Colorado Bill Would Repeal Employment Support Job Retention Program

HB26-1383

Repeal Employment Support Job Retention Program

Type	Bill
Session	2026 Regular Session
Subjects	Labor & Employment State Revenue & Budget

Concerning repealing the employment support and job retention services program, and, in connection therewith, reducing an appropriation.

Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary:

Joint Budget Committee. House Bill 19-1107, enacted in 2019, established the employment support and job retention services program (program) in the division of employment and training (division) within the department of labor and employment (department). The corresponding employment support and job retention services program cash fund (fund) was also created for the purpose of funding employment preparation, job training, employment pursuit, and job retention activities for eligible individuals.

The general assembly appropriated $750,000 from the general fund to the fund for state fiscal year 2019-20. Beginning in the 2022-23 state fiscal year, and for each state fiscal year thereafter, the general assembly is statutorily required to appropriate $250,000 from the general fund to the fund.

Currently, the program is scheduled to repeal September 1, 2029.

The bill changes the repeal date to July 1, 2026. The program therefore would repeal approximately 3 years sooner than when it is currently scheduled to repeal.

The bill requires the state treasurer to transfer all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund to the general fund on June 30, 2026.

The bill also adjusts the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the department for use by the division, as follows:

• Decreases the general fund appropriation for the fund by $250,000; and

• Decreases the reappropriated funds appropriation from the fund for the program by $250,000.
  A reduction of an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year is not required by the bill, however, if one of the following conditions is satisfied:

• The amount of the general fund appropriation to the department for use by the division for the fund is less than $250,000;

• The amount of the reappropriated funds appropriation from the fund to the department for use by the division for the program is less than $250,000; or

• The annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year does not include an appropriation to the department for use by the division for the fund or the program.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Prime Sponsors

Representative

Kyle Brown
Representative

Emily Sirota
Senator

Judy Amabile
Senator

Jeff Bridges

Committees

House

Appropriations

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Status

Under Consideration

Introduced

Under Consideration

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Date	Version	Documents
04/11/2026	Reengrossed	PDF
04/09/2026	Engrossed	PDF
04/02/2026	Introduced	PDF

Date	Version	Documents
04/02/2026	Initial Fiscal Note	PDF

Activity	Vote	Documents
Refer House Bill 26-1383 to the Committee of the Whole.	The motion passed on a vote of 11-0.	Vote summary
Hearing Summary	Committee Report: PDF
Date	Calendar	Motion
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04/11/2026	Third Reading	BILL

Date	Location	Action
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. E. Sirota

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Sen. J. Amabile | Sen. J. Bridges

Sponsor

Rep. R. Taggart

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Sen. B. Kirkmeyer

Co-Sponsor

Rep. G. Rydin

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