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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1345: Higher Education Funding Allocation Model Changes

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 1345 is a bill introduced in the Colorado House on March 31, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Higher Education Funding Allocation Model Changes. Primary sponsor: Cleave Simpson (Republican), James Coleman (Democratic), Julie McCluskie (Democratic), Eliza Hamrick (Democratic). It lists 35 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 4, 2026): Governor Signed.

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Official summary

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

The act changes the higher education funding provisions, effective for the 2027-28 state fiscal year.     Under current law, a state institution of higher education's governing board's annual fee-for-service contract includes funding calculated based on 3 components: Ongoing additional funding, performance funding, and temporary additional funding. The act:Changes the name of the funding from 'performance funding' to 'results-informed funding';Redefines terms and metrics that are used to determine results-informed funding; andReorders the components and eliminates current statutory language that requires sequential calculation of the components.     For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the act prohibits the commission on higher education from allocating money to nonpublic institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, or proprietary institutions of higher education for it students under a financial assistance program or a work-study program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 37 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cleave SimpsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
James ColemanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Julie McCluskiePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Eliza HamrickPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Judy AmabileCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Jennifer BaconCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Matt BallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Andy BoeseneckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jeff BridgesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Kyle BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Sean CamachoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Chad CliffordCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37
Lisa CutterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Monica DuranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Regina EnglishCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Tony ExumCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Meg FroelichCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3
Lori GoldsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Julie GonzalesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Jamie JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Iman JodehCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Junie JosephCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Cathy KippCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Sheila LiederCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Mandy LindsayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Meghan LukensCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Bob MarshallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Matt MartinezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Tisha MauroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Kenny NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Amy PaschalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Jacque PhillipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Naquetta RicksCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
M. RutinelCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Gretchen RydinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Emily SirotaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Lesley SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse49
Katie StewartCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59
Steven WoodrowCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2

“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 Speaker of the House
  3. Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. Sent to the Governor
  5. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
  6. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  7. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
  8. Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
  9. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
  10. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  11. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  12. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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