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type: "Bill"
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title: "Updates to Child Care Assistance Programs"
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description: "The act extends the implementation dates for capping family copayments for child care at 7% of family income, for paying child care providers in advance of the provision of services, and for utilizing grants and contracts to improve access to child care for underserved populations to August 1, 2028. The act modifies existing reporting requirements to include the total amount of child care assistance program (CCCAP) allocation that is spent by the department and each county on administrative expenses, county indirect expenses, program implementation costs, and direct service expenses.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
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legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
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session: "2026A"
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identifier: "HB 1260"
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citation: "Colorado HB 1260 (2026A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["J. Willford", "L. Cutter", "L. García", "S. Bright"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2026-02-19"
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last_action: "2026-05-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f828def3-018c-4364-bba4-b69c3bb3c686"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1260"
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source_hash: "2f560c9db9c0ae3b2cfcfcbfad4bfca63e7589e0ce1026fe1c0573da75d54238"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
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---
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# Colorado HB 1260 (2026A) — Updates to Child Care Assistance Programs
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The act extends the implementation dates for capping family copayments for child care at 7% of family income, for paying child care providers in advance of the provision of services, and for utilizing grants and contracts to improve access to child care for underserved populations to August 1, 2028. The act modifies existing reporting requirements to include the total amount of child care assistance program (CCCAP) allocation that is spent by the department and each county on administrative expenses, county indirect expenses, program implementation costs, and direct service expenses.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112324/download)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113663/download)
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3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116735/download)
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4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113697/download)
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5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115501/download)
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6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115431/download)
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7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116865/download)
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## Votes
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- Refer House Bill 26-1260 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment H). — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Refer House Bill 26-1260 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Refer House Bill 26-1260, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment C). — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- Refer House Bill 26-1260, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- J. Willford — primary (person)
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- L. Cutter — primary (person)
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- L. García — primary (person)
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- S. Bright — primary (person)
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- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
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- A. Flanell — cosponsor (person)
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- B. Kirkmeyer — cosponsor (person)
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- B. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
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- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
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- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
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- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
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- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Mullica — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Daugherty — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
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- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Ball — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Keltie — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
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- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-05-29** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-28** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-05-28** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-05-04** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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- **2026-05-01** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- **2026-04-30** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-29** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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- **2026-04-28** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
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- **2026-04-22** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-30** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
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- **2026-03-25** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-24** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
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- **2026-03-20** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-11** House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f828def3-018c-4364-bba4-b69c3bb3c686`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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