Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB1382: Support of Coloradans with Disabilities
Status: Chaptered, June 2, 2026
Concerning the support of Coloradans with disabilities, and, in connection therewith, creating the Colorado disability funding authority and making and reducing appropriations.
What the bill says
An act of the authority is void unless a majority of the appointed members of the authority board has voted in favor of the act. (3) the attorney general is the legal advisor of and counsel to the authority. (4) employees of the authority are exempt from the state page 11-house bill 26-1382 personnel system but are, by acceptance of employment, subject to the provisions of article 51 of title 24. the authority shall provide for the deduction of employer and employee contributions from salary and for payment to the public employees' retirement association, created pursuant to section 24-51-201.
From the enrolled text, June 1, 2026:
AN ACT OF THE AUTHORITY IS VOID UNLESS A MAJORITY OF THE APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY BOARD HAS VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE ACT. (3) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS THE LEGAL ADVISOR OF AND COUNSEL TO THE AUTHORITY. (4) EMPLOYEES OF THE AUTHORITY ARE EXEMPT FROM THE STATE PAGE 11-HOUSE BILL 26-1382 PERSONNEL SYSTEM BUT ARE, BY ACCEPTANCE OF EMPLOYMENT, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 51 OF TITLE 24. THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE DEDUCTION OF EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SALARY AND FOR PAYMENT TO THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION, CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-51-201, OF DEDUCTIONS AND ANY OTHER PAYMENTS THAT WOULD BE DUE FROM A STATE EMPLOYER. (5) THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE BASED ON RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, RELIGION, SEX, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, MARITAL STATUS, FAMILIAL STATUS, MILITARY STATUS, OR DISABILITY. (6) (a) THE INCOME, REVENUE, AND INTEREST THEREON OF THE AUTHORITY AND ALL PROPERTY AT ANY TIME OWNED BY THE AUTHORITY ARE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXATION, REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXATION, AND ALL OTHER TAXATION AND ASSESSMENTS IN THE STATE. THE PURCHASE AND USE OF PROPERTY BY OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUTHORITY IS EXEMPT FROM SALES AND USE TAXES IMPOSED BY THE STATE, A COUNTY, A CITY AND COUNTY, A CITY, ANY OTHER POLITICAL …