SB181

Works Program Reserves & Cost of Living Adjustment

Complete·6/2/26

Colorado SB181 modifies the Colorado Works Program by suspending cost of living adjustments for basic cash assistance grants and altering reserve.

Colorado SB181 modifies the Colorado Works Program by suspending the cost of living adjustment for basic cash assistance grants during the 2026-27 and 2027-28 state fiscal years. The bill also removes minimum reserve balances for the Colorado long-term works reserve and the total statewide county Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) reserve. It eliminates the requirement for the general assembly to backfill the balances of both reserves if they fall below specified minimums.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

46 Yea

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18 Nay

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1 Absent

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Calendar

May 11

12:00 AM

House Third Reading Calendar

May 9

12:00 AM

House Third Reading Calendar

History

Jun 2

Governor Signed

May 22

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate

May 22

House

Signed by the Speaker of the House