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HB26-1407 • 2026

State Money Used to Refinance American Rescue Plan Money

The act requires the state treasurer to make the following transfers to the general fund on June 30, 2026: $27,905,384 from the refinance discretionary account in the ARPA refinance state money cash f

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

Sponsor
Rep. K. Brown, Rep. R. Taggart, Sen. J. Amabile, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Rep. E. Sirota, Sen. J. Bridges, Rep. T. Story
Last action
2026-05-29
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.

State Money Used to Refinance American Rescue Plan Money

The act requires the state treasurer to make the following transfers to the general fund on June 30, 2026: $27,905,384 from the refinance discretionary account in the ARPA refinance state money cash fund; $4,085,246.49 from the revenue loss restoration cash fund; $1,974,702.20 from the economic recovery and relief cash fund; $1,005,850.24 from the behavioral and mental health cash fund; and $750,190.06 from the state highway fund.

What This Bill Does

  • The act requires the state treasurer to make the following transfers to the general fund on June 30, 2026: $27,905,384 from the refinance discretionary account in the ARPA refinance state money cash fund; $4,085,246.49 from the revenue loss restoration cash fund; $1,974,702.20 from the economic recovery and relief cash fund; $1,005,850.24 from the behavioral and mental health cash fund; and $750,190.06 from the state highway fund.
  • The act extends the deadline from December 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027, for the department of human services to spend money appropriated in 2022 from the behavioral and mental health cash fund for capital construction related to a youth neuro-psych facility at the Colorado mental health institute at Fort Logan.
  • The act delays a corresponding transfer of money from the behavioral and mental health cash fund.
  • The act reduces appropriations made in 2022 to the department of health care policy and financing by $800,000 and to the department of early childhood by $1,616,989.

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. 2026-05-29 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 - Consent Calendar 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 requires the state treasurer to make the following transfers to the general fund on June 30, 2026:
$27,905,384 from the refinance discretionary account in the ARPA refinance state money cash fund;
$4,085,246.49 from the revenue loss restoration cash fund;
$1,974,702.20 from the economic recovery and relief cash fund;
$1,005,850.24 from the behavioral and mental health cash fund; and
$750,190.06 from the state highway fund.
The act extends the deadline from December 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027, for the department of human services to spend money appropriated in 2022 from the behavioral and mental health cash fund for capital construction related to a youth neuro-psych facility at the Colorado mental health institute at Fort Logan. The act delays a corresponding transfer of money from the behavioral and mental health cash fund.
The act reduces appropriations made in 2022 to the department of health care policy and financing by $800,000 and to the department of early childhood by $1,616,989.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)