Senate Local Government & Housing

Wednesday, March 4, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate Local Government & Housing Committee advanced HB26-1001, the 'HOME Act' streamlining housing development on nonprofit- and government-owned land, on a party-line 4-3 vote after hours of testimony from more than 40 witnesses, adopting a raft of amendments that capped eligible parcels at five acres and reinforced local safety and affordability codes.

Key Actions

·Housing Developments on Qualifying PropertiesPassed

Notable Quotes

“I cannot get past a state housing mandate over the entire state. And you know, I believe in local control and I believe local governments and those communities, they have the expertise and I just can't get past that. So I'll be a respectful no today.”
Janice Rich — Rich, one of three Republicans who broke against the bill, framed the core objection driving the party-line dissent: statewide preemption versus local land-use authority.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction

Yes (4)Matt Ball, William Lindstedt, Marc Snyder, Tony Exum

No (3)Mark Baisley, Larry Liston, Janice Rich

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TranscriptPreview

Good morning. The Senate Local Government Housing Committee will come to order. Ms. Alanzaro, please call the roll. Senators Basley. President Ball. Excused. Winstep. Present. Liston. Here. Rich. Excused. Snyder. Here. Mr. Chair. Good morning. Good morning, everybody. The members that have been excused, they'll be here in a little bit. They're running bills and other committees. We have just one bill today. Myself and Senatoro Senadora Gonzalez will be sharing that with you. And I will be passing it over to my capable vice chair, Vice Chair Snyder. It. Okay, I see we have our bill sponsors at the table, so let's go ahead and call up House Bill 26 1001. And who'd like to kick us off? Senator Exum. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate it. And thanks everybody for being here. House. House 10 01. Housing Authority. Opportunities made Easier. OR the. Or the Home Act. The bill presents a modest yet meaningful solution to help address our housing crisis. Colorado has a shortage of over a thousand one hundred thousand homes, meaning we have the second worst housing deficit in the nation. At the same time, many nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, housing…

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