House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Appropriations
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May 8, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1273 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend the Business Affairs and Labor Committee Report, dated March
Page 1, Line 211, 2026, page 1, strike line 1 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 3"Amend printed bill, page 2, strike lines 2 and 3 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 4"SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-4-127, amend
Page 1, Line 5(1)(a),
Page 1, Line 6portion, and (13)(c); and add (1)(a.5), (1)(c.5), (1)(o.3), (1)(o.5), (1)(o.7),
Page 1, Line 7and (12.5) as follows:".
Page 1, Line 8Page 2 of the bill, after line 9 insert:
Page 1, Line 9"(a) "Available platform time" means the period when a driver is
Page 1, Line 10active on a transportation network company's digital platform while
Page 1, Line 11awaiting a transportation services request to come through the digital
Page 1, Line 12platform. (I) "Airport fees" may include an amount that a TNC is
Page 1, Line 13required to pay to an airport or other third party in connection
Page 1, Line 14with a pickup or drop-off of one or more riders at an airport.
Page 1, Line 15(II) "Airport fees" does not include an amount that a TNC
Page 1, Line 16does not actually pay to the airport or other third party.
Page 1, Line 17(a.5) "Available platform time" means the period when a
Page 1, Line 18driver is active on a transportation network company's digital
Page 1, Line 19platform while awaiting a transportation services request to
Page 1, Line 20come through the digital platform.".
Page 1, Line 21Page 2 of the bill, strike lines 11 and 12 and substitute".
Page 1, Line 22Page 1of the report, line 10, strike "those" and substitute "airport".
Page 1, Line 23Page 1 of the report, after line 11 insert:
Page 2, Line 1"Page 3 of the bill, after line 1 insert:
Page 2, Line 2"(o.7) (I) "Taxes" may include an amount that a TNC is
Page 2, Line 3required to pay a local government, the state, or the federal
Page 2, Line 4government.
Page 2, Line 5(II) "Taxes" does not include an amount that a TNC does
Page 2, Line 6not actually pay to a local government, the state, or the
Page 2, Line 7federal government.
Page 2, Line 8
Page 2, Line 9on a semiannual an annual basis thereafter, a transportation network
Page 2, Line 10company shall make the following disclosures to the division:
Page 2, Line 11(d) (I) For a sample size of one thousandth of the transportation
Page 2, Line 12tasks for which a TNC dispatches a driver, or an amount less as
Page 2, Line 13authorized by the director by rule, and pursuant to a representative and
Page 2, Line 14reproducible sampling methodology determined and designed by the
Page 2, Line 15director and in consultation with the TNCs:
Page 2, Line 16(J) The total amount that the consumer paid for the transportation
Page 2, Line 17task, disaggregated to show the amount of any tip, airport fee,
Page 2, Line 18pass-through, taxes, payments for a driver support organization
Page 2, Line 19certified pursuant to subsection (6) of this section, take rate,
Page 2, Line 20and take amount; and
Page 2, Line 21(II) To ensure the reliability of a TNC's sampling process used
Page 2, Line 22pursuant to this subsection (9)(d) and the TNC's compliance with the
Page 2, Line 23sampling process, the director may audit the TNC's sampling process by
Page 2, Line 24requiring the TNC to provide the director the total number of dispatched
Page 2, Line 25transportation tasks made during the relevant semiannual annual period.
Page 2, Line 26(10) Public availability of TNC annual disclosures. The
Page 2, Line 27information that a transportation network company provides through
Page 2, Line 28semiannual annual disclosures in accordance with subsection (9) of this
Page 2, Line 29section to the division is a public record, as defined in section 24-72-202
Page 2, Line 30(6). Prior to any disclosure of the information pursuant to the "Colorado
Page 2, Line 31Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of title 24, the division shall:".
Page 2, Line 32Page 4 of the bill, after line 22 insert:
Page 2, Line 33"(d) The amount that a TNC excludes from a consumer
Page 2, Line 34fare payment intended as payment for the certified driver
Page 2, Line 35support organization pursuant to subsection (1)(c.5)(V) of this
Page 2, Line 36section:
Page 2, Line 37(I) Must not exceed the per-task amount established by
Page 2, Line 38the director by rule pursuant to subsection (6)(c) of this section;
Page 2, Line 39and
Page 2, Line 40(II) Shall be remitted to the certified driver support
Page 3, Line 1organization.
Page 3, Line 2(e) A TNC shall pay all pass-throughs in full to the
Page 3, Line 3driver.".
Page 3, Line 4Reletter succeeding paragraph accordingly.
Page 3, Line 5Page 4 of the bill, after line 27 insert:
Page 3, Line 6"(13) Penalties, fines, and enforcement.
Page 3, Line 7(c) The director shall establish procedures for drivers and
Page 3, Line 8consumers to submit complaints to the division and for the division's
Page 3, Line 9investigations, hearings, and imposition of fines pursuant to this
Page 3, Line 10subsection (13). An appeal associated with a division
Page 3, Line 11determination of rights and remedies under this section shall be
Page 3, Line 12adjudicated in accordance with section 8-4-111.5.
Page 3, Line 13SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 8-4-111.5, amend (1)
Page 3, Line 14as follows:
Page 3, Line 158-4-111.5. Hearing officer review and appeals of
Page 3, Line 16administrative actions.
Page 3, Line 17(1) Pursuant to policies established by the director by rule, any
Page 3, Line 18interested party who is dissatisfied with the division's decision on a wage
Page 3, Line 19complaint filed pursuant to section 8-4-111 (2) or on a complaint filed
Page 3, Line 20against a transportation network company pursuant to section
Page 3, Line 218-4-127 may file a request for a hearing within thirty-five days after the
Page 3, Line 22division's decision is sent. If no a request is not filed within the
Page 3, Line 23thirty-five-day period, the division's decision is final.".
Page 3, Line 24Renumber succeeding section accordingly.".
Page 3, Line 25Page 5, before line 1 insert:
Page 3, Line 26
Page 3, Line 27(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, to implement this
Page 3, Line 28act, the general fund appropriation made in the annual general
Page 3, Line 29appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the department of
Page 3, Line 30labor and employment for use by the division of labor standards and
Page 3, Line 31statistics for program costs related to labor standards is decreased by
Page 3, Line 32$16,343, and the related FTE is decreased by 0.1 FTE.
Page 3, Line 33(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not require a reduction of
Page 3, Line 34an appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27
Page 3, Line 35state fiscal year if:
Page 3, Line 36(a) The amount of the general fund appropriation made in the
Page 3, Line 37annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the
Page 4, Line 1department of labor and employment for use by the division of labor
Page 4, Line 2standards and statistics for program costs related to labor standards is less
Page 4, Line 3than the amount of the adjustment required in subsection (1) of this
Page 4, Line 4section; or
Page 4, Line 5(b) The annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state
Page 4, Line 6fiscal year does not include an appropriation to the department of labor
Page 4, Line 7and employment for use by the division of labor standards and statistics
Page 4, Line 8for program costs related to labor standards.".
Page 4, Line 9Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
Page 4, Line 10Page 5, after line 10 insert:
Page 4, Line 11"(2) Section 2 of this act takes effect only if the annual general
Page 4, Line 12appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year becomes law, in which
Page 4, Line 13case section 2 takes effect upon the effective date of this act or of the
Page 4, Line 14annual general appropriation act for state fiscal year 2026-27, whichever
Page 4, Line 15is later.".
Page 4, Line 16Renumber succeeding paragraph accordingly.
Page 4, Line 17Page 1, line 104, strike "company." and substitute "company, and, in
Page 4, Line 18connection therewith, reducing an appropriation.".