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SB26-181 · Bill · 2026 Regular Session · Colorado

Works Program Reserves & Cost of Living Adjustment

Concerning modifying the Colorado works program.

Official status: Became Law

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Current law requires counties to offer Colorado works program (works program) applicants and participants that demonstrate good cause an extension beyond the 60-month lifetime maximum. Good cause includes an applicant or participant who is a child-only case, who is the head of a single parent household unit and has a child less than one year old, or who is experiencing hardship. The act makes the extension permissible rather than a requirement and removes an applicant or participant who is a child-only case or experiencing hardship from the good cause determination. The act suspends the works program basic cash assistance grant cost of living adjustment during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 state fiscal years. Current law establishes minimum reserve balances for the total statewide county temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) reserve and the Colorado long-term works reserve (reserves). The act removes those reserve minimums. The act eliminates a requirement for each reserve to replenish money in the other under certain conditions and for the general assembly to effectively backfill the balances of both reserves if their balances fall below specified minimums. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status timeline

Every recorded action on SB26-181, oldest first
DateLocationAction
04/27/2026SenateIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
05/05/2026SenateSenate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/05/2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
05/06/2026SenateSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/06/2026HouseIntroduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
05/08/2026HouseHouse Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
05/08/2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
05/09/2026HouseHouse Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
05/11/2026HouseHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/22/2026SenateSigned by the President of the Senate
05/22/2026HouseSigned by the Speaker of the House
05/22/2026GovernorSent to the Governor
06/02/2026GovernorGovernor Signed

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View SB26-181 on leg.colorado.gov

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

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