Multiple Employer Health Trust Funding
Concerning the use of general fund money to support benefits provided to certain public safety personnel through a multiple employer health trust, and, in connection therewith, reducing an appropriation.
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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Current law requires the general assembly to appropriate $650,000 from the general fund to the department of local affairs (department) on July 1, 2026, and $1 million from the general fund to the department on July 1, 2027, to reduce participating employer contributions to a multiple employer health trust for volunteer firefighters and part-time firefighters. The act repeals the appropriation otherwise required on July 1, 2026. Current law requires the general assembly to appropriate money from the general fund to the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety for the purpose of reimbursing a multiple employer health trust for the direct costs of providing cardiac and other health screenings for peace officers as follows: $350,000 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026; $500,000 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2027; $1 million for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2028; and On each July 1 thereafter, sufficient funds. The act repeals the appropriation otherwise required on July 1, 2026. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the general fund appropriation and the reappropriated funds appropriation from the firefighter benefits cash fund to the department of local affairs for firefighter heart and circulatory malfunction benefits are each decreased by $150,000. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the general fund appropriation to the department of public safety for use by the division of criminal justice for first responder employer health benefit trusts is decreased by $100,000. (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 - No Amendments |
| 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 |
| 05/26/2026 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 05/26/2026 | House | Signed by the Speaker of the House |
| 05/26/2026 | Governor | Sent to the Governor |
| 06/02/2026 | Governor | Governor Signed |
Recorded votes
- 04/14/2026 — Senate Appropriations: “Refer House Bill 26-1397, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 5–2.
- 04/06/2026 — House Appropriations: “Refer House Bill 26-1397 to the Committee of the Whole.” — the motion passed on a vote of 11–0.
Proposed amendments (3 proposed amendments)
| Amendment | Committee / floor hearing | Offered | Disposition | Official document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.001 Sponsor: Representatives Velasco and Caldwell | Floor amendment — Second Reading (House) | 04/09/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.002 | Committee amendment — Appropriations (Senate) | 04/14/2026 | Passed | View official document |
| L.003 Sponsor: Senator Cutter | 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), 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
Official record
View HB26-1397 on leg.colorado.gov
Source: Colorado General Assembly (leg.colorado.gov) · Data as of
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