Funding for Prevention Services Programs Colorado Department of Early Childhood
Concerning modifications to prevention services programs within the department of early childhood, and, in connection therewith, making and reducing appropriations.
Official status: Became Law
Prime sponsors
- Kyle Brown (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Emily Sirota (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Judy Amabile (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
- Barbara Kirkmeyer (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
Progress (from the official record)
Official summary
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The existing nurse home visitor program (program) provides regular in-home visiting nurse services to low-income first-time mothers during their pregnancies and through their children's second birthday. The nurse home visitor program fund (fund) is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department of early childhood (department) for grants to entities for operation of the program. Among other revenue sources, the fund consists of money received pursuant to the master tobacco settlement agreement. The act requires the state treasurer, on July 1, 2026, and on each July 1 thereafter through July 1, 2029, to transfer $5.1 million from the fund to the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund (trust fund). Funds from the trust fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the Colorado child abuse prevention board (board) within the department for child abuse prevention programs. These prevention services are eligible for reimbursement money received for prevention services and programs identified in the federal Title IV-E prevention services clearinghouse pursuant to the federal 'Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018' (federal reimbursement money received for prevention services and programs). The trust fund and the board are scheduled to repeal on July 1, 2027. The act continues the trust fund and board indefinitely. The act requires the department, on or before November 1, 2029, to report to the joint budget committee on the effect of the transfers from the fund to the trust fund, including an accounting of any additional federal reimbursement money received for prevention services and programs. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act increases an appropriation for home visiting from the general fund to the department by $5.1 million and decreases by a corresponding amount an appropriation for home visiting to the department from the fund. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act increases an appropriation for child maltreatment prevention from the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund to the department by $5.1 million and decreases by a corresponding amount an appropriation to the department from the general fund. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Status timeline
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/02/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations |
| 04/06/2026 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/08/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/09/2026 | House | House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/11/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/13/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations |
| 04/14/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/15/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/16/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/21/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/21/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/21/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/27/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
Recorded votes
- 04/14/2026 — Senate Appropriations: “Refer House Bill 26-1349 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.” — the motion passed on a vote of 7–0.
- 04/06/2026 — House Appropriations: “Refer House Bill 26-1349 to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 10–0.
Full text
- Signed Act version (official PDF), 05/28/2026
- Final Act version (official PDF), 05/21/2026
- Rerevised version (official PDF), 04/16/2026
- Revised version (official PDF), 04/15/2026
- Reengrossed version (official PDF), 04/11/2026
- Engrossed version (official PDF), 04/08/2026
- Introduced version (official PDF), 04/02/2026
Official record
View HB26-1349 on leg.colorado.gov
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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