The Colorado General Assembly transmitted 78 bills to Governor Jared Polis during Week 14. The volume exceeds any prior week of the 2026 session and reflects the April rush to clear legislation before sine die on May 13. Sixty-five of those bills moved as the Long Bill appropriations package in one April 16 Senate session.
Four Good bills cleared both chambers as standalone measures. HB26-1213 repeals the biomass utilization grant program. HB26-1228 expands marriage and family therapist licensure access.
HB26-1331 eliminates the legislative emergency preparedness committee and the statewide health care review committee. SB26-121 raises the agricultural worker overtime threshold to 56 hours per week.
Four Bad bills cleared both chambers as standalone measures. HB26-1045 expands housing accommodation requirements for individuals with disabilities. HB26-1126 extends firearms dealer licensing requirements to “responsible persons” who direct dealer operations.
HB26-1265 authorizes Colorado law enforcement use of the federal ATF electronic tracing system. HB26-1302 allows the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to reduce operating hours at the InstaCheck firearms background check unit.
Five bills registered as neutral pending full review. HB26-1038 modifies county commissioner redistricting procedures. HB26-1116 addresses processes for individuals with behavioral health disorders. HB26-1305 aligns state and federal statutes governing inpatient behavioral health access.
HB26-1332 updates the legislative department cash fund. HB26-1333 authorizes payment of legislative department expenses.
The Long Bill appropriations package contains 65 bills numbered HB26-1348 through HB26-1413. Most adjust cash funds, transfer money between accounts, or implement the fiscal year 2026-27 state budget. The Joint Budget Committee sponsored the bulk of them. Three Good bills inside the package stand out: HB26-1356 repeals the local accountability system, HB26-1362 repeals the decarbonization tax credits administration cash fund, and HB26-1380 eliminates the office of the judicial discipline ombudsman.
HB26-1411 sits at the center of the Bad column inside the Long Bill package. It creates state-funded health insurance benefits for low-income individuals who are ineligible for Medicaid because of their immigration status. The Senate passed it 32-3. The House concurred with Senate amendments 43-19 on April 17.
The Governor will act on each bill under the timeline set by the Colorado Constitution.
Session totals through 14 weeks stand at 112 Good bills and 167 Bad bills, counting the Long Bill package as a single block in the Bad column. Four weeks remain before sine die on May 13. What reaches the statute books depends now on the Governor.
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