Kinship Care Funding Provisions
Concerning kinship care funding provisions.
Official status: Became Law
Prime sponsors
- Emily Sirota (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Rick Taggart (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Judy Amabile (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
- Jeff Bridges (Senate) — Prime Sponsor
Progress (from the official record)
Official summary
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The act eliminates financial assistance and supports and reimbursement to county departments of human or social services (county departments) for non-certified kinship care homes. The act specifies that county departments are not required to provide financial assistance and supports for non-certified kinship care homes, except as required by the federal 'Social Security Act' and by Colorado's out-of-home placement required services and temporary custody provisions. The act requires the department of human services to create a standardized notice for non-certified kinship care providers regarding the discontinuation of non-certified kinship care financial assistance. The act requires county departments to provide the notice by June 15, 2026, to non-certified kinship foster care homes currently receiving monthly payments. (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 - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/09/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 04/10/2026 | House | House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/11/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor |
| 04/13/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations |
| 04/14/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/15/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor |
| 04/16/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 05/22/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/22/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/22/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 05/27/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
Recorded votes
- 04/14/2026 — Senate Appropriations: “Refer House Bill 26-1374, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 7–0.
- 04/06/2026 — House Appropriations: “Refer House Bill 26-1374 to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 9–2.
Proposed amendments (5 proposed amendments)
| Amendment | Committee / floor hearing | Offered | Disposition | Official document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.001 Sponsor: Representative Gilchrist | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/09/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.002 Sponsor: Representative Gilchrist | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/09/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.004 Sponsor: Representative Gilchrist | Floor amendment — Third Reading (House) | 04/11/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.005 | Committee amendment — Appropriations (Senate) | 04/14/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.007 Sponsor: Senators Lindstedt & Bright | Floor amendment — Second Reading (Senate) | 04/15/2026 | Passed | View official document |
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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), 04/09/2026
- Introduced version (official PDF), 04/02/2026
Official record
View HB26-1374 on leg.colorado.gov
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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