---
type: "Bill"
title: "Uniform Community Property Disposition Death Act"
description: "The act clarifies what property, held by a community property spouse, the 'Uniform Community Property Disposition at Death Act' applies to.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1189"
citation: "Colorado HB 1189 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Probate", "Trusts", "& Fiduciaries"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Espenoza", "M. Snyder"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 12
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-09"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/808e8d1c-577c-4197-a3df-cc1b06f28713"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1189"
source_hash: "6ac66b284323f9c456022103b513ca13185273cdcbd33905d54a557441a6a0d5"
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 1189 (2026A) — Uniform Community Property Disposition Death Act

The act clarifies what property, held by a community property spouse, the 'Uniform Community Property Disposition at Death Act' applies to.(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/111549/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112770/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113840/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112802/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113636/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113597/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114897/download)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 26-1189 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1189 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C. Espenoza — primary (person)
- M. Snyder — primary (person)
- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- L. Frizell — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Soper — cosponsor (person)
- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-13** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-10** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`
- **2026-03-03** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-02** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-02-25** House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09** Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/808e8d1c-577c-4197-a3df-cc1b06f28713`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).