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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado HB 1397 repeals specific firefighter and peace officer health trust appropriations and reduces 2026-27 agency funding
Last action · June 2, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Emily Sirota and 5 others
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What This Bill Does
Colorado repeals previously scheduled general fund appropriations for firefighter and peace officer health trusts on July 1, 2026, and decreases specific agency appropriations for the 2026-27 state . The measure impacts funding allocations for local affairs and public safety departments regarding first responder health benefits.
Alters the statutory funding schedule and reduces appropriations dedicated to health trusts and screenings for volunteer firefighters, part-time firefighters, and peace officers.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Volunteer and part-time firefighters
Funding allocations designed to reduce participating employer contributions to their multiple employer health trust are modified through repealed and decreased appropriations.
Peace officers
Statutory funding reimbursements for direct costs of cardiac and other health screenings through a multiple employer health trust are adjusted by repealing the July 1, 2026 allocation.
Department of Local Affairs
The department experiences a repeal of its scheduled July 1, 2026 appropriation and a $150,000 decrease in appropriations for firefighter heart and circulatory malfunction benefits for fiscal year 2026-27.
Division of Criminal Justice
The division experiences a repeal of its scheduled July 1, 2026 peace officer screening appropriation and a $100,000 decrease in its general fund appropriation for first responder employer health benefit trusts for fiscal year 2026-27.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
14 actions- Jun 2, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- May 26, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- May 26, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- May 26, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- Apr 16, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 15, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
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- Apr 14, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Apr 13, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
- Apr 11, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 10, 2026HouseHouse Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 9, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- Apr 8, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 6, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- Apr 2, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Refer House Bill 26-1397, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
7
- Yes
- 5
- No
- 2
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
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Refer House Bill 26-1397 to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
7
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Lobbying Activity
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Restructuring of First Responder Trust Appropriations
The legislation systematically repeals specific near-term statutory funding obligations for 2026 while adjusting 2026-27 fiscal year allocations across multiple departments.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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