HB 1349 CO

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Became Law

The existing nurse home visitor program (program) provides regular in-home visiting nurse services to low-income first-time mothers during their pregnancies and through their children's second birthday. The nurse home visitor program fund (fund) is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department of early childhood (department) for grants to entities for operation of the program. Among other revenue sources, the fund consists of money received pursuant to the master tobacco settlement agreement. The act requires the state treasurer, on July 1, 2026, and on each July 1 thereafter through July 1, 2029, to transfer $5.1 million from the fund to the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund (trust fund).     Funds from the trust fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the Colorado child abuse prevention board (board) within the department for child abuse prevention programs. These prevention services are eligible for reimbursement money received for prevention services and programs identified in the federal Title IV-E prevention services clearinghouse pursuant to the federal 'Family First Prevention Services Act of 2018' (federal reimbursement money received for prevention services and programs). The trust fund and the board are scheduled to repeal on July 1, 2027. The act continues the trust fund and board indefinitely.     The act requires the department, on or before November 1, 2029, to report to the joint budget committee on the effect of the transfers from the fund to the trust fund, including an accounting of any additional federal reimbursement money received for prevention services and programs.     For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act increases an appropriation for home visiting from the general fund to the department by $5.1 million and decreases by a corresponding amount an appropriation for home visiting to the department from the fund. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act increases an appropriation for child maltreatment prevention from the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund to the department by $5.1 million and decreases by a corresponding amount an appropriation to the department from the general fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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

1. May 27, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 21, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 21, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 21, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Apr 16, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. Apr 15, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Apr 14, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. Apr 13, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations · upper
9. Apr 11, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
10. Apr 9, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
11. Apr 8, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
12. Apr 6, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
13. Apr 2, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations · lower