House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government
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March 18, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1269 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 3, strike lines 12 through 16.
Page 1, Line 2Page 4, strike lines 1 through 11 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 3"(b) Despite the vital role of transit, many individuals
Page 1, Line 4face significant barriers to accessing public transportation,
Page 1, Line 5including fare costs, a lack of clear information, and
Page 1, Line 6insufficient amenities;".
Page 1, Line 7Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 1, Line 8Page 5, strike lines 14 through 17.
Page 1, Line 9Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 1, Line 10Page 6, line 7, strike "(a)".
Page 1, Line 11Page 6, line 9, strike "state." and substitute "state with at least one
Page 1, Line 12million unlinked passenger trips in the most recent NTD year.".
Page 1, Line 13Page 6, line 11, strike "department." and substitute "department and
Page 1, Line 14does not include regional transportation authorities that
Page 1, Line 15provide funding