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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 26-0651.01 Craig Harper x3481 HOUSE BILL 26-1410
House Committees Senate Committees
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING THE PROVISION FOR PAYMENT OF THE EXPENSES OF THE101
EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE102
STATE OF COLORADO, AND OF ITS AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS,103
FOR AND DURING THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026,104
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE NOTED.105
Bill Summary
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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.)
Provides for the payment of expenses of the executive, legislative,
and judicial departments of the state of Colorado, and of its agencies and
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Sirota, Brown, Taggart
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Bridges, Amabile, Kirkmeyer
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.
institutions, for and during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, except
as otherwise noted.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. Definitions - general provisions. 2
As used in this act, the following definitions and general3
provisions shall apply: 4
(1) Section 24-75-112, C.R.S., provides definitions in order to5
specify the purpose of certain line items of appropriation.6
(2) The funds designated to constitute the state emergency reserve7
for the 2026-27 fiscal year are:8
(a) The disaster emergency fund created in section 24-33.5-7069
(2)(a), C.R.S., up to a maximum of $212,368,830;10
(b) The state emergency reserve cash fund created in section11
24-77-104 (6)(a), C.R.S., up to a maximum of $150,721,859;12
(c) The marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-50113
(1), C.R.S., up to a maximum of $100,000,000;14
(d) The unclaimed property tourism promotion trust fund created15
in section 38-13-801.5 (1), C.R.S., up to a maximum of $5,000,000; 16
(e) The major medical insurance fund created in section 8-46-20217
(1)(a), C.R.S., up to a maximum of $25,000,000;18
(f) The Colorado water conservation board construction fund19
created in section 37-60-121 (1)(a), C.R.S., up to a maximum of20
$33,000,000;21
(g) The severance tax perpetual base fund created in section22
39-29-109 (2)(a)(I.5), C.R.S., up to a maximum of $35,000,000; 23
(h) Up to $53,337,711 of state properties as follows:24
(I) The capitol annex building located at 1375 Sherman Street,25
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Denver, Colorado, 80203, which has a value of $37,237,711; and 1
(II) The state parking garage located at 1350 Lincoln Street,2
Denver, Colorado, 80203, which has a value of $16,100,000.3
SECTION 2. Appropriation. 4
(1) The sums included in this act are appropriated from money in5
the general fund or the indicated cash funds or are reappropriated funds,6
for the payment of the ordinary operating costs of the executive,7
legislative, and judicial departments of the state, and of its agencies and8
institutions, for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2026.9
(2) Figures in this act are listed under columns that describe10
certain characteristics of the figures, as follows:11
(a) The figures in the "item & subtotal" column are the amounts12
made available by appropriation for expenditure by the department,13
division, institution, or entity within each line item, except for the figures14
that appear directly beneath a line, which figures are subtotals of the15
preceding line item appropriation amounts.16
(b) The figures in the "total" column are the total of the "item &17
subtotal" amounts made available by appropriation for expenditure by the18
department, division, institution, or entity for each line item within the19
department, division, institution, or entity.20
(c) The figures in the "general fund", "cash funds",21
"reappropriated funds", and "federal funds" columns are the amounts22
from each f unding source made available to the department, division,23
institution, or program for expenditure within each line item.24
(d) The figures in the "general fund" are the maximum amount25
that may be expended by the department, division, institution, or entity for26
expenditure from the general fund within each line item.27
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(e) (I) The figures in the "cash funds" and "reappropriated funds"1
columns, including the figures in any related letter notes, are the amount2
of all non-general fund sources and all nondirect federal fund sources that3
may be expended by the department, division, institution, or entity within4
each line item. These amounts may be cash funds established by statute,5
nonstatutory cash accounts, tuitions, overhead reimbursements, certain6
fees, governmental and nongovernmental "third-party" payments,7
payments for services, and interagency transfers. The figures indicate the8
maximum amount that may be expended from cash funds or the specified9
cash fund sources for the purposes shown. The amount of each cash funds10
or reappropriated funds appropriation is expressly declared to be11
nonseverable from the agency, source, and purpose of the appropriation,12
and shall not be used for any other agency or purpose.13
(II) Whenever a state agency receives cash funds or14
reappropriated funds from a centralized appropriation that this act does15
not identify as a duplicate appropriation, this subsection (2)(e) does not16
apply.17
(III) Whenever the controller creates an account solely for the18
purpose of establishing the obligation of a state agency to generate cash19
funds or reappropriated funds for distribution to another state agency to20
which this act appropriates the cash funds or reappropriated funds, this21
subsection (2)(e) does not apply to the account created or to the22
distribution.23
(IV) This subsection (2)(e) does not apply to cash funds fund24
figures that are marked with an "(L)".25
(f) The figures in the "reappropriated funds" columns are the26
amounts that are appropriated again subsequent to an initial appropriation27
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in the same fiscal year. The designation of funds as reappropriated funds1
has no bearing on whether the appropriation of these funds constitutes a2
grant from the state of Colorado pursuant to section 20 (2)(d) of article X3
of the state constitution.4
(g) (I) The figures in the "federal funds" columns are the amounts5
of federal funds that are earned or received by a department, division,6
institution, or entity for expenditure within each line item.7
(II) The figures in the "federal funds" column earned or received8
under the following federal programs, which are subject to a state match9
or which are subject to transfer to other block grants, are limits on the10
amount of expenditures of the funds, and the funds shall be expended in11
accordance with applicable state and federal statutes, including all12
provisions of this act:13
(A) Title XX Social Services Block Grant; and14
(B) Maternal and Child Health Block Grant.15
(III) The figures in the "federal funds" column earned or received16
under the following federal programs are limits on the amount of17
expenditures of the funds, and the funds shall be expended in accordance18
