Repeal Employment Support Job Retention Program
Concerning repealing the employment support and job retention services program, and, in connection therewith, reducing an appropriation.
Official status: Became Law
Prime sponsors
- Kyle Brown (House) — Prime Sponsor
- Emily Sirota (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 changes the repeal date of the employment support and job retention services program (program) in the division of employment and training (division) in the department of labor and employment (department) from September 1, 2029, to July 1, 2026. The state treasurer is required to transfer all unexpended and unencumbered money in the employment support and job retention services program cash fund (fund) to the general fund on June 30, 2026. Pursuant to section 3 of the act, the appropriations made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the department for use by the division are adjusted as follows: The general fund appropriation for the fund is decreased by $250,000; and The reappropriated funds appropriation from the fund is decreased by $250,000. A reduction of an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year is not required pursuant to section 3 of the act if one of the following conditions is satisfied: The amount of the general fund appropriation to the department for use by the division for the fund is less than $250,000; The amount of the reappropriated funds appropriation from the fund to the department for use by the division for the program is less than $250,000; or The annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year does not include an appropriation to the department for use by the division for the fund or the program. (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 - No Amendments |
| 04/10/2026 | 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 |
| 05/28/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/28/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/28/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 06/01/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
Recorded votes
- 04/14/2026 — Senate Appropriations: “Refer House Bill 26-1383 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 26-1383 to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 11–0.
Full text
- Signed Act version (official PDF), 06/03/2026
- Final Act version (official PDF), 05/26/2026
- 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
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HOUSE BILL 26-1383
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Brown and Sirota, Taggart, Rydin; also SENATOR(S) Amabile and Bridges, Kirkmeyer.
CONCERNING REPEALING THE EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT ANO JOB RETENTION SERVICES PROGRAM, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, REDUCING AN APPROPRIATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-83-406, add (4) as follows: 8-83-406. Employment support and job retention services program cash fund - created. (4) ON JUNE 30, 2026, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER ALL UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED MONEY IN THE FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 8-83-407 as follows:
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.
8-83-407. Repeal of part. This part 4 is repealed, effective September 1, 2029 JULY 1, 2026.
SECTION 3. Appropriation - adjustments to 2026 long bill. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, to implement this act, appropriations made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the department oflabor and employment for use by the division of employment and training are adjusted as follows: (a) The general fund appropriation for the employment support and job retention services program cash fund created in section 8-83-406 (1 )(a), C.R.S., is decreased by $250,000; and (b) The reappropriated funds appropriation from the employment support and job retention services program cash fund created in section 8-83-406 (l)(a), C.R.S., for the employment support and job retention services program is decreased by $250,000. (2) Subsection (1) of this section does not require a reduction of an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year if: (a) The amount of the general fund appropriation made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the department oflabor and employment for use by the division of employment and training for the employment support and job retention services program cash fund is less than the amount of the adjustment required in subsection (l)(a) of this section; (b) The amount of the reappropriated funds appropriation from the employment support and job retention services program cash fund created in section 8-83-406 (1 )(a), C.R.S., made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the department of labor and employment for use by the division of employment and training for the employment support and job retention services program is less than the amount of the adjustment required in subsection (l)(b) of this section; or (c) The annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year does not include an appropriation to the department of labor and
employment for use by the division of employment and training for: (I) The employment support and job retention services program cash fund; or (II) The employment support and job retention services program.
SECTION 4. Effective date. This act takes effect upon passage; except that section 3 of this act takes effect only if the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year becomes law, in which case section 3 takes effect upon the effective date of this act or of the annual general appropriation act for state fiscal year 2026-27, whichever is later. SECTION 5. 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 Monday June 1st 2026 at 11:00am (Date and Time)
Jared S. Polis GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
Official record
View HB26-1383 on leg.colorado.gov
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