HB26-1389 • 2026

Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education Grant Appropriation

Joint Budget Committee. The bill eliminates the requirement that the general assembly annually appropriate money to the department of public health and environment for the comprehensive human sexualit

Budget Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Rep. K. Brown, Rep. E. Sirota, Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Rep. R. Taggart, Sen. J. Bridges, Rep. B. Bradley, Rep. R. Gonzalez
Last action: 2026-04-14
Official status: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details about specific funding reductions or staffing adjustments beyond the annual appropriation requirement.

Eliminating Annual Funding Requirement for Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education Grants

This bill removes the requirement that Colorado's general assembly must annually fund a program providing grants for comprehensive human sexuality education.

What This Bill Does

Removes the annual funding requirement for the comprehensive human sexuality education grant program from the state budget.

Who It Names or Affects

The general assembly of Colorado
The department of public health and environment

Terms To Know

Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education Grant Program: A program that provides grants to support education about human sexuality.
General Assembly: The legislative body of Colorado, consisting of the House and Senate.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill only applies if it becomes law before July 1, 2026.
The specific impact on education programs depends on future budget decisions.

Amendments

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

H.001

Committee of the Whole

Lost

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section to the Colorado Revised Statutes that will automatically repeal certain parts of the bill if the state does not fund the comprehensive human sexuality education grant program in either the 2026-27 or 2027-28 fiscal years.

Adds a new statute, 25-44-105, which states that Article 44 of the bill will be repealed if the state does not fund the comprehensive human sexuality education grant program for two consecutive fiscal years starting from 2026-27.
Requires the Joint Budget Committee's staff director to notify the Revisor of Statutes via email when the funding condition is met.

The exact details and implications of repealing Article 44 are not fully explained in the amendment text, so further context about what Article 44 includes would be needed for a complete understanding.

J.001

HOU Appropriations

Passed [*]

Plain English: The amendment changes the language in a bill to allow for reducing an appropriation related to a comprehensive human sexuality education program.

Changes the wording of the bill to include the possibility of reducing funding for a specific program.

It is unclear exactly how much or if any reduction in funding will occur as this depends on further decisions by the legislature.

L.003

Second Reading

Lost [**]

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section to the Colorado Revised Statutes that will automatically repeal certain parts of the bill if the state legislature does not fund the comprehensive human sexuality education grant program in either the 2026-27 or 2027-28 fiscal years.

Adds a new statute (25-44-105) that specifies conditions under which certain parts of the bill will be repealed if funding is not provided for two consecutive fiscal years starting from 2026-27.
Requires the Joint Budget Committee's staff director to notify the Revisor of Statutes via email when the condition for repeal has been met.

The exact parts of the bill that will be repealed are not specified in this amendment text, making it unclear which sections would actually be removed.
If no date is provided by the Joint Budget Committee's staff director, the repeal could happen at an unspecified time after the notice is sent.

Bill History

2026-04-14 Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
2026-04-13 Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
2026-04-11 House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-10 House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-09 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
2026-04-08 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-07 House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-04-02 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Joint Budget Committee.
The bill eliminates the requirement that the general assembly annually appropriate money to the department of public health and environment for the comprehensive human sexuality education grant program.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Current Bill Text

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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 26-0903.01 Ken Fowler x2372 HOUSE BILL 26-1389
House Committees Senate Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING ELIMINATING THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION101
REQUIREMENT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN SEXUALITY102
EDUCATION G RANT PROGRAM , AND , IN CONNECTION103
THEREWITH, REDUCING AN APPROPRIATION.104
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 w ill be av ailable at
http://leg.colorado.gov/.)
Joint Budget Committee. The bill eliminates the requirement that
the general assembly annually appropriate money to the department of
public health and environment for the comprehensive human sexuality
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 11, 2026
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 9, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Brown and Sirota, Taggart, Bradley, Gonzalez R.
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Amabile and Kirkmeyer, Bridges
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.
education grant program.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-44-104, repeal (1)2
as follows:3
25-44-104. Gifts, grants, and donations - uses.4
(1) Beginning in the 2019-20 budget year and each budget year5
thereafter, the general assembly shall annually appropriate at least one6
million dollars to the department for the comprehensive human sexuality7
education grant program.8
SECTION 2. Appropriation - adjustments to 2026 long bill.9
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, to implement this10
act, the general fund appropriation made in the annual general11
appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the department of12
public health and environment for use by the prevention services division13
for comprehensive sexual education is decreased by $991,025 and the14
related FTE is decreased by 1.3 FTE.15
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not require a reduction of16
an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-2717
state fiscal year if:18
(a) The amount of the general fund appropriation made in the19
annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the20
department of public health and environment for use by the prevention21
services division for comprehensive sexual education is less than the22
amount of the adjustment required in subsection (1) of this section; or23
(b) The annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state24
fiscal year does not include a general fund appropriation from the25
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department of public health and environment for use by the prevention1
services division for comprehensive sexual education.2
SECTION 3. Effective date. This act takes effect July 1, 2026;3
except that section 2 of this act takes effect only if the annual general4
appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year becomes law, in which5
case section 2 takes effect upon the effective date of this act or of the6
annual general appropriation act for state fiscal year 2026-27, whichever7
is later.8
SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,9
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate10
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for11
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state12
institutions.13
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