HB26-1407 Transfers $34M to State General Fund from Various Cash Funds
Summary
Colorado HB26-1407 transfers approximately $34 million to the state general fund from five separate cash funds, including the ARPA refinance state money cash fund ($27.9M), revenue loss restoration cash fund ($4.1M), economic recovery and relief cash fund ($2M), behavioral and mental health cash fund ($1M), and state highway fund ($750K). The bill extends a construction spending deadline for a youth neuro-psych facility at Fort Logan from December 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027.
What changed
HB26-1407 transfers approximately $34 million from five state cash funds to the general fund effective June 30, 2026. The bill also extends a spending deadline for the Department of Human Services' behavioral and mental health cash fund from December 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027, specifically for capital construction related to a youth neuro-psych facility at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan.
State agencies administering the affected cash funds must adjust their accounting and spending timelines accordingly. The Department of Human Services has additional time to complete the Fort Logan construction project, while the departments of health care policy and financing and early childhood face reduced appropriations as a result of the fund transfers.
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HB26-1407
State Money Used to Refinance American Rescue Plan Money
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects | State Government State Revenue & Budget |
Concerning state money that was used to refinance money received from the federal coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund, and, in connection therewith, transferring unspent state money to the general fund, extending a deadline for the use of state money, and reducing appropriations.
Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary:
Joint Budget Committee. The bill makes the following transfers to the general fund on June 30, 2026:
- $27,905,384 from the refinance discretionary account in the ARPA refinance state money cash fund;
- $4,085,246.49 from the revenue loss restoration cash fund;
- $1,974,702.20 from the economic recovery and relief cash fund;
- $1,005,850.24 from the behavioral and mental health cash fund; and
- $750,190.06 from the state highway fund. The bill extends the deadline from December 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027, for the department of human services to spend money appropriated in 2022 from the behavioral and mental health cash fund for capital construction related to a youth neuro-psych facility at the Colorado mental health institute at Fort Logan. The bill delays a corresponding transfer of money from the behavioral and mental health cash fund.
The bill reduces appropriations to the department of health care policy and financing and the department of early childhood.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Prime Sponsors
Kyle Brown
Representative
Rick Taggart
Senator
Judy Amabile
Senator
Barbara Kirkmeyer
Committees
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Senate
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Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/16/2026 | Rerevised | |
| 04/15/2026 | Revised | |
| 04/11/2026 | Reengrossed | |
| 04/09/2026 | Engrossed | |
| 04/02/2026 | Introduced |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/02/2026 | Initial Fiscal Note |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 26-1407 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
Committee Report: PDF
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Refer House Bill 26-1407 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 9-2. | Vote summary |
Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/16/2026 | Third Reading | BILL | 33 AYE 2 NO 0 OTHER | Vote record |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/11/2026 | Third Reading | BILL | 43 AYE 16 NO 6 OTHER | Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/16/2026 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/15/2026 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/14/2026 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/13/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations |
| 04/11/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/10/2026 | House | House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/09/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/08/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments |
| 04/06/2026 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 04/02/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations |
Prime Sponsor
Rep. K. Brown | Rep. R. Taggart
Sen. J. Amabile | Sen. B. Kirkmeyer
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