republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1347.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Federal Disability Benefits for Foster Care Youth"
description: "Beginning on or before July 1, 2028, the act extends certain application, accounting, and notice provisions already in place for federal survivor benefits awarded to a child or youth who is in foster care (child or youth) to federal supplemental security income benefits (SSI), which are monthly payments awarded to a child or youth with a disability and limited resources. The act adds requirements for a county department of human or social services (county department) to follow specified procedures for identifying a child or youth with a disability who may qualify for SSI and for documenting the disability. If the county department determines that a child or youth may be eligible to receive SSI, the county department is required to initiate the application process within 45 days after receiving certain information. If a child or youth is receiving SSI, the county department must document how the money is spent in the state's child welfare case management system. If legal custody of a child or youth receiving SSI or federal survivor benefits is transferring from a county department to another individual, the act requires the county department to reassess the designation of the representative payee or fiduciary receiving and managing federal benefits on behalf of the child or youth. The reassessment must be performed in consultation with interested parties and in compliance with federal requirements.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1347"
citation: "Colorado HB 1347 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children & Domestic Matters"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Clifford", "J. Willford", "K. Brown", "L. Daugherty", "L. Gilchrist", "M. Ball", "M. Froelich", "R. Stewart", "S. Camacho"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 15
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2026-04-01"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83940640-a9ac-4e48-9ea6-2e313a78fce6"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1347"
source_hash: "282b7ebdf44cbcc6a4b640fa8dc7800e8368bebf93df70d4902ef60a832eba98"
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 1347 (2026A) — Federal Disability Benefits for Foster Care Youth

Beginning on or before July 1, 2028, the act extends certain application, accounting, and notice provisions already in place for federal survivor benefits awarded to a child or youth who is in foster care (child or youth) to federal supplemental security income benefits (SSI), which are monthly payments awarded to a child or youth with a disability and limited resources. The act adds requirements for a county department of human or social services (county department) to follow specified procedures for identifying a child or youth with a disability who may qualify for SSI and for documenting the disability. If the county department determines that a child or youth may be eligible to receive SSI, the county department is required to initiate the application process within 45 days after receiving certain information. If a child or youth is receiving SSI, the county department must document how the money is spent in the state's child welfare case management system. If legal custody of a child or youth receiving SSI or federal survivor benefits is transferring from a county department to another individual, the act requires the county department to reassess the designation of the representative payee or fiduciary receiving and managing federal benefits on behalf of the child or youth. The reassessment must be performed in consultation with interested parties and in compliance with federal requirements.(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/113945/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115239/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116646/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115295/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115898/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115816/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116996/download)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 26-1347, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1347 to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1347 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1347 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Clifford — primary (person)
- J. Willford — primary (person)
- K. Brown — primary (person)
- L. Daugherty — primary (person)
- L. Gilchrist — primary (person)
- M. Ball — primary (person)
- M. Froelich — primary (person)
- R. Stewart — primary (person)
- S. Camacho — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- B. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
- R. English — cosponsor (person)
- R. Keltie — cosponsor (person)
- R. Weinberg — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-01** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-26** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-26** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-05** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-05-05** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-30** Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-30** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-04-28** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`
- **2026-04-27** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-24** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2026-04-24** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-15** House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01** Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83940640-a9ac-4e48-9ea6-2e313a78fce6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).