HB 1347 Colorado 2026A session
Federal Disability Benefits for Foster Care Youth
Beginning on or before July 1, 2028, the act extends certain application, accounting, and notice provisions already in place for federal survivor benefits awarded to a child or youth who is in foster care (child or youth) to federal supplemental security income benefits (SSI), which are monthly payments awarded to a child or youth with a disability and limited resources. The act adds requirements for a county department of human or social services (county department) to follow specified procedures for identifying a child or youth with a disability who may qualify for SSI and for documenting the disability. If the county department determines that a child or youth may be eligible to receive SSI, the county department is required to initiate the application process within 45 days after receiving certain information. If a child or youth is receiving SSI, the county department must document how the money is spent in the state's child welfare case management system. If legal custody of a child or youth receiving SSI or federal survivor benefits is transferring from a county department to another individual, the act requires the county department to reassess the designation of the representative payee or fiduciary receiving and managing federal benefits on behalf of the child or youth. The reassessment must be performed in consultation with interested parties and in compliance with federal requirements.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Enacted — last recorded action June 1, 2026
Governor Signed
Recorded votes
Refer House Bill 26-1347 to the Committee of the Whole.
0 yes · 0 no · pass May 5, 2026
Refer House Bill 26-1347 to the Committee on Appropriations.
0 yes · 0 no · pass April 30, 2026
Refer House Bill 26-1347 to the Committee of the Whole.
0 yes · 0 no · pass April 24, 2026
Refer House Bill 26-1347, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
0 yes · 0 no · pass April 15, 2026
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D).
0 yes · 0 no · pass April 15, 2026
Passage likelihood
Not enough recorded signal to estimate this bill's chances.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Governor Signed
- Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Sent to the Governor
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to Appropriations
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Appropriations
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services