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: 2026-04-16
Official status: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education Grant Appropriation

Joint Budget Committee.

What This Bill Does

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.)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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H.001

Committee of the Whole

Lost

Plain English: AMENDMENT TO REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HB1389_H.001 DATE 4/9/2026 Representative Richardson moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to reverse the action taken by the Committee in not adopting the following Richardson amendment, (L.003) to HB26-1389, to show that said amendment passed and that HB26-1389, as amended, passed.

AMENDMENT TO REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HB1389_H.001 DATE 4/9/2026 Representative Richardson moved to amend the Report of the Committee of the Whole to reverse the action taken by the Committee in not adopting the following Richardson amendment, (L.003) to HB26-1389, to show that said amendment passed and that HB26-1389, as amended, passed.
Amend printed bill, page 2, after line 8 insert: "SECTION 2.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25-44-105 as follows: 25-44-105.
Repeal of part - notice to the revisor of statutes.

J.001

HOU Appropriations

Passed [*]

Plain English: HB1389_J.001 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Appropriations.

HB1389_J.001 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Appropriations.
HB26-1389 be amended as follows: 1 Amend printed bill, page 1, line 103, strike "PROGRAM." and substitute 2 "PROGRAM, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, REDUCING AN 3 APPROPRIATION.".
** *** ** *** ** JBC: Kelly Shen x5434

L.003

Second Reading

Lost [**]

Plain English: HB1389_L.003 HB26-1389 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY REPRESENTATIVE Richardson 1 Amend printed bill, page 2, after line 8 insert: 2 "SECTION 2.

HB1389_L.003 HB26-1389 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY REPRESENTATIVE Richardson 1 Amend printed bill, page 2, after line 8 insert: 2 "SECTION 2.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25-44-105 as 3 follows: 4 25-44-105.
Repeal of part - notice to the revisor of statutes.
5 THIS ARTICLE 44 WILL BE REPEALED IF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 6 DOES NOT APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN 7 SEXUALITY EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR EITHER THE 2026-27 OR 8 2027-28 STATE FISCAL YEAR.

Bill History

2026-04-16 Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-15 Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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
REREVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the Second House
LLS NO. 26-0903.01 Ken Fowler x2372 HOUSE BILL 26-1389
House Committees Senate Committees
Appropriations 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
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 16, 2026
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 15, 2026
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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