House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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April 24, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1306 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 2, line 27, strike "declaration." and substitute
Page 1, Line 2"declaration - repeal.".
Page 1, Line 3Page 3, line 13, after "(3) (a)" insert "(I)".
Page 1, Line 4Page 3, strike lines 15 through 18 and substitute "makes a donation of:
Page 1, Line 5(A) On or before June 30, 2028, one hundred dollars to the
Page 1, Line 6wild horse fund, created in section 35-66-104, for use by the wild
Page 1, Line 7horse population management program established in sections
Page 1, Line 835-1-119 and 35-66-108; or
Page 1, Line 9(B) On or after July 1, 2028, fifty dollars to the wild
Page 1, Line 10horse fund, created in section 35-66-104, for use by the wild
Page 1, Line 11horse population management program established in sections
Page 1, Line 1235-1-119 and 35-66-108.
Page 1, Line 13(II) This subsection (3)(a)(II) and subsection (3)(a)(I)(A) of
Page 1, Line 14this section are repealed, effective July 1, 2028.".
Page 1, Line 15Page 4, line 5, after "(4)" insert "(a)".
Page 1, Line 16Page 4, strike lines 8 through 12 and substitute "except that, beginning
Page 1, Line 17July 1, 2028, the department shall collect the fee specified in
Page 1, Line 18section 42-3-312 and an additional one-time fee of twenty-five
Page 1, Line 19dollars for issuance or replacement of the special license
Page 1, Line 20plates. The state treasurer shall credit the fee to the highway
Page 1, Line 21users tax fund, created in section 43-4-201.
Page 1, Line 22(b) (I) The executive director of the department shall
Page 1, Line 23notify the state treasurer of the number of wild horse license
Page 1, Line 24plates sold. The executive director of the department, the
Page 2, Line 1commissioner of agriculture, and the state treasurer shall
Page 2, Line 2jointly determine the frequency of the notifications.
Page 2, Line 3(II) Upon receiving the notification required in subsection
Page 2, Line 4(4)(b)(I) of this section, the state treasurer shall transfer:
Page 2, Line 5(A) Twenty-five dollars from the wild horse fund,
Page 2, Line 6created in section 35-66-104, to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle
Page 2, Line 7services account, created in section 42-1-211; and
Page 2, Line 8(B) Twenty-five dollars from the wild horse fund,
Page 2, Line 9created in section 35-66-104, to the highway users tax fund,
Page 2, Line 10created in section 43-4-201.
Page 2, Line 11(III) This subsection (4)(b) is repealed, effective July 1,
Page 2, Line 122028.".
Page 2, Line 13Page 5, line 4, before "In" insert "(1)".
Page 2, Line 14Page 5, line 11, strike "42-3-271 42-3-272" and substitute "42-3-271".
Page 2, Line 15Page 5, strike lines 14 and 15 and substitute "license plate by section
Page 2, Line 1642-3-213 (1)(b)(II). The department shall transfer the money from the fee
Page 2, Line 17to the state treasurer who shall credit it the money from the fee to the".
Page 2, Line 18Page 5, after line 17 insert:
Page 2, Line 19"(2) In addition to any other fee imposed by this article 3,
Page 2, Line 20an applicant for special license plates issued under section
Page 2, Line 2142-3-272 shall pay the fee imposed in subsection (1) of this section
Page 2, Line 22on or after July 1, 2028, to be issued the special license plates.".
Page 2, Line 23Page 5, before line 18 insert:
Page 2, Line 24"SECTION 5. Appropriation. (1) For the 2026-27 state fiscal
Page 2, Line 25year, $152,611 is appropriated to the department of revenue. This
Page 2, Line 26appropriation consists of $31,536 from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle
Page 2, Line 27services account in the highway users tax fund created in section
Page 2, Line 2842-1-211 (2), C.R.S., and $121,075 from the license plate cash fund
Page 2, Line 29created in section 42-3-301 (1)(b), C.R.S. To implement this act, the
Page 2, Line 30department may use this appropriation as follows:
Page 2, Line 31(a) $121,075 from the license plate cash fund for use by the
Page 2, Line 32division of motor vehicles for license plate ordering;
Page 2, Line 33(b) $23,584 from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account
Page 2, Line 34for DRIVES maintenance and support;
Page 2, Line 35(c) $1,927 from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account
Page 3, Line 1for use by the division of motor vehicles for personal services related to
Page 3, Line 2vehicle services;
Page 3, Line 3(d) $2,665 from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account
Page 3, Line 4for use by the executive director's office for personal services related to
Page 3, Line 5administration and support; and
Page 3, Line 6 (e) $3,360 from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account
Page 3, Line 7for payments to OIT.".
Page 3, Line 8Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Page 3, Line 9Page 1, line 102, strike, "plate." and substitute "plate, and, in
Page 3, Line 10connection therewith, making an appropriation.".