Senate Local Government & Housing

Thursday, April 2, 2026·25m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Senate Local Government & Housing Committee unanimously advanced HB 26-1239, a code enforcement authority bill that creates parity between counties and municipalities in pursuing code violations, after hearing exclusively supportive testimony from county officials and residents describing costly and ineffective enforcement under current statute.

Key Actions

·HB 26-1239 – Code Enforcement AuthorityPassed

Notable Quotes

“That is why it is unanimously identified as a legislative priority for CCI or Colorado Counties Incorporated and brought them, brought to them by three separate counties including Adams County, Miami, my county. I will just say just to put it in simple terms, municipalities are able to address this in their own accord within their jurisdiction. It's more difficult in the unincorporated areas for, for”
Senator Kyle Mullica — Senator Mullica, the bill's sponsor, was explaining why HB 26-1239 is needed — current state statute gives municipalities effective code enforcement tools that counties lack when dealing with violations in unincorporated areas.

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Votes

Amendment L019 to HB 26-1239Passed

HB 26-1239 as amended to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendationPassed

Yes (5)Mark Baisley, Matt Ball, William Lindstedt, Marc Snyder, Tony Exum

Absent (2)Larry Liston, Janice Rich

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TranscriptPreview

Objection. The Senate Low Government Housing Committee will come to order. Ms. Alaro, please call the vote. Senators Basley. President Ball, I. Here. Linstead. President Liston. Excuse. Rich. Excuse. Snider here. Mr. Chair, good afternoon. We only have one bill on the agenda, and so we will get started with Senator Mullica on House Bill 1239. Welcome. Hey, thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for having me back before your committee. This is a little bit of a different bill than I was here for before, and excited to be presenting it. I'm pleased to bring you House Bill 1239. It's a Code Enforcement Authority bill. House Bill 1239 addresses the cumbersome elements of how counties go about enforcing violations of codes in their communities. Importantly, House Bill 1239 does not give counties any new authorities, and code violations remain entirely the responsibility of the county. Counties may adopt codes over pests, noxious weeds, building and zoning violations, but they will do so based on the character of their community, which is local control at its finest. Rather, House Bill 1239 addresses the cumbersome and ineffective elements in state statute the counties utilize If a violation occurs. Citizens remain encouraged…

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