Colorado House Bill 1340
Session 2026A
Revegetate or Dry Farm Formerly Irrigated Agricultural Land
Active
Passed Senate on May 11, 2026
Sponsors
4 Sponsors
T. Mauro
T. Winter
N. Hinrichsen
R. Pelton
First Action
Mar 25, 2026
Latest Action
May 12, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1340
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
N. Hinrichsen
grade
Sponsor
R. Pelton
grade
Sponsor
T. Mauro
grade
Sponsor
T. Winter
grade
Sponsor
A. Boesenecker
Cosponsor
B. Titone
Cosponsor
C. Clifford
Cosponsor
C. Kipp
Cosponsor
C. Simpson
Cosponsor
J. Bacon
Cosponsor
J. Caldwell
Cosponsor
J. Jackson
Cosponsor
J. Joseph
Cosponsor
J. McCluskie
Cosponsor
K. McCormick
Cosponsor
K. Nguyen
Cosponsor
K. Stewart
Cosponsor
L. Goldstein
Cosponsor
L. Smith
Cosponsor
M. Duran
Cosponsor
M. Rutinel
Cosponsor
M. Soper
Cosponsor
Motion Text
BILL
House Roll Call Votes
Bacon
Yes
Barron
Yes
Boesenecker
Yes
Bottoms
Excused
Bradfield
Yes
Bradley
No
Brooks
No
Brown
Yes
Caldwell
Yes
Camacho
Yes
Carter
Yes
Clifford
Yes
DeGraaf
No
Duran
Yes
English
Yes
Espenoza
Yes
Feret
Yes
Flanell
Yes
Froelich
Yes
Garcia
Yes
Garcia Sander
Yes
Gilchrist
Yes
Goldstein
Yes
Gonzalez R.
Yes
Hamrick
Yes
Hartsook
Yes
Jackson
Yes
Johnson
Yes
Joseph
Yes
Keltie
Yes
Lieder
Yes
Lindsay
Yes
Luck
No
Lukens
Yes
Mabrey
Yes
Marshall
Yes
Martinez
Yes
Mauro
Yes
McCluskie
Yes
McCormick
Yes
Nguyen
Yes
Paschal
Yes
Phillips
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Ricks
Yes
Rutinel
Yes
Rydin
Yes
Sirota
Yes
Slaugh
Excused
Smith
Yes
Soper
Yes
Stewart K.
Yes
Stewart R.
Yes
Story
Yes
Suckla
Yes
Taggart
Yes
Titone
Yes
Valdez
Yes
Velasco
Yes
Weinberg
No
Willford
Yes
Winter T.
Yes
Woodrow
Yes
Woog
Yes
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.)
Committee Report for Agriculture & Natural Resources on 05/07/2026
Committee Report for Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources on 04/23/2026
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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
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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
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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
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Record Updated
May 13, 2026 2:08:17 AM