with applicable state and federal statutes, including all provisions of this19
act:20
(A) Child Care Development Funds; and21
(B) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant.22
(IV) The figures in the "federal funds" column for all programs23
other than those described in subsections (2)(g)(II) and (2)(g)(III) of this24
section are anticipated federal f unds, and, although these funds are not25
appropriated by this act, they are noted for the purpose of indicating the26
assumption used relative to those funds in developing the basic27
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appropriations amounts. 1
(3) (a) Capital letters appear directly to the right of certain figures2
within this act. These notations describe characteristics of the attached3
figure that are different than the characteristics that are described by the4
column that the figure is listed under as described in this subsection (3).5
(b) (I) Where the letter "(M)" appears directly to the right of a6
figure listed in a "general fund" column, the appropriation described by7
that figure, when combined with the related general fund transfers from8
the centralized appropriations to the relevant department, division,9
institution, or entity, is used to support a federally supported program and10
is the maximum amount of general fund money that may be expended in11
that program, except where otherwise provided. 12
(II) In the event that additional federal funds are available for a13
federally supported program, the combined general fund amount noted as14
"(M)" is reduced by the amount of federal funds earned or received in15
excess of the figure shown in the "federal funds" column for that16
program. In the event that the federal funds earned or received are less17
than the amount shown in the "federal funds" column, the combined18
general fund amount noted as "(M)" is reduced proportionately. Where19
general fund s upport is required as a condition for the acceptance of20
federal funds and the state matching requirements are reduced, the21
combined general fund amount noted as "(M)" is reduced proportionately.22
This subsection (3)(b)(II) only applies to the general fund amount that23
remains unexpended at the time of the change in federal requirements or24
funding. This subsection (3)(b)(II) does not apply to an appropriation25
noted as "(M)" to the department of health care policy and financing,26
unless the appropriation is in a line item for the executive director's27
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office. It is intended that the general fund amount and the federal funds1
amount be expended in equally proportioned amounts throughout the2
year.3
(c) Where the letter (L) appears directly to the right of a figure,4
the funds are local government funds or funds of service organizations5
from which the state purchases services, the amounts of which are not6
appropriated in this act and the inclusion of which is informational only.7
(d) Where the letter "(H)" appears directly to the right of a cash8
funds or reappropriated funds figure, that appropriation, when combined9
with the related cash funds or reappropriated funds transfers from the10
centralized appropriations to a department, division, institution, or entity,11
is used to support a federally supported program and is the maximum12
amount of cash funds or reappropriated funds that may be expended in13
that program, except where otherwise provided. In the event that14
additional federal funds are available for the program, the combined cash15
funds or reappropriated funds amount noted as "(H)" are reduced by the16
amount of federal funds earned or received in excess of the figure shown17
in the "federal funds" column for that program. In the event that the18
federal funds earne d or received are less than the amount shown in the19
"federal funds" column, the combined cash funds or reappropriated funds20
amount noted as "(H)" are reduced proportionately. Where cash funds or21
reappropriated funds support is required as a condition for the acceptance22
of federal funds and the state matching requirements are reduced, the23
combined cash funds or reappropriated funds amount noted as "(H)" are24
reduced proportionately. These provisions apply only to the cash funds or25
reappropriated funds that remain unexpended at the time of the change in26
federal requirements or funding. The general assembly intends that the27
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department, division, institution, or entity expend the cash funds or1
reappropriated funds amount and the federal funds amount in equally2
proportioned amounts throughout the year.3
(e) (I) Where the letter "(I)" appears directly to the right of a4
figure or in a letter note referencing a figure, that amount is not an5
appropriation, nor does it limit the expenditure of the funds described by6
that figure. The figure is included for informational purposes only. It7
provides a record of funds anticipated to be expended and, in some8
instances, may indicate assumptions used relative to those funds in9
developing appropriated amounts.10
(II) The "(I)" notation applies to a general fund or cash funds11
figure when the amount is continuously appropriated to, or otherwise12
authorized by law to be spent by, a department or agency of state13
government pursuant to state statute or the state constitution.14
(III) The "(I)" notation applies to a reappropriated funds figure15
when the amount is continuously appropriated to, or otherwise authorized16
by law to be spent by, a department or agency of state government17
pursuant to state statute or the state constitution or, in some instances,18
when the underlying federal funds source from which the amount is19
reappropriated is subject to the "(I)" notation.20
(IV) The "(I)" notation applies to all federal funds except:21
(A) When the federal funds represent a limit on expenditures as22
specified in subsection (2)(g)(II) of this section;23
(B) When the letter "(M)" or "(H)" appears to the right of a24
general fund, cash funds, or reappropriated funds figure in the same line25
item; or26
(C) When the general assembly has the authority to appropriate27
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the federal funds.1
(4) The general assembly accepts no obligation directly or2
indirectly for support or continuation of non-state-funded programs or3
grants where no direct or indirect state contribution is required.4
Furthermore, the general assembly accepts no obligation for costs5
incurred by or claimed against nonappropriated federally funded6
programs.7
(5) Money appropriated by this act shall not knowingly be paid to8
any organization, business firm, pe rson, agency, or club that places9
restrictions on employment or membership based on sex, sexual10
orientation, race, age, marital status, creed, color, religion, national origin,11
ancestry, or disability.12
(6) Pursuant to section 24-30-202 (2), C.R.S., the controller shall13
examine all state contracts entered into during the fiscal year commencing14
July 1, 2026, to determine whether the contracts are authorized by an15
appropriation within this act, and, pursuant to section 24-30-202 (3),16
C.R.S., an agency shall not incur obligations by contract in excess of the17
amounts appropriated by this act.18
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