Colorado Lawmakers End 2026 Session With 150 Bills for Polis, Lean Budget Signed

Overview

• Lawmakers, who sprinted in Wednesday’s final hours, sent roughly 150 bills to the governor and left 142 proposals failed or postponed.
• Gov. Jared Polis signed a $46.8 billion budget that cuts Medicaid to close a $1.5 billion shortfall, setting up leaner services for patients and providers.
• Moderate Democrats joined Republicans to block a state worker-safety plan intended to fill gaps left by a weaker federal OSHA under President Trump.
• Notable outcomes include a new ban on amateur 3‑D‑printed guns that Polis signed, a failed long-term tax break for data centers, and a school-funding measure headed to voters in November that would trade taxpayer refunds for more K‑12 money.
• Several measures still await the governor’s decision, including a bill to let Coloradans sue federal agents over civil-rights violations in immigration enforcement and proposals on AI safeguards for minors and credit‑card fees.