Archive #50900

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Bill Number: HB26-1386
HTTP Status: 200
Valid JSON: Valid
Archived At: 2026-04-03 12:56:00 MDT
Created At: 2026-04-03 12:56:00 MDT

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  "active": "T",
  "origin": "House",
  "lls_num": "26-0898",
  "session": "2026A",
  "subject": [
    "Higher Education",
    "Military & Veterans"
  ],
  "bill_num": "HB26-1386",
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      "chamber": "House",
      "full_name": "Kyle Brown",
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    },
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      "id": "RT001",
      "title": "Representative",
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    },
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      "id": "ES001",
      "title": "Representative",
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      "chamber": "House",
      "full_name": "Emily Sirota",
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      "first_name": "Emily"
    },
    {
      "id": "JB004",
      "title": "Senator",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "Senate",
      "full_name": "Jeff Bridges",
      "last_name": "Bridges",
      "first_name": "Jeff",
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    },
    {
      "id": "BK001",
      "title": "Senator",
      "s_type": "Prime Sponsor",
      "chamber": "Senate",
      "full_name": "Barbara Kirkmeyer",
      "last_name": "Kirkmeyer",
      "first_name": "Barbara",
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    },
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      "id": "JA002",
      "title": "Senator",
      "s_type": "Additional Sponsor",
      "chamber": "Senate",
      "full_name": "Judy Amabile",
      "last_name": "Amabile",
      "first_name": "Judy"
    }
  ],
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      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/30F8202184E0798D87258DAF00718957/$File/1386_01.pdf",
      "date": "04/02/2026",
      "label": "Introduced",
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      "lastModified": "04/02/2026 12:20:34 PM"
    }
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      "name": "Appropriations",
      "chamber": "House"
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  "long_title": "Concerning changing the funding mechanism for the Colorado national guard tuition waiver program.",
  "bill_status": "In Committee - HOU Appropriations",
  "short_title": "CO Natl Guard Tuition Waiver Funding",
  "bill_summary": "<html><body><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Joint Budget Committee.</b> In current law, a person who is a member of the Colorado National Guard who is accepted for enrollment at a designated institution of higher education (member) has all their tuition costs waived. All tuition waiver costs are currently funded by the state from money in the Colorado National Guard tuition fund.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The bill changes the funding mechanism of the Colorado National Guard tuition waiver program by requiring each designated institution of higher education to waive the remaining balance of a member's tuition cost in excess of the amount of any private, state, or federal financial assistance received. The bill requires the department of military and veterans affairs to reimburse each institution for 50% of the cost of tuition waived by the institution and requires the general assembly to appropriate money to the Colorado National Guard tuition fund to cover the reimbursement.<br/><br/><i>(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)</i></p></body></html>",
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  ],
  "special_type": "",
  "bill_category": "Military & Veterans",
  "allow_testimony": "F",
  "amendment_files": [],
  "full_bill_topic": "Colorado National Guard Tuition Waiver Funding",
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  "GHG_report_files": [],
  "preamended_files": [],
  "bill_sub_category": "National Guard",
  "fiscal_note_files": [
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      "url": "https://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2026A/csl.nsf/0/30F8202184E0798D87258DAF00718957/$File/HB1386_00.pdf",
      "date": "04/03/2026",
      "label": "FN1",
      "url_html": "",
      "lastModified": "04/03/2026 12:50:12 PM",
      "label_detailed": "Initial Fiscal Note"
    }
  ],
  "is_budget_package": "Yes",
  "session_laws_files": "",
  "summarized_history": [
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      "action": "Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations",
      "location": "House"
    }
  ],
  "research_note_files": [],
  "bill_sub_sub_category": "Other",
  "committee_report_files": [],
  "demographic_note_files": [],
  "updated_bill_summary_files": [],
  "budget_staff_analysis_files": [],
  "first_chamber_third_reading_date": "",
  "second_chamber_third_reading_date": ""
}

Raw Response

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