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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado transfers $31 million from school meal fund to education fund and delays future transfers to 2028
Last action · May 27, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Kyle Brown and 13 others
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What This Bill Does
Colorado law now directs the state treasurer to transfer $31,066,831 from the healthy school meals for all program cash fund to the on July 1, 2026, while delaying future recurring transfers from the education fund until July 1, 2028.
The measure shifts tens of millions of dollars between dedicated state accounts and postpones scheduled education fund transfers for school meal programs by two years.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State Treasurer
Must execute a specific $31 million transfer on July 1, 2026, and adjust the schedule for recurring fund transfers.
Healthy School Meals for All Program
Experiences a $31 million transfer out of its cash fund and a two-year delay in recurring scheduled transfers from the state education fund.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much money is being transferred to the state education fund and when?
When will recurring transfers from the state education fund to the program fund now begin?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
13 actions- May 27, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- May 22, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- May 22, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- May 22, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- Apr 16, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 15, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
Show 7 earlier actions
- Apr 14, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Apr 13, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
- Apr 11, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 9, 2026HouseHouse Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 8, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed - 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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Refer House Bill 26-1351 to the Committee of the Whole.
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7
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
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Refer House Bill 26-1351 to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
7
- Yes
- 6
- No
- 1
- 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.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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