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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado HB 1331 halts 2026 interim committees and cuts legislative appropriations
Last action · June 2, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Jarvis Caldwell and 13 others
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What This Bill Does
Colorado law modifies 2026 activities by prohibiting prioritization of new interim committees, limiting bill drafts and recommendations for committees that do meet, suspending meetings and reports for numerous existing committees, and repealing specific committees. The act also decreases general fund appropriations for the legislative department for the 2026-27 state .
Lawmakers and state entities serving on s lose and travel expense reimbursements, and specific legislative bodies see staff and operating budget reductions totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Members of statutorily created interim committees
Members serving on interim committees are prohibited from receiving per diem and travel expenses for attending interim committee meetings during the 2026 interim.
Legislative Department staff
Staffing levels are reduced by 1.9 FTE for the legislative council and 1.4 FTE for the committee on legal services alongside general fund appropriation decreases.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are interim committees allowed to draft bills during the 2026 interim?
Will members of interim committees receive travel and per diem expenses in 2026?
Which committees are completely repealed by this act?
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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
- Jun 1, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- Jun 1, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- Jun 1, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- Apr 14, 2026HouseHouse Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Apr 13, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
Show 8 earlier actions
- Apr 10, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Apr 10, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- Mar 27, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
- Mar 24, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Mar 23, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Mar 23, 2026HouseFloorHouse Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Mar 20, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- Mar 12, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
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 →Voting Record
Refer House Bill 26-1331 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
Total
7
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Show 2 earlier roll calls
Adopt amendment J.001
Total
2
- Yes
- 0
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 2
Refer House Bill 26-1331, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
7
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
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.
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Sources
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