HB26-1408 State Budget Request Determination Processes
Summary
The Colorado General Assembly passed HB26-1408 establishing standardized processes for state agencies to determine budget requests for the upcoming state fiscal year. The bill requires state agencies to submit base budgets to the Joint Budget Committee and Office of State Planning and Budgeting by September 1 of each year, beginning in 2026. Base budgets are defined as prior year appropriations plus out-year costs and prior budget adjustments.
What changed
HB26-1408 establishes new procedural requirements for how Colorado state agencies determine and submit their annual budget requests. The bill defines "base budget" as the total amount appropriated in the prior fiscal year plus out-year costs from previously adopted legislation and prior year budget adjustments not included in the preceding appropriations. State agencies must use a format coordinated between agencies and the Office of State Planning and Budgeting, in consultation with Joint Budget Committee staff. The OSPB director must provide common policy calculations to executive, judicial, and legislative branch agencies before the November 1 budget request submission.
Affected parties include all Colorado state agencies, departments, commissions, councils, boards, institutions of higher education, and other governmental units receiving appropriations under the annual general appropriation act. These entities must establish internal processes to compile and submit compliant base budget documentation by September 1 annually. The bill passed the House 59-0 and the Senate 35-0 with no amendments, indicating broad bipartisan support for the standardized budget process requirements.
What to do next
- State agencies must submit base budgets by September 1, 2026, and annually thereafter
- Submit base budgets using format agreed upon by state agencies and the Office of State Planning and Budgeting
- Include out-year costs/savings and budget adjustments from prior years in base budget submissions
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HB26-1408
Processes to Determine State Budget Requests
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects | State Government State Revenue & Budget |
Concerning the establishment of processes for the determination of budget requests for the upcoming state fiscal year.
Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary:
Joint Budget Committee. The bill requires a state agency, defined as any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution of higher education, agency, or other governmental unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government that receives an appropriation or is otherwise included in the annual general appropriation act, to submit a base budget for the upcoming state fiscal year to the joint budget committee and the office of state planning and budgeting (office) on or before September 1 of each year, beginning in 2026. A base budget is defined as the total amount appropriated in the annual general appropriation act and other legislation enacted in the prior state fiscal year plus:
- Out-year costs or savings from legislation adopted in prior years that were not included in the appropriations for the preceding state fiscal year; and
- Budget adjustments from prior years that were not included in the appropriations for the preceding state fiscal year.
A state agency is required to submit its base budget using a format agreed upon by state agencies and the office, in coordination with joint budget committee staff.
The bill also requires the director of the office, in collaboration with the executive director of the department of personnel, to provide information related to the office's calculations for common policies, as annually submitted in the governor's November 1 budget request, to the departments, institutions, and agencies of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government as soon as practicable prior to the submission of the November 1 budget request.
(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
Jeff Bridges
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 04/03/2026 | Initial Fiscal Note |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 26-1408 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 26-1408 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 | Vote | Vote Document |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/16/2026 | Third Reading | BILL | 35 AYE 0 NO 0 OTHER | Vote record |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/11/2026 | Third Reading | BILL | 59 AYE 0 NO 6 OTHER | Vote record |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/09/2026 | L.001 | Second Reading | Lost [**] |
- Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.
** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.
| 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. J. Bridges
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