SB 181 CO

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Current law requires counties to offer Colorado works program (works program) applicants and participants that demonstrate good cause an extension beyond the 60-month lifetime maximum. Good cause includes an applicant or participant who is a child-only case, who is the head of a single parent household unit and has a child less than one year old, or who is experiencing hardship. The act makes the extension permissible rather than a requirement and removes an applicant or participant who is a child-only case or experiencing hardship from the good cause determination.     The act suspends the works program basic cash assistance grant cost of living adjustment during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 state fiscal years.     Current law establishes minimum reserve balances for the total statewide county temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) reserve and the Colorado long-term works reserve (reserves). The act removes those reserve minimums. The act eliminates a requirement for each reserve to replenish money in the other under certain conditions and for the general assembly to effectively backfill the balances of both reserves if their balances fall below specified minimums.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• J. Amabile Democratic · sponsor
• B. Kirkmeyer Republican · sponsor
• K. Brown Democratic · sponsor
• R. Taggart Republican · sponsor
• J. Bridges Democratic · sponsor
• E. Sirota Democratic · sponsor

1. Jun 2, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 22, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 22, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. May 22, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 11, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
6. May 9, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
7. May 8, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
8. May 8, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
9. May 6, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations · lower
10. May 6, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
11. May 5, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
12. May 5, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
13. Apr 27, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations · upper