Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB1006: Thriving Institution Designations for Higher Ed
Status: Chaptered, June 1, 2026
Concerning the designation of state institutions of higher education as thriving institutions.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, June 3, 2026:
HOUSE BILL 26-1006 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Velasco and Martinez, Bacon, Boesenecker, Camacho, Clifford, Duran, Garcia, Hamrick, Jackson, Lindsay, Lukens, Nguyen, Phillips, Rutinel, Stewart K., Story, Titone, Valdez, McCluskie, English, Lieder, Mabrey, Zokaie; also SENATOR(S) Roberts, Amabile, Cutter, Exum, Kipp, Kolker, Marchman, Coleman. CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AS THRIVING INSTITUTIONS. SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Expanding educational opportunities and improving outcomes for historically underserved student populations, including Hispanic or Latino students, first-generation students, students with low incomes, adult learners, transfer students, and students attending colleges and universities in rural areas, are compelling state interests that are critical to Colorado's prosperity, civil vitality, and workforce talent pipeline; 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. (b) Recognition of institutional performance should be grounded in student outcomes and performance rather than being based solely on enrollment share; ( c) Increasing degree and credential attainment through student persistence, retention, and successful transfers and aligning education and training to labor market outcomes are necessary to achieve the state's postsecondary attainment and workforce goals; ( d) The Colorado commission on higher education's strategic plan calls for increasing the number …
Sponsors
- Velasco, Elizabeth (D, 57) · primary sponsor
- Martinez, Matthew (D, 62) · primary sponsor
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
- Camacho, Sean (D, 6)
- Clifford, Chad (D, 37)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Garcia, Lorena (D, 35)
- Hamrick, Eliza (D, 61)
- Jackson, Jamie (D, 41)
- Lindsay, Mandy (D, 42)
- Lukens, Meghan (D, 26)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- : Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
Votes
- Senate Amendments: REPASS (May 4, 2026): 43 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Senate Amendments: CONCUR (May 4, 2026): 55 yea, 10 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (May 1, 2026): 26 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1006, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (April 27, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Adopt amendment L.013 (April 27, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Adopt amendment L.012 (April 27, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Other, Education - Universities & Colleges
Common questions
- What is HB1006?
- HB1006 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Thriving Institution Designations for Higher Ed.
- What does HB1006 do?
- Concerning the designation of state institutions of higher education as thriving institutions.
- What is the status of HB1006?
- Chaptered as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (June 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1006?
- Velasco, Elizabeth (D, 57), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1006?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1006
Source: official Colorado record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.