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HB 26-1404

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Transfer Tobacco Education Fund to Preschool Program Fund

Plain-English Summary

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House Bill 26-1404 transfers $10 million from a fund that supports tobacco education programs to a preschool program fund in Colorado. This change will happen on June 30, 2027, and it means that the money originally set aside for tobacco education will instead be used to support early childhood education initiatives. The bill has been signed into law, so this transfer is scheduled to occur as planned.

Official Summary

The act transfers $10 million from the tobacco education programs fund to the preschool programs cash fund on June 30, 2027.     For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act reduces the general fund appropriation to the department of early childhood (department) for the universal preschool program by $10 million and makes a corresponding $10 million appropriation to the department from the preschool programs cash fund for the universal preschool program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Details

Chamber
House
First action
2026-05-27
Latest action
2026-04-02
Last action desc.
Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
OpenStates
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Sponsors

Topics

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)State Revenue & Budget

Related Legislation

This bill affects (9)

relates
HB 24-1215(2024A)· signed
Transfers to the Capital Construction Fund
relates
HB 22-1295(2022A)· signed
Department Early Childhood And Universal Preschool Program
relates
SB 23-222(2023A)· signed
Medicaid Pharmacy And Outpatient Services Copayment
relates
SB 17-267(2017A)· signed
Sustainability Of Rural Colorado
relates
HB 25-1033(2025A)· signed
Medicaid Third-Party Liability Payments
relates
HB 24-1387(2024A)· signed
Preschool Programs Cash Fund
relates
SB 24-176(2024A)· signed
Update Medicaid Member Terminology
relates
SB 25-119(2025A)· signed
Measures to Modify the Department of Early Childhood
relates
SB 23-216(2023A)· signed
Colorado Universal Preschool Program Funding

Affected by (0)

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Votes

BILL
2026-04-16 · House · passYes: · No: · Other:
Refer House Bill 26-1404 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-04-14 · Senate · passYes: · No: · Other:
Refer House Bill 26-1404 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-04-06 · House · passYes: · No: · Other: