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HB26-1363 · Bill · 2026 Regular Session · Colorado

Temporarily Reduce General Fund Reserve

Concerning a temporary reduction in the general fund reserve.

Official status: Became Law

2 proposed amendments

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Official summary

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Under current law, the general fund reserve requirement is equal to 15% of the amount appropriated for expenditure from the general fund for that fiscal year minus: The difference between $100,000,000 and the proceeds of the sale of insurance premium and corporate tax credits that are credited to the health insurance affordability cash fund; and Unless money held in an escrow account in connection with the university of northern Colorado's college of osteopathic medicine is released, an additional $41,250,000. The act lowers the reserve requirement to 13% for state fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 and then raises it back to 15% for state fiscal years 2027-28 and later. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status timeline

Every recorded action on HB26-1363, oldest first
DateLocationAction
04/02/2026HouseIntroduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
04/07/2026HouseHouse Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
04/08/2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/09/2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
04/10/2026HouseHouse Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/11/2026HouseHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/13/2026SenateIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
04/14/2026SenateSenate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/15/2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
04/16/2026SenateSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/17/2026HouseHouse Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
05/12/2026HouseHouse Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Recede - CCR not produced
05/13/2026HouseHouse Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
06/03/2026HouseSigned by the Speaker of the House
06/03/2026SenateSigned by the President of the Senate
06/03/2026GovernorSent to the Governor
06/04/2026GovernorGovernor Signed

Recorded votes

Proposed amendments (2 proposed amendments)

Amendments proposed to HB26-1363, oldest first
AmendmentCommittee / floor hearingOfferedDispositionOfficial document
L.002
Sponsor: Representative Marshall		Floor amendment — Second Reading (House)04/09/2026LostView official document
L.003
Sponsor: Senator Amabile		Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate)04/15/2026PassedView official document

Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of

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HOUSE BILL 26-1363

BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Brown and Sirota, Taggart, McCluskie; also SENATOR(S) Amabile and Bridges, Kirkmeyer, Ball, Kolker.

CONCERNING A TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-201.1, amend (l)(d)(XXVII) introductory portion and (l)(d)(XXVIl)(A); and add (l)(d)(XXVIII) as follows:

24-75-201.1. Restriction on state appropriations - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) (d) For each fiscal year, unrestricted general fund year-end balances must be retained as a reserve in the following amounts: (XXVII) For the fiscal year 2025-26 and eaeh fiscal year thereafter, fifteen THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27, THIRTEEN percent of the amount appropriated for expenditure from the general fund for that fiscal year mmus:

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.

(A) The amount calculated by the state treasurer in accordance with

except that this subsection ( 1)(d)(XXVII)(A) takes effect on January 1, 2026, only if the condition specified in section 10-16-1209 (1) occurs, and section

(1.S)(a)(Il)(B);

(XXVIII) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR2027-28, AND EACH OF THE FISCAL YEARS THEREAFTER, FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED FOR EXPENDITURE FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR MINUS: (A)

THE AMOUNT CALCULATED BY THE STATE TREASURER IN

ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 10-16-1206 (1.5)(a)(Il)(B); AND (B) So LONG AS THE ESCROW MONEY IS NOT RELEASED AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 23-40-107, FORTY-ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (l)(d)(XXVIII)(B), "ESCROW MONEY" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN SECTION 23-40-107 (2)(c).

SECTION · 2.

Safety clause. The general assembly finds,

determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for

the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.

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 Thursday June 4th 2026 at 12:30pm (Date and Time)

Jared S. Polis GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

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