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Colorado bills · 2026 Regular Session

Colorado SB 165

Species Conservation Measures

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Cosponsors (37)

Summary

Official abstract published by the Colorado legislature· summary

For state fiscal year 2026-27, the act appropriates $5,000,000 from the species conservation trust fund (trust fund) in the state treasury for various wildlife conservation programs directed at conserving candidate species or species that are likely to become candidate species, as determined by the United States fish and wildlife service. The executive director of the Colorado department of natural resources, after consulting with the Colorado water conservation board, the parks and wildlife commission, and the director of the division of parks and wildlife, has submitted to the general assembly a list of programs and associated costs that are eligible to receive funding from the trust fund as follows:$2,380,000 for the upper Colorado river endangered fish recovery program and San Juan river basin recovery implementation program;$60,000 for Rio Grande native fish protection and habitat improvements;$60,000 for selenium management, research, monitoring, evaluation, and control;$1,250,000 for native terrestrial wildlife conservation; and$1,250,000 for native aquatic wildlife conservation.     Trust fund money made available for native terrestrial wildlife conservation is not available for purposes of importing new wolves for reintroduction into the state for state fiscal year 2026-27.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 12:15 PM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
May 13, 2026
House		REPASSpassSet your home in Colorado to see
May 13, 2026
House		CONCURpassSet your home in Colorado to see
May 7, 2026
Senate		Refer Senate Bill 26-165 to the Committee of the Whole.passSet your home in Colorado to see
May 4, 2026
Senate		Refer Senate Bill 26-165 to the Committee on Appropriations.passSet your home in Colorado to see
May 1, 2026
House		BILLpassSet your home in Colorado to see
Apr 30, 2026
Senate		Refer Senate Bill 26-165 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.passSet your home in Colorado to see
Apr 23, 2026
Senate		Refer Senate Bill 26-165 to the Committee on Appropriations.passSet your home in Colorado to see

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