER , THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE AN18
AMOUNT OF MONEY TO THE FUND FROM THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION19
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND IN AN AMOUNT THAT IS AT LEAST FIFTY20
PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION21
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND THAT IS USED TO FUND GRANTS THROUGH22
THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND IN STATE23
FISCAL YEAR 2028-29 OR THE APPLICABLE PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR.24
(IV) THIS SUBSECTION (4)(c)(IV) AND SUBSECTIONS (4)(c)(I) AND25
(4)(c)(II) OF THIS SECTION ARE REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2030.26
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33-117, add (6.4)27
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as follows:1
24-33-117. Wildfire mitigation capacity development fund -2
established - financing - legislative intent - repeal.3
(6.4) (a) FOR STATE FISCAL YEAR 2027-28, FOR THE PURPOSE OF4
FUNDING GRANTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY5
SHALL APPROPRIATE AN AMOUNT OF MONEY TO THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION6
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND THAT IS NO MORE THAN NINETY PERCENT7
OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY8
DEVELOPMENT FUND THAT IS USED TO FUND GRANTS IN STATE FISCAL9
YEAR 2026-27.10
(b) F OR STATE FISCAL YEAR 2028-29, FOR THE PURPOSE OF11
FUNDING GRANTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY12
SHALL APPROPRIATE AN AMOUNT OF MONEY TO THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION13
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND THAT IS NO MORE THAN SEVENTY PERCENT14
OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY15
DEVELOPMENT FUND THAT IS USED TO FUND GRANTS IN STATE FISCAL16
YEAR 2027-28.17
(c) FOR STATE FISCAL YEAR 2029-30 AND IN EACH STATE FISCAL18
YEAR THEREAFTER, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING GRANTS PURSUANT TO19
THIS SECTION, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL APPROPRIATE AN AMOUNT20
OF MONEY TO THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND21
THAT IS NO MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM22
THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUND THAT IS USED23
TO FUND GRANTS IN STATE FISCAL YEAR 2028-29 OR THE APPLICABLE24
PRIOR STATE FISCAL YEAR.25
(d) T HIS SUBSECTION (6.4)(d) AND SUBSECTIONS (6.4)(a) AND26
(6.4)(b) OF THIS SECTION ARE REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2030.27
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SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act1
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the2
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August3
12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a4
referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the5
state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act6
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect7
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in8
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the9
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.10
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