Homeless Prevention Activities Program Restructure

HOUSE BILL 26-1192

BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Phillips and Barron, Bacon, Boesenecker, Duran, Espenoza, Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay, Stewart R.; also SENATOR(S) Exum, Amabile, Ball, Benavidez, Cutter, Daugherty, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Mullica, Snyder, Wallace, Coleman.

CONCERNING RESTRUCTURING THE HOMELESS PREVENTION ACTIVITIES PROGRAM.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26-7 .8-102, amend the introductory portion; and repeal (1.5) as follows: 26-7.8-102. Definitions. As used in this article ARTICLE 7 .8, unless the context otherwise reqmres: (1.5) "Executive director" means the executive ditectot of the department of local affairs.

Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act.

SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26-7 .8-103, amend (1.5) as follows: 26-7.8-103. Homeless prevention activities program - criteria. (1.5) The DIVISION SHALL ADMINISTER THE program established by this artiele shall be administered by the di'1 is ion with I eeommendations from an advisory eommittee whieh is hereby ereated. The advisory eommittee shall be eomposed of at least three members seleeted by the exeettti ve diI eetor. One member shall be a I ept esentati ve of the department of human set viees, and two members shall be representatives from the pttblie at large. The eommittee shall set ve without eompensation and shall not be entitled to teimbmsement for their expenses while attending meetings of the eommittee. The div is ion shall administer the pt ogr am under the direetion of the advisory eommittee ARTICLE 7.8.

SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 26-7.8-104, amend (3) and (4) as follows: 26-7.8-104. Homeless prevention activities program - contracts with nongovernmental agency - program standards. (3) The advisory eommittee shall diteet the division to SHALL establish and enforce standards for all homeless prevention activities programs established pursuant to this artiele ARTICLE 7.8. (4) The advisory eornmittee DIVISION shall establish standards governing this program which assure that the funds collected pursuant to section 39-22-1301, C.R.S., are allocated to nongovernmental agencies, either directly or through the coordination and oversight of units of local government, for use for direct client services and assistance.

SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless

approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

Julie McCluskie SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

James Rashad Coleman, Sr. PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

Vanessa Reilly CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Esther van Mourik SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

APPROVED on Monday April 13th 2026 at 11am (Date and Time)

Jared S. Polis GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO