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Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 157: Determination of Town Abandonment

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

SB 157 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on April 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Determination of Town Abandonment. Primary sponsor: Ty Winter (Republican), Matt Martinez (Democratic), Rod Pelton (Republican), Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic). It lists 25 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 26, 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 allows for a county, a landowner in the town, or a registered elector in the town to apply to the secretary of state (secretary) to determine a town is abandoned when a town:Has no board of trustees or town clerk;Is unable to hold an election; andOwns or operates infrastructure critical for the treatment or delivery of water to residents.      The act authorizes the department of public health and environment to transfer up to $100,000 from the small communities water and wastewater grant fund to the department of public safety to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of a town's water system if an application for abandonment of the town has been filed with the secretary and the town has a water system that is failing or is likely to fail.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 20 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ty WinterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Matt MartinezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Rod PeltonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate35
Nick HinrichsenPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Jennifer BaconCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Andy BoeseneckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jeff BridgesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Jarvis CaldwellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
John CarsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Michael CarterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Marc CatlinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
James ColemanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Monica DuranCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Ava FlanellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Julie GonzalesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Rebecca KeltieCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Cathy KippCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Mandy LindsayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Larry ListonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Janice MarchmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Bob MarshallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Tisha MauroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Julie McCluskieCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Kenny NguyenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Jacque PhillipsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Naquetta RicksCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Emily SirotaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Matt SoperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Brianna TitoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse27

“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. Signed by the Speaker of the House
  4. Sent to the Governor
  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  6. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
  7. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
  8. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
  9. House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Unamended to Appropriations
  10. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
  11. Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
  12. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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