HB 26-1404
signedTransfer Tobacco Education Fund to Preschool Program Fund
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedHouse 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
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Sponsors
- Emily Sirota (sponsor) · Democratic
- Rick Taggart (sponsor) · Republican
- Judy Amabile (sponsor) · Democratic
- Jeff Bridges (sponsor) · Democratic
- Kyle Brown (sponsor) · Democratic
- Barbara Kirkmeyer (sponsor) · Republican
- Eliza Hamrick (cosponsor) · Democratic
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