ColoradoFunding for Memorials on State Capitol Grounds
What it does
Under current law, the department of personnel and a statutorily created preservation trust committee oversee the Colorado veterans' monument preservation trust fund (trust fund). The act moves oversight of the trust fund to the state historical society (history Colorado) and repeals the preservation trust committee. The act also expands the allowable uses of the trust fund, which were previously restricted to maintaining and enhancing the Colorado veterans' monument and any fallen heroes memorials in Lincoln veterans' memorial park, to include the maintenance, enhancement, and repair of monuments and memorials both in Lincoln veterans' memorial park and on the state capitol building grounds.
More detail
History Colorado may expend principal from the trust fund for these purposes once every 20 years beginning in state fiscal year 2027-28, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, and for unexpected necessary maintenance costs that are not covered by insurance. On or before December 31, 2026, and on or before each December 31 thereafter, history Colorado must submit a report to the state capitol building advisory committee (CBAC) that includes information on:History Colorado's plans to maintain, enhance, and repair monuments and memorials in Lincoln veterans' memorial park and on the state capitol building grounds; andThe actual and planned use of money in the trust fund. The act also requires the CBAC, before recommending a proposal for the placement of a memorial or an object of art on the state capitol building grounds to the capital development committee and the governor for approval, to ensure that the proposal includes funding sufficient to provide lifetime maintenance of the proposed memorial or object of art. Only a proposal that dedicates at least 5% of its total budget to maintenance includes funding sufficient to provide lifetime maintenance of the proposed object of art or memorial.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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- Introduced
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- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Apr 20Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Apr 8Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 7Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Apr 7Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Apr 2House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsMajor
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 30House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 27House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Mar 25House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 23House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-088 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 16Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 16Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans AffairsMinor
- Mar 16Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteePassed Senate
- Mar 13Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteeMinor
- Mar 10Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-088, 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 Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment B). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 10Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military AffairsIntroduced