Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado SB80: Cradle to Career Grant Program Creation
Status: Chaptered, June 4, 2026
Concerning creating the cradle to career grant program.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, June 8, 2026:
SENATE BILL 26-080 BY SENATOR(S) Coleman and Simpson, Amabile, Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Lindstedt, Marchman, Wallace; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lukens and English, Camacho, Duran, Gonzalez R., Joseph, Titone. CONCERNING CREAT ING THE CRADLE TO CAREER GRANT PROGRAM. SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add article 25 to title 26 as follows: ARTICLE25 Cradle to Career Grant Program 26-25-101. Short title. THE SHORT TITLE OF THIS ARTICLE 25 IS THE "CRADLE TO CAREER GRANT PROGRAM ACT". 26-25-102. 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. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE 25, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES: (1) "CHILD" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN SECTION 19-1-103. (2) "COUNCIL" MEANS THE CRADLE TO CAREER ADVISORY COUNCIL CREATED IN SECTION 26-25-104. (3) "DESIGNATED SERVICE AREA" MEANS A GEOGRAPHICALLY BOUNDEDLOCALSERVICEAREAINWHICHTHECONCENTRATIONOFPOVERTY MEETS THE LEVEL SPECIFIED IN SECTION 26-25-103 (5)(b)(I). (4) "ELIGIBLE ENTITY" MEANS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, A LOCAL EDUCATION PROVIDER, A STATE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AN INDIAN TRIBE OR TRIBAL ORGANIZATION, OR A NONPROFIT OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION. (5) "FUND" MEANS THE CRADLE TO CAREER GRANT PROGRAM CASH FUND CREATED IN SECTION 26-25-107. (6) "GRANT PROGRAM" MEANS THE CRADLE TO CAREER GRANT PROGRAM CREATED IN SECTION …
Sponsors
- Lukens, Meghan (D, 26) · primary sponsor
- English, Regina (D, 17) · primary sponsor
- Camacho, Sean (D, 6)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Gonzalez, Ryan (R, 50)
- Joseph, Junie (D, 10)
- Titone, Brianna (D, 27)
- Coleman, James (D, 33) · primary sponsor
- Simpson, Cleave (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Amabile, Judy (D, 18)
- Cutter, Lisa (D, 20)
- Danielson, Jessie (D, 22)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- : House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- : House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- : House Committee on Appropriations Postpone Indefinitely
- : House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
Votes
- Third Reading: PERM (May 13, 2026): 52 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (May 13, 2026): 41 yea, 24 nay, passed
- House Amendments: REPASS (May 13, 2026): 30 yea, 5 nay, passed
- House Amendments: CONCUR (May 13, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Refer Senate Bill 26-080, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (May 12, 2026): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Reconsider SB 26-080 (May 12, 2026): 6 yea, 5 nay, passed
Subjects: Economic Development, Government - State
Common questions
- What is SB80?
- SB80 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Cradle to Career Grant Program Creation.
- What does SB80 do?
- Concerning creating the cradle to career grant program.
- What is the status of SB80?
- Chaptered as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB80?
- Lukens, Meghan (D, 26), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB80?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-080
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