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Second Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB26-1061

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Date Feb 25, 2026       Location LSB A

HB26-1061 - Lay Over
02:01:19 PM  
Representative Brooks, prime sponsor, introduced House Bill 26-1061 to the committee. The bill requires that at least ten percent of the annual federal low-income housing tax credits be reserved for qualified community integration housing developments and these projects receive preference in the competitive state affordable housing credit application process. The bill sponsor provided written materials to the committee that can be found as Attachment A.
02:18:08 PM  
Mr. Brian Rossbert, representing Housing Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Kinsey Hasstedt, representing , testified in support of the bill. Mrs. Jennifer Lopez, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Jo Ellen Davidson, representing Grovewood Community Development, testified in opposition to the bill. Kuhl Brown, representing Mercy Housing Mountain Plains, testified in opposition to the bill. Christian Pritchett, representing BlueLine Development, Inc., testified in opposition to the bill.
02:28:45 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
02:39:31 PM  
Committee discussion continued.
02:46:29 PM  
Mr. Carson Covey, representing Family Voices Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Mark Haverkate, representing Wellspring Community, testified in support of the bill. Rich Caldwell, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kelly Headrick, representing Autism Speaks, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Kelly McCullough, representing Disability Law Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
03:00:58 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
03:01:11 PM  
Joe Lima, representing Wellspring Community, testified in support of the bill. Nathan Goodman, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Corey, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Damon Bunch, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Nicole DeVries, representing Wellspring Community, testified in support of the bill. Maria Chano, representing Douglas County Housing Partnership, testified in support of the bill.
03:28:56 PM  
Wanda Vogt, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
03:34:29 PM  
Jerilynn Francis, representing Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Francis provided written materials to the committee, which can be found as Attachment B. Mrs. Kristin Hyser, representing Broomfield Housing Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill. Yolanda Marshall, representing Sugar Creek Capital, testified in opposition to the bill. Heather Lafferty, representing Ulysses Development Group, testified in opposition to the bill. Mrs. Jill Gaebler, representing Pikes Peak Housing Network, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:52:23 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
04:06:54 PM  
Committee discussion continued.
04:13:13 PM  
Mr. Lee Patke, representing Greccio Housing, testified in opposition to the bill. Jonathan Cappelli, representing Neighborhood Development Collaborative (NDC), testified in opposition to the bill.
04:17:06 PM  
Randy Beele, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Don Sullivan, representing Skycliff, testified in support of the bill.  
04:27:11 PM  
Witnesses responded to questions from the committee.
04:29:29 PM  
The chair provided comments on the bill.
04:31:05 PM  
The bill sponsor provided comments on the bill.
04:32:20 PM  
The bill was laid over for action only at a later date.