---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Fire Suppression Programs"
description: "The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its 2025 sunset review and report by:Continuing the fire suppression programs of the division of fire prevention and control (division) for 11 years until September 1, 2037, pursuant to the provisions of the sunset law; andModifying certain provisions of the fire suppression programs of the division to replace gender-specific terminology with gender-neutral terminology.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1187"
citation: "Colorado HB 1187 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Boesenecker", "A. Paschal", "E. Velasco", "J. Jackson", "J. Phillips", "K. Nguyen", "M. Froelich", "M. Lindsay", "M. Snyder", "R. Stewart", "T. Exum"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 14
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-02-09"
last_action: "2026-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3c62394-055e-4c03-874a-891f9a7635e7"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1187"
source_hash: "9a1c7ec3b6c766e5ac0d63a97f794ddf5a76aec4bc2831e26f969b19f0534531"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 1187 (2026A) — Sunset Fire Suppression Programs

The act implements the recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies in its 2025 sunset review and report by:Continuing the fire suppression programs of the division of fire prevention and control (division) for 11 years until September 1, 2037, pursuant to the provisions of the sunset law; andModifying certain provisions of the fire suppression programs of the division to replace gender-specific terminology with gender-neutral terminology.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111543/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113300/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116882/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113340/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115060/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115005/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/117059/download)

## Votes

- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1187 to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1187 to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1187 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1187 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- A. Boesenecker — primary (person)
- A. Paschal — primary (person)
- E. Velasco — primary (person)
- J. Jackson — primary (person)
- J. Phillips — primary (person)
- K. Nguyen — primary (person)
- M. Froelich — primary (person)
- M. Lindsay — primary (person)
- M. Snyder — primary (person)
- R. Stewart — primary (person)
- T. Exum — primary (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-06-03** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-02** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-06-02** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-21** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-04-21** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing `introduction`
- **2026-03-16** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-13** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-03-13** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3c62394-055e-4c03-874a-891f9a7635e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).