Colorado Housing and Finance Authority Mortgage POST Officers First Responders
The act expands eligibility for mortgage loans through the Colorado housing and finance authority to first responders. The act also defines the term 'first responder' to include peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians, and defines the term 'peace officer' to include a noncertified deputy sheriff, an emergency communications specialist, a corrections officer, a port of entry officer, or a wildlife officer.The act also sets an income limit for families made eligible for mortgage loans by the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Colorado SB 53 (2026A) — Colorado Housing and Finance Authority Mortgage POST Officers First Responders
The act expands eligibility for mortgage loans through the Colorado housing and finance authority to first responders. The act also defines the term 'first responder' to include peace officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians, and defines the term 'peace officer' to include a noncertified deputy sheriff, an emergency communications specialist, a corrections officer, a port of entry officer, or a wildlife officer.The act also sets an income limit for families made eligible for mortgage loans by the act.(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.
Refer Senate Bill 26-053, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
Refer Senate Bill 26-053, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
B. Kirkmeyer — primary (person)
C. Clifford — primary (person)
K. Mullica — primary (person)
R. Gonzalez — primary (person)
A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
B. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
E. Velasco — cosponsor (person)
J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
L. Frizell — cosponsor (person)
L. Liston — cosponsor (person)
M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2026-04-17 Governor Signed executive-signature
2026-04-08 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
2026-04-07 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
2026-04-07 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
2026-04-06 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
2026-04-02 House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor passage, reading-3
2026-03-31 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-30 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-03-27 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-24 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-03-02 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government introduction
2026-03-02 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-02-27 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 03/02/2026 - No Amendments
2026-02-26 Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 02/27/2026 - No Amendments
2026-02-25 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor reading-2
2026-02-24 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/25/2026 - No Amendments
2026-02-23 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/24/2026 - No Amendments
2026-02-18 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/23/2026 - No Amendments
2026-02-12 Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-01-27 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b8e20849-edfe-48da-ba42-712651a6dc90. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).