HB 1395 — Repeal Wildfire Resilient Homes Grant Program

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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DoubleCONCERNING underliningTHE denotesREPEAL SENATEOF amendment.THE WILDFIRE RESILIENT HOMES GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,TRANSFERRING THE BALANCE OF THEWILDFIRERESILIENTHOMESGRANTPROGRAMCASHFUNDTOTHE GENERAL FUND .

H a A Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.e Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

d which provides grants to homeowners for the purposes of making their homes more resilient to wildfire risk.

The grant program is funded through the wildfire resilient homes grant program cash fund (grant program cash fund).

The bill requires the state treasurer to transfer the balance of the grantprogramcashfundtothegeneralfundonJune30,2026,andrepeals the wildfire resilient homes grant program, effective July 1, 2026.

(4)(c)(4) (c) ON JUNE 30,2026,THESTATETREASURERSHALLTRANSFER30,2026, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER THE UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED BALANCE OF THE WILDFIRE RESILIENT HOMES GRANT PROGRAM CASH FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND .

(7) THIST HIS SECTION IS REPEALED,EFFECTIVEREPEALED ,EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026.

________ 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.

The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservationofthepublicpeace,health,orsafetyorforappropriationsforpreservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.

-2-____________________________ 1395____________________________ Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

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