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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1146: Allow Approved Facility Schools Participate in Public Employees' Retirement Association

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1146 is a bill introduced in the Colorado House on February 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Allow Approved Facility Schools Participate in Public Employees' Retirement Association. Primary sponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Jacque Phillips (Democratic), Eliza Hamrick (Democratic). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2026): Governor Signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

The act includes approved facility schools in the definition of 'employer' for purposes of the public employees' retirement association (PERA) and allows an approved facility school to apply to the PERA board to affiliate with PERA.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 27 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris KolkerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Cathy KippPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Jacque PhillipsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Eliza HamrickPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Jennifer BaconCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Andy BoeseneckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Sean CamachoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Michael CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Chad CliffordCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Lisa CutterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Jessie DanielsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Monica DuranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Lorena GarcíaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse35
Lori GoldsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Julie GonzalesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Sheila LiederCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Mandy LindsayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
William LindstedtCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Meghan LukensCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Janice MarchmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Julie McCluskieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Kyle MullicaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Kenny NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
M. RutinelCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lori Garcia SanderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Katie StewartCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59
Tammy StoryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Katie WallaceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Mike WeissmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor Signed
  2. Signed by the President of the Senate
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  5. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
  7. Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
  8. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
  9. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  10. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  11. House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
  12. Introduced In House - Assigned to Education

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source