Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB1347: Federal Disability Benefits for Foster Care Youth
Status: Chaptered, June 1, 2026
Concerning changing practices related to federal benefits for youth in foster care.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, June 3, 2026:
HOUSE BILL 26-1347 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gilchrist and Brown, Camacho, Clifford, Froelich, Stewart R., Willford, Bacon, Boesenecker, Bradley, Carter, Duran, English, Jackson, Joseph, Kettie, Lieder, Lindsay, McCormick, Nguyen, Phillips, Ricks, Rutinel, Sirota, Smith, Stewart K., Story, Weinberg, McCluskie; also SENATOR(S) Daugherty and Ball, Amabile, Benavidez, Cutter, Exum, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Lindstedt, Wallace, Weissman, Coleman. CONCERNING CHANGING PRACTICES RELATED TO FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE. SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-7-105, amend (l)(b) introductory portion, (2), (3)(b), (3)(c), (3)(d), (3)(e), (3)(f), (4), (5)(a) introductory portion, (5)(a)(III), (5)(b ), (6)(a)(I), (6)(a)(II), (6)(a)(III), (8) introductory portion, (8)(b), (8)(c), (8)(h), and (9); and add (l)(d), (3)(a.5), (3)(c.5), (5)(a)(Il.5), and (8)(a.5) as follows: 19-7-105. Federal benefits for children and youth in foster care - rules - legislative intent - legislative declaration - definitions. Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of the act. ( 1) (b) The general assembly further declares its intent to ensure that ALL federal benefits, INCLUDING SURVIVOR BENEFITS AND DISABILITY BENEFITS, provided to children or youth in foster care are set aside specifically for the use of individual children or youth in foster care, thereby: (d) WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS FOR …
Sponsors
- Gilchrist, Lindsay (D, 8) · primary sponsor
- Brown, Kyle (D, 12) · primary sponsor
- Camacho, Sean (D, 6)
- Clifford, Chad (D, 37)
- Froelich, Meg (D, 3)
- Stewart, Rebekah (D, 30)
- Willford, Jenny (D, 34)
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
- Bradley, Brandi (R, 39)
- Carter, Michael (D, 36)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- : Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
- : Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
Votes
- Third Reading: BILL (May 6, 2026): 31 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1347 to the Committee of the Whole. (May 5, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1347 to the Committee on Appropriations. (April 30, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (April 27, 2026): 62 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1347 to the Committee of the Whole. (April 24, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1347, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. (April 15, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Foster Care, Children & Domestic Matters
Common questions
- What is HB1347?
- HB1347 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Federal Disability Benefits for Foster Care Youth.
- What does HB1347 do?
- Concerning changing practices related to federal benefits for youth in foster care.
- What is the status of HB1347?
- Chaptered as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (June 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1347?
- Gilchrist, Lindsay (D, 8), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1347?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1347
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