HB26-1391 Extends School Drinking Water Fund Through 2028-29 and Adds High Schools
Summary
Colorado HB26-1391 extends the school and child care clean drinking water fund through June 30, 2029, amending HB22-1358. The bill adds high schools (grades 9-12) to the scope of recipients eligible for grants and subjects them to the same drinking water lead testing requirements. It also prohibits the Department of Public Health and Environment from issuing or renewing child care center licenses unless the centers comply with lead testing requirements.
What changed
HB26-1391 amends HB22-1358 to extend the school and child care clean drinking water fund through June 30, 2029, removing the prior repeal date of June 30, 2026. The bill expands the scope of covered institutions by adding high schools (grades 9-12) as potential grant recipients and subjecting them to drinking water lead testing requirements. Additionally, the bill creates a licensing prerequisite for child care centers, prohibiting the Department of Public Health and Environment from issuing or renewing licenses unless the center is in compliance with lead testing mandates.
Affected parties including high schools, child care centers, and family child care homes should prepare for expanded compliance obligations. High schools will need to implement lead testing protocols by dates specified in the bill. Child care centers face potential licensure denial or non-renewal if they fail to comply with existing drinking water testing requirements. The extension of the fund provides continued financial support for covered institutions to achieve compliance.
What to do next
- Schools and child care centers should monitor HB26-1391 as it progresses through the Colorado legislature
- High schools should prepare to comply with drinking water lead testing requirements
- Child care centers must ensure compliance with HB22-1358 lead testing requirements to maintain licensure
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HB26-1391
Safe Drinking Water in Child Care Centers & Schools
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects | Public Health Water |
Concerning clean drinking water in places where children are present, and, in connection therewith, extending the school and child care clean drinking water fund through the 2028-29 state fiscal year, adding high schools to the scope of potential recipients of grants from the school and child care clean drinking water fund, prohibiting the department of public health and environment from issuing a license to a child care center unless the child care center is in compliance with laws concerning the testing of drinking water, and making an appropriation.
Recent Bill (PDF) Recent Fiscal Note (PDF) Bill Summary:
Joint Budget Committee. In 2022, the general assembly enacted, and the governor subsequently signed into law, House Bill 22-1358, which required child care centers, family child care homes, and each public school that serves any of grades preschool through eighth grade to:
- Test its drinking water sources by having a state-certified laboratory measure the lead content of water drawn from each drinking water source; and
- Satisfy other requirements concerning the provision of safe drinking water. House Bill 22-1358 also created the school and child care clean drinking water fund (fund) to help schools, child care centers, and family child care homes comply with House Bill 22-1358.
House Bill 22-1358 included a repeal date of June 30, 2026, for its provisions. The bill extends the provisions, with amendments, until June 30, 2029. The bill also adds high schools (i.e., schools that serve grades 9 to 12) to the scope of House Bill 22-1358, which means that high schools may receive grants from the fund and must satisfy certain requirements on or before dates specified in the bill.
The bill prohibits the department of public health and environment from issuing or renewing a license for a child care center unless the child care center is in compliance with the requirements of House Bill 22-1358 concerning testing for the presence of lead in drinking water.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Prime Sponsors
Kyle Brown
Representative
Emily Sirota
Senator
Judy Amabile
Senator
Barbara Kirkmeyer
Committees
House
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Under Consideration
Introduced
Under Consideration
Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 26-1391 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. | Vote summary |
| Hearing Summary | Committee Report: PDF | |
| Date | Calendar | Motion |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 04/11/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
| Date | Amendment Number | Committee/ Floor Hearing | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/09/2026 | L.002 | Second Reading | Passed [**] |
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 04/11/2026 | 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 with Amendments - Floor |
| 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
Sen. J. Amabile | Sen. B. Kirkmeyer
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Rep. J. Bacon | Rep. A. Boesenecker | Rep. S. Camacho | Rep. M. Carter | Rep. C. Clifford | Rep. M. Duran | Rep. R. English | Rep. C. Espenoza | Rep. L. Gilchrist | Rep. E. Hamrick | Rep. J. Joseph | Rep. S. Lieder | Rep. M. Lindsay | Rep. B. Marshall | Rep. M. Martinez | Rep. K. Nguyen | Rep. N. Ricks | Rep. L. Smith | Rep. K. Stewart | Rep. T. Story | Rep. B. Titone | Rep. A. Valdez | Rep. E. Velasco | Rep. J. Willford | Rep. Y. Zokaie
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