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type: "Bill"
title: "Modify Colorado Agricultural Future Loan Program"
description: "The act modifies the Colorado agricultural future loan program (program) to permit certain eligible entities to receive funding from the program. An eligible entity is defined as an entity that is certified by the division of conservation (division) or an entity that:Is a district that has authority to conduct water activities, an irrigation district, or a ditch and reservoir company; andHas a letter of support from an entity certified by the division. The act directs the commissioner of agriculture to adopt rules that prioritize awarding loans to eligible entities that seek to acquire and conserve agriculturally productive land and to transfer ownership of that land to an eligible farmer or rancher who qualifies for a loan from the program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 64"
citation: "Colorado SB 64 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Business & Economic Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Simpson", "D. Roberts", "K. McCormick", "M. Soper"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-28"
last_action: "2026-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21aab00c-a4cd-470b-a65e-d771e53c1e5d"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-064"
source_hash: "242d4b78956d54637947a716f31b6f1766f2d96ed5186897eac471092fa7e2d6"
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 SB 64 (2026A) — Modify Colorado Agricultural Future Loan Program
The act modifies the Colorado agricultural future loan program (program) to permit certain eligible entities to receive funding from the program. An eligible entity is defined as an entity that is certified by the division of conservation (division) or an entity that:Is a district that has authority to conduct water activities, an irrigation district, or a ditch and reservoir company; andHas a letter of support from an entity certified by the division. The act directs the commissioner of agriculture to adopt rules that prioritize awarding loans to eligible entities that seek to acquire and conserve agriculturally productive land and to transfer ownership of that land to an eligible farmer or rancher who qualifies for a loan from the program.(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/111041/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111646/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113315/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111713/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113149/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113133/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113684/download)
## Votes
- Refer Senate Bill 26-064 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-064 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
## Sponsors
- C. Simpson — primary (person)
- D. Roberts — primary (person)
- K. McCormick — primary (person)
- M. Soper — primary (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- C. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- D. Michaelson Jenet — cosponsor (person)
- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
- L. Liston — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lukens — cosponsor (person)
- M. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- M. Weissman — cosponsor (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
- R. English — cosponsor (person)
- R. Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)
- R. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
- R. Rodriguez — cosponsor (person)
- R. Taggart — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- S. Slaugh — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- T. Mauro — cosponsor (person)
- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-03-10** House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-03-24** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-11** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-03-05** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-03-02** House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources `introduction`
- **2026-02-11** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-02-10** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-02-05** Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-28** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources `introduction`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/21aab00c-a4cd-470b-a65e-d771e53c1e5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).