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type: "Bill"
title: "Subsidy Limits in Assistance Programs for Children"
description: "The act specifies monthly subsidy payment reimbursement limits for the adoption assistance program and the relative guardianship assistance program that apply to contracts that take effect July 1, 2026, or later, and prohibits reimbursement for services other than nonreoccuring adoption expenses. The act requires the state department of human services to create a standardized notice for families that describes the reimbursement change. The act requires the county departments of human or social services to provide the notice by June 15, 2026, to families currently receiving services. The act reduces the state fiscal year 2025-26 appropriation to the department of human services for adoption and relative guardianship assistance made in the long bill as follows:From the general fund, by $2,199,750; andFrom cash funds, by $407,295.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1373"
citation: "Colorado HB 1373 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children & Domestic Matters", "Human Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Kirkmeyer", "E. Sirota", "J. Amabile", "J. Bridges", "K. Brown", "R. Taggart"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 15
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-04-02"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/630b2e3c-a79c-4020-b296-d27b36ed0434"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1373"
source_hash: "10c8b0ffd01f573231a901d046502e47ab46b291b8f06f38075d5423ec8eb469"
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 1373 (2026A) — Subsidy Limits in Assistance Programs for Children
The act specifies monthly subsidy payment reimbursement limits for the adoption assistance program and the relative guardianship assistance program that apply to contracts that take effect July 1, 2026, or later, and prohibits reimbursement for services other than nonreoccuring adoption expenses. The act requires the state department of human services to create a standardized notice for families that describes the reimbursement change. The act requires the county departments of human or social services to provide the notice by June 15, 2026, to families currently receiving services. The act reduces the state fiscal year 2025-26 appropriation to the department of human services for adoption and relative guardianship assistance made in the long bill as follows:From the general fund, by $2,199,750; andFrom cash funds, by $407,295.(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/114021/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114330/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116636/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114411/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114771/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114693/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116755/download)
## Votes
- Refer House Bill 26-1373 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1373 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- B. Kirkmeyer — primary (person)
- E. Sirota — primary (person)
- J. Amabile — primary (person)
- J. Bridges — primary (person)
- K. Brown — primary (person)
- R. Taggart — primary (person)
- L. Gilchrist — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-05-27** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-17** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2026-04-16** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-15** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- **2026-04-14** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-13** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations `introduction`
- **2026-04-11** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-10** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-04-09** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-04-08** House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-04-07** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-02** Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/630b2e3c-a79c-4020-b296-d27b36ed0434`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).