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HB26-1404 • 2026

Transfer Tobacco Education Fund to Preschool Program Fund

The act transfers $10 million from the tobacco education programs fund to the preschool programs cash fund on June 30, 2027. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act reduces the general fund appropr

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. R. Taggart, Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. J. Bridges, Rep. K. Brown, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Rep. E. Hamrick
Last action
2026-05-27
Official status
Governor Signed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Transfer Tobacco Education Fund to Preschool Program Fund

The act transfers $10 million from the tobacco education programs fund to the preschool programs cash fund on June 30, 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • The act transfers $10 million from the tobacco education programs fund to the preschool programs cash fund on June 30, 2027.
  • For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act reduces the general fund appropriation to the department of early childhood (department) for the universal preschool program by $10 million and makes a corresponding $10 million appropriation to the department from the preschool programs cash fund for the universal preschool program.
  • (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-27 Governor

    Governor Signed

  2. 2026-05-22 Governor

    Sent to the Governor

  3. 2026-05-22 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-05-22 House

    Signed by the Speaker of the House

  5. 2026-04-16 Senate

    Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. 2026-04-15 Senate

    Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  7. 2026-04-14 Senate

    Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  8. 2026-04-13 Senate

    Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations

  9. 2026-04-11 House

    House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  10. 2026-04-10 House

    House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  11. 2026-04-09 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  12. 2026-04-08 House

    House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  13. 2026-04-06 House

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

  14. 2026-04-02 House

    Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Official Summary Text

The act transfers $10 million from the tobacco education programs fund to the preschool programs cash fund on June 30, 2027.
For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act reduces the general fund appropriation to the department of early childhood (department) for the universal preschool program by $10 million and makes a corresponding $10 million appropriation to the department from the preschool programs cash fund for the universal preschool program.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)