Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB1252: Updates to State Emer Response Depts & Divs
Status: Chaptered, June 4, 2026
Concerning updates to state entities responsible for responding to emergency situations.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, June 4, 2026:
HOUSE BILL 26-1252 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bradfield and Mauro, Boesenecker, Clifford, Duran, Marshall, McCluskie; also SENATOR(S) Marchman and Carson, Coleman. CONCERNING UPDATES TO STA T E ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-1604, add (7) as follows: 24-33.5-1604. Duties and powers of the division - rules. (7) THE DIVISION SHALL SUPPORT HOMELAND SECURITY INITIATIVES BY: (a) CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING A STATE PREPAREDNESS GOAL AND SYSTEM TO IMPROVE STATE CAPABILITIES TO PREVENT, MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF, RESPOND TO, AND RECOVER FROM THREATS TO COLORADO; (b) IMPROVING COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS AND CITIZEN 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. INVOLVEMENT THROUGH EXTERNAL OUTREACH; ( C) IDENTIFYING AND REDUCING DUPLICATIVE HOMELAND SECURITY-RELATED TRAINING NEEDS AND EFFORTS; (d) COORDINATING HOMELAND SECURITY-RELATED TRAINING AMONG TRIBAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND REGIONAL AGENCIES, AND CREATING A SINGLE TRAINING AND EXERCISE CALENDAR, WITH IDENTIFIED POINTS OF CONTACT, THAT IS ACCESSIBLE VIA THE INTERNET; ( e) COORDINATING AND UPDATING HOMELAND SECURITY AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION PLANS; (f) ADMINISTERING STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS, PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GRANTEES, AND COORDINATING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES; (g) ADMINISTERING STATE GRANTS PROVIDED TO STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FROM THE DISASTER …
Sponsors
- Bradfield, Mary (R, 21) · primary sponsor
- Mauro, Tisha (D, 46) · primary sponsor
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53)
- Clifford, Chad (D, 37)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Marshall, Bob (D, 43)
- McCluskie, Julie (D, 13)
- Marchman, Janice (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Carson, John (R, 30) · primary sponsor
- Coleman, James (D, 33)
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
- : House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- : Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- : Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- : Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- : Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
Votes
- Senate Amendments: REPASS (May 7, 2026): 52 yea, 12 nay, passed
- Senate Amendments: CONCUR (May 7, 2026): 53 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Third Reading: BILL (May 4, 2026): 33 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1252, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. (April 28, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment A). (April 28, 2026): 0 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Third Reading: BILL (March 17, 2026): 52 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: Public Safety Department, Government - State
Common questions
- What is HB1252?
- HB1252 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Updates to State Emer Response Depts & Divs.
- What does HB1252 do?
- Concerning updates to state entities responsible for responding to emergency situations.
- What is the status of HB1252?
- Chaptered as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1252?
- Bradfield, Mary (R, 21), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1252?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1252
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