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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1353: Student State Assessment in Social Studies

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 1353 is a bill introduced in the Colorado House on April 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Student State Assessment in Social Studies. Primary sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican), Kyle Brown (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 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 eliminates the requirement for the department of education (department) to administer a state assessment in social studies to elementary school students and specifies that the department is only required to administer a state assessment in social studies to students enrolled in seventh grade in a public school.     The act also eliminates the requirement that the department administer a state assessment in social studies in a representative sample of public schools each year.     The act reduces by the appropriation made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the department of education from the state education fund for the statewide assessment program by $302,835.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Barbara KirkmeyerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Emily SirotaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Jeff BridgesPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Judy AmabilePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Rick TaggartPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Kyle BrownPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Lisa CutterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Tony ExumCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Lori GoldsteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Cathy KippCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Chris KolkerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
William LindstedtCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate25
Janice MarchmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Tammy StoryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Katie WallaceCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17

“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. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  7. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
  8. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
  9. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  10. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
  11. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  12. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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