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type: "Bill"
title: "Student Representation Commission on Higher Education"
description: "The act expands the Colorado commission on higher education (commission) from 11 to 13 members by adding 2 nonvoting student members who are enrolled at a state-supported institution of higher education (student members). Specifically, the act adds:One student member from a graduate research university or a 4-year institution of higher education; andOne student member from a community college, local district college, or area technical college. The governor shall make initial appointments of student members on or before July 1, 2027. Student members serve on the commission for a term of 2 years. The act shrinks the advisory committee to the commission from 13 to 12 members by removing the advisory committee member designated to represent the students of the state.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1029"
citation: "Colorado HB 1029 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Higher Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["E. Hamrick", "J. Marchman", "M. Carter"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 14
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-01-14"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/704868ee-a5c0-4ef5-afc3-7354f8569251"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1029"
source_hash: "e3821aed8b69b56dd786197afaa29eb65dfc6f447558808a4ba7d7ea5da6a44c"
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 1029 (2026A) — Student Representation Commission on Higher Education
The act expands the Colorado commission on higher education (commission) from 11 to 13 members by adding 2 nonvoting student members who are enrolled at a state-supported institution of higher education (student members). Specifically, the act adds:One student member from a graduate research university or a 4-year institution of higher education; andOne student member from a community college, local district college, or area technical college. The governor shall make initial appointments of student members on or before July 1, 2027. Student members serve on the commission for a term of 2 years. The act shrinks the advisory committee to the commission from 13 to 12 members by removing the advisory committee member designated to represent the students of the state.(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/110758/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115958/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116844/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116069/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116439/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116376/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116976/download)
## Votes
- Adopt amendment L.006 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1029 to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1029 to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1029 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1029, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- E. Hamrick — primary (person)
- J. Marchman — primary (person)
- M. Carter — primary (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Danielson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. García — cosponsor (person)
- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lukens — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Soper — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-06-02** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-01** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-06-01** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-05-12** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-11** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-05-11** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-05-11** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-08** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
- **2026-05-07** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-06** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2026-05-06** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-14** Introduced In House - Assigned to Education `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/704868ee-a5c0-4ef5-afc3-7354f8569251`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).