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HB 1331 CO
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Modify 2026 Interim Committees

CO · session 2026A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Mar 12, 2026

Latest action (Jun 2, 2026) Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Summary

This bill restricts the activities of Colorado's legislative interim committees during 2026. It prohibits the legislative council from prioritizing interim committee requests, limits committees to requesting 5 bills for drafting and recommending 3 for introduction, and eliminates per diem and travel reimbursement for interim committee members. The bill suspends meetings and activities for numerous specific interim committees and repeals two committees entirely. It also reduces appropriations for the legislative department by approximately $453,000 and reduces staffing by 3.3 full-time positions.

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Official abstract

The act modifies legislative interim committee activities during the 2026 legislative interim (interim). Specifically, the act:Prohibits the legislative council of the general assembly from prioritizing any requests for interim committees, including task forces, for the 2026 interim;For an interim committee that meets during the 2026 interim, limits the number of acts the interim committee can request to be drafted to 5 and can recommend for introduction to 3;Prohibits members serving on statutorily created interim committees and state entities from receiving per diem and travel expenses for attending interim committee meetings during the 2026 interim;Prohibits meetings, field trips, and legislative recommendations and reports by, and suspends for one year certain reports required to be submitted to, existing interim committees, including the capital development committee; legislative oversight committee for Colorado jail standards; American Indian affairs interim committee; legislation inside advisory council review committee; Colorado health insurance exchange oversight committee; legislative oversight committee concerning the treatment of persons with behavioral health disorders in the criminal and juvenile justice systems; pension review commission and pension review subcommittee; legislative oversight committee concerning tax policy; and sales and use tax simplification task force;Prohibits meetings and other activities of the transportation legislation review committee and the water resources and agricultural review committee during the 2026-27 state fiscal year; andRepeals the legislative emergency preparedness, response, and recovery committee and the statewide health care review committee.     The act decreases the appropriations in House Bill 26-1333, concerning the payment of the expenses of the legislative department, for the 2026-27 state fiscal year for the legislative department as follows:The general fund appropriation for the general assembly is decreased by $183,699;The general fund appropriation for the legislative council is decreased by $161,162, and the related FTE is decreased by 1.9 FTE; andThe general fund appropriation for the committee on legal services is decreased by $108,336, and the related FTE is decreased by 1.4 FTE.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (6)

8 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (14)

  1. Jun 2, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
  2. Mar 23, 2026 House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  3. Jun 1, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
  4. Jun 1, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  5. Jun 1, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  6. Apr 14, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
  7. Apr 13, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
  8. Apr 10, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
  9. Apr 10, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  10. Mar 27, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations · upper
  11. Mar 24, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  12. Mar 23, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
  13. Mar 20, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  14. Mar 12, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations · lower
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