ColoradoDetermination of Town Abandonment
What it does
The act allows for a county, a landowner in the town, or a registered elector in the town to apply to the secretary of state (secretary) to determine a town is abandoned when a town:Has no board of trustees or town clerk;Is unable to hold an election; andOwns or operates infrastructure critical for the treatment or delivery of water to residents. The act authorizes the department of public health and environment to transfer up to $100,000 from the small communities water and wastewater grant fund to the department of public safety to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of a town's water system if an application for abandonment of the town has been filed with the secretary and the town has a water system that is failing or is likely to fail.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- May 26Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 21Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 21Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 21Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 9House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- May 8House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- May 7House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-157 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-157 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- May 7House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- May 5House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-157 to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-157 to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 29Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 29Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local GovernmentMinor
- Apr 28Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-157, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded J.001. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 28Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Apr 22Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.001. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-157, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 8Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & HousingIntroduced