Bill Sponsor
Colorado House Bill 1340
Session 2026A
Revegetate or Dry Farm Formerly Irrigated Agricultural Land
Active
Active
Passed Senate on May 11, 2026
Sponsors
Unknown
T. Mauro
Unknown
T. Winter
Unknown
N. Hinrichsen
Unknown
R. Pelton
First Action
Mar 25, 2026
Latest Action
May 12, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1340
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
Sponsorship by Party
Unknown
N. Hinrichsen
Sponsor
Unknown
R. Pelton
Sponsor
Unknown
T. Mauro
Sponsor
Unknown
T. Winter
Sponsor
Unknown
A. Boesenecker
Cosponsor
Unknown
B. Titone
Cosponsor
Unknown
C. Clifford
Cosponsor
Unknown
C. Kipp
Cosponsor
Unknown
C. Simpson
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. Bacon
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. Caldwell
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. Jackson
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. Joseph
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. McCluskie
Cosponsor
Unknown
K. McCormick
Cosponsor
Unknown
K. Nguyen
Cosponsor
Unknown
K. Stewart
Cosponsor
Unknown
L. Goldstein
Cosponsor
Unknown
L. Smith
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Duran
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Rutinel
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Soper
Cosponsor
House Votes (4)
Senate Votes (3)
Motion Text
BILL
House Roll Call Votes
Unknown
Bacon
Yes
Unknown
Barron
Yes
Unknown
Boesenecker
Yes
Unknown
Bottoms
Excused
Unknown
Bradfield
Yes
Unknown
Bradley
No
Unknown
Brooks
No
Unknown
Brown
Yes
Unknown
Caldwell
Yes
Unknown
Camacho
Yes
Unknown
Carter
Yes
Unknown
Clifford
Yes
Unknown
DeGraaf
No
Unknown
Duran
Yes
Unknown
English
Yes
Unknown
Espenoza
Yes
Unknown
Feret
Yes
Unknown
Flanell
Yes
Unknown
Froelich
Yes
Unknown
Garcia
Yes
Unknown
Garcia Sander
Yes
Unknown
Gilchrist
Yes
Unknown
Goldstein
Yes
Unknown
Gonzalez R.
Yes
Unknown
Hamrick
Yes
Unknown
Hartsook
Yes
Unknown
Jackson
Yes
Unknown
Johnson
Yes
Unknown
Joseph
Yes
Unknown
Keltie
Yes
Unknown
Lieder
Yes
Unknown
Lindsay
Yes
Unknown
Luck
No
Unknown
Lukens
Yes
Unknown
Mabrey
Yes
Unknown
Marshall
Yes
Unknown
Martinez
Yes
Unknown
Mauro
Yes
Unknown
McCluskie
Yes
Unknown
McCormick
Yes
Unknown
Nguyen
Yes
Unknown
Paschal
Yes
Unknown
Phillips
Yes
Unknown
Richardson
Yes
Unknown
Ricks
Yes
Unknown
Rutinel
Yes
Unknown
Rydin
Yes
Unknown
Sirota
Yes
Unknown
Slaugh
Excused
Unknown
Smith
Yes
Unknown
Soper
Yes
Unknown
Stewart K.
Yes
Unknown
Stewart R.
Yes
Unknown
Story
Yes
Unknown
Suckla
Yes
Unknown
Taggart
Yes
Unknown
Titone
Yes
Unknown
Valdez
Yes
Unknown
Velasco
Yes
Unknown
Weinberg
No
Unknown
Willford
Yes
Unknown
Winter T.
Yes
Unknown
Woodrow
Yes
Unknown
Woog
Yes
Unknown
Zokaie
Yes
Summary
The bill requires a water right owner who changes the use of their water right in water division 2 from agricultural irrigation purposes to another beneficial use on or after January 1, 2027, to engage in revegetation or a conversion to dryland farming with effective erosion control and weed management on the formerly irrigated agricultural land. The bill implements a procedure that includes:The identification of a site-specific standard criteria and an associated scientific and objective evaluation methodology to measure and determine the success of the revegetation or conversion to dryland farming;A requirement that the water court appoint a third-party revegetation or dryland farming expert to conduct annual field reviews and issue reports concerning the success of the revegetation or conversion to dryland farming ; (maintenance period); After the conclusion of a maintenance period for formerly irrigated agricultural land, authorizing the water court to order additional maintenance periods or to limit the amount of water subject to the water right to the percentage of formerly irrigated agricultural land for which revegetation or conversion to dryland farming is complete A provision requiring that once successful revegetation or conversion to dryland farming is achieved, a 5-year maintenance period begins during which the water right owner shall maintain the successful revegetation or conversion to dryland farming ; andLimitations on the timing or percentage of water subject to the water right that can be used for the new beneficial use during the revegetation or conversion to dryland farming process.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Documents (7)
Actions (11)
05/12/2026
House
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/11/2026
Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/08/2026
Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/07/2026
Senate
Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
05/01/2026
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources
04/30/2026
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/29/2026
House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/28/2026
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/23/2026
House
House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/20/2026
House
House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
03/25/2026
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources
Sources
Record Created
Mar 26, 2026 1:26:26 AM
Record Updated
May 13, 2026 2:08:17 AM