ColoradoColorado sets a repeal date for wildfire home grants
Colorado law sets a repeal date for its wildfire home grant program’s governing section and directs unused, uncommitted grant money into the main state spending fund.
What it does
The law sets July 1, 2026, as the repeal date for the section governing Colorado’s wildfire resilient homes grant program.
The state treasurer must move the wildfire home grant fund’s unused, uncommitted balance to Colorado’s main state spending fund on June 30, 2026.
Argument forMoving unused, uncommitted grant money to the general fund could give Colorado more flexibility to pay for other state needs.
Argument againstRepealing the program’s governing section could leave homeowners with fewer grant options to make their homes more resistant to wildfires.
More detail
The law provides for repeal of the section governing the wildfire resilient homes grant program. The provision covers Colorado’s wildfire resilient homes grant program, administered by the Department of Public Safety. The stated repeal date is July 1, 2026.
The state treasurer must move the grant fund’s unused, uncommitted balance to Colorado’s general fund, the main fund for state spending. The transfer covers the wildfire resilient homes grant program cash fund. Only money that has not been spent or committed to an existing obligation is included. The required transfer date is June 30, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 29Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 28Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 28Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 28Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 16Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 15Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 14Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1395 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 13Introduced In Senate - Assigned to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 11House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 10House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 9House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 8House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 6House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1395 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Introduced In House - Assigned to AppropriationsIntroduced
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