Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Transportation & Energy

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April 22, 2026

After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:

HB26-1318   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar:

Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 16, strike "subsection (2), as

Page 1, Line 2amended," and substitute "subsection (2)".

Page 1, Line 3Page 2, lines 16 and 17, strike "to between two hundred feet and one

Page 1, Line 4thousand feet" and substitute "more than two hundred feet".

Page 1, Line 5Page 2, after line 23 insert:

Page 1, Line 6"(b)  If a school zone existing pursuant to subsection

Page 1, Line 7(2)(a)(II) of this section is less than two hundred feet from a

Page 1, Line 8school property, the county, city and county, or municipality

Page 1, Line 9that has jurisdiction over the school zone must increase the

Page 1, Line 10school zone to a minimum of two hundred feet.".

Page 1, Line 11Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.

Page 1, Line 12Page 2, line 25, strike "the boundaries of the" and substitute "a".

Page 1, Line 13Page 3, line 8, after "section." insert "For school zones existing

Page 1, Line 14pursuant to subsection (2)(a)(II) of this section, signage that

Page 1, Line 15exists on the effective date of this subsection (2) meets the

Page 1, Line 16signage requirements for this subsection.

Page 1, Line 17(d)  A county, city and county, or municipality shall

Page 1, Line 18compile a list of schools for which it must determine school

Page 1, Line 19zones for the purposes of this section. A county, a city and

Page 1, Line 20county, or municipality has the authority to determine which

Page 1, Line 21schools to include on the list.".