Action Alert: HB26-1334 Scheduled for Committee on April 7

[Colorado Municipal League]

HB26-1334 SCHEDULED FOR COMMITTEE   House Bill 26-1334, Modify Standards of Wildfire Resiliency Code Board, is scheduled in the House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee on TUESDAY, April 7 at 1:30 p.m.   Your TESTIMONY and OUTREACH for SUPPORT is requested.   OVERVIEW OF HB26-1334 What the bill proposes HB26-1334 gives a reasonable amount of time for local governments to adopt and implement Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code. Currently, jurisdictions must adopt the code by April 1, 2026. Under this bill the deadline would be April 1, 2027. The bill also requires an immediate review of the code (by July 1, 2026) to provide adequate transparency and stakeholder engagement and then at least every three years, or more as needed.   CML’S POSITION: CML Supports HB26-1334 CML supports HB26-1334 because municipalities need more time to implement the hastily adopted Wildfire Resiliency Code, which was released on July 1, 2025, just a few weeks after it was proposed and a cursory hearing. Then many of the tools and processes were not provided until mid-February. With a 30-day turnaround for approval, municipalities can’t get their map and code approved by the board and adopted before the April 1, 2026, deadline   HOW YOU CAN HELP: Contact your legislator and tell them to VOTE YES on HB26-1334.   Tell them without the proper resources, local governments can’t thoughtfully adopt and implement the code. Rushing to implementation can lead to unintended consequences, interruptions to new home builds, and increases in costs.   To effectively combat wildfire risk, local governments need the General Assembly to intervene and to extend the timeline and require meaningful engagement with the public entities that will implement the code.   HB26-1334 will be heard in the House Transportation, Housing & Local Government committee on Tuesday April 7 at 1:30 p.m.   CML needs testimony from member municipalities that support this much needed timeline extension. You can testify in person or online Find Your Legislator | Sign Up to Testify   Contact the committee members to let them know you SUPPORT HB26-1334. The House Transportation, Housing & Local Government committee members are: Chair Meg Froelich, meg.froel...@coleg.gov Vice Chair Rebekah Stewart, rebekah.st...@coleg.gov Representative Andrew Boesenecker, andrew.boese...@coleg.gov Representative Max Brooks, max.broo...@coleg.gov Representative Jamie Jackson, jamie.jac...@coleg.gov Representative Mandy Lindsay, mandy.lin...@coleg.gov Representative Kenny Nguyen, kenny.ngu...@coleg.gov Representative Amy Paschal, amy.pasc...@coleg.gov Representative Jacque Phillps, jacque.phi...@coleg.gov Representative Chris Richardson, chris.richa...@coleg.gov Representative Larry Don Suckla, larry.suc...@coleg.gov Representative Elizabeth Velasco, elizabeth.v...@coleg.gov Representative Ron Weinberg, ron.weinb...@coleg.gov RESOURCES & NEXT STEPS Contact your legislator and urge them to SUPPORT HB26-1334 Sign up to testify Read the Position Paper Contact CML Legislative and Policy Advocate Emma Donahue at edon...@cml.org or 303-503-6470 with any questions.

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