The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado HB 26-1001 requires local jurisdictions to streamline residential housing development on qualifying public and nonprofit properties
Last action · March 25, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Andy Boesenecker and 38 others
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Does
The Housing Opportunities Made Easier (HOME) Act requires local governments with populations over 2,000 to allow residential developments on qualifying underutilized properties owned by schools, universities, housing authorities, transit districts, and affordable housing nonprofits through an by December 31, 2027.
Local jurisdictions must permit residential buildings up to three stories or 38 feet on qualifying properties of five acres or less, bypassing lengthy discretionary zoning processes that can drive up housing construction costs.
- The Colorado General Assembly is the state legislature responsible for passing statutory laws governing local land use and housing regulations across the state. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Subject jurisdictions
Local governments with populations over 2,000 must allow residential developments on qualifying properties through administrative approval processes and update zoning codes.
Qualifying entities
School districts, universities, housing authorities, transit districts, and affordable housing nonprofits can utilize their underutilized properties of five acres or less for residential developments.
Low and moderate-income residents
Individuals and families gain expanded access to housing options and workforce housing as new developments are streamlined.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
What properties qualify for streamlined residential development under this act?
Can local governments still enforce safety and building codes?
What is the deadline for local jurisdictions to comply with the act?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Mar 25, 2026GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 24, 2026HouseSigned by the Speaker of the House
- Mar 24, 2026SenateSigned by the President of the Senate
- Mar 24, 2026GovernorSent to the Governor
- Mar 13, 2026HouseHouse Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Mar 12, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Show 9 earlier actions
- Mar 11, 2026SenateFloorSenate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Mar 10, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/11/2026 - No Amendments
- Mar 9, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/10/2026 - No Amendments
- Mar 4, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Feb 11, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing
- Feb 6, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Feb 5, 2026HouseFloorHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
Show 34 more sponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
State-Mandated Local Zoning Reform
The legislation shifts authority by requiring local governments to use administrative approval processes for qualifying properties, limiting discretionary zoning rejections.
Connected Entities
Sources
leg.colorado.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools