Under current law, the department of personnel and a statutorily created preservation trust committee oversee the Colorado veterans' monument preservation trust fund (trust fund). The act moves oversight of the trust fund to the state historical society (history Colorado) and repeals the preservation trust committee. The act also expands the allowable uses of the trust fund, which were previously restricted to maintaining and enhancing the Colorado veterans' monument and any fallen heroes memorials in Lincoln veterans' memorial park, to include the maintenance, enhancement, and repair of monuments and memorials both in Lincoln veterans' memorial park and on the state capitol building grounds. History Colorado may expend principal from the trust fund for these purposes once every 20 years beginning in state fiscal year 2027-28, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, and for unexpected necessary maintenance costs that are not covered by insurance. On or before December 31, 2026, and on or before each December 31 thereafter, history Colorado must submit a report to the state capitol building advisory committee (CBAC) that includes information on:History Colorado's plans to maintain, enhance, and repair monuments and memorials in Lincoln veterans' memorial park and on the state capitol building grounds; andThe actual and planned use of money in the trust fund. The act also requires the CBAC, before recommending a proposal for the placement of a memorial or an object of art on the state capitol building grounds to the capital development committee and the governor for approval, to ensure that the proposal includes funding sufficient to provide lifetime maintenance of the proposed memorial or object of art. Only a proposal that dedicates at least 5% of its total budget to maintenance includes funding sufficient to provide lifetime maintenance of the proposed object of art or memorial.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Colorado SB 88 (2026A) — Funding for Memorials on State Capitol Grounds
Under current law, the department of personnel and a statutorily created preservation trust committee oversee the Colorado veterans' monument preservation trust fund (trust fund). The act moves oversight of the trust fund to the state historical society (history Colorado) and repeals the preservation trust committee. The act also expands the allowable uses of the trust fund, which were previously restricted to maintaining and enhancing the Colorado veterans' monument and any fallen heroes memorials in Lincoln veterans' memorial park, to include the maintenance, enhancement, and repair of monuments and memorials both in Lincoln veterans' memorial park and on the state capitol building grounds. History Colorado may expend principal from the trust fund for these purposes once every 20 years beginning in state fiscal year 2027-28, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, and for unexpected necessary maintenance costs that are not covered by insurance. On or before December 31, 2026, and on or before each December 31 thereafter, history Colorado must submit a report to the state capitol building advisory committee (CBAC) that includes information on:History Colorado's plans to maintain, enhance, and repair monuments and memorials in Lincoln veterans' memorial park and on the state capitol building grounds; andThe actual and planned use of money in the trust fund. The act also requires the CBAC, before recommending a proposal for the placement of a memorial or an object of art on the state capitol building grounds to the capital development committee and the governor for approval, to ensure that the proposal includes funding sufficient to provide lifetime maintenance of the proposed memorial or object of art. Only a proposal that dedicates at least 5% of its total budget to maintenance includes funding sufficient to provide lifetime maintenance of the proposed object of art or memorial.(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 26-088, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
Refer Senate Bill 26-088 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
BILL — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
B. Kirkmeyer — primary (person)
J. Carson — primary (person)
M. Martinez — primary (person)
T. Winter — primary (person)
A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
A. Valdez — cosponsor (person)
B. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
C. Barron — cosponsor (person)
C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
C. Simpson — cosponsor (person)
D. Woog — cosponsor (person)
E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
J. Caldwell — cosponsor (person)
J. Rich — cosponsor (person)
K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
L. Frizell — cosponsor (person)
L. Liston — cosponsor (person)
L. Zamora Wilson — cosponsor (person)
M. Baisley — cosponsor (person)
M. Catlin — cosponsor (person)
M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
R. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
R. Taggart — cosponsor (person)
R. Weinberg — cosponsor (person)
S. Bright — cosponsor (person)
S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
T. Story — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2026-03-16 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee passage, reading-3
2026-04-20 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
2026-04-02 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-03-30 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-27 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-03-25 House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-03-23 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-03-16 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs introduction
2026-03-16 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-03-13 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee reading-2
2026-03-10 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage
2026-02-10 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/de91690f-8c89-4b6e-83c1-6a8db050f087. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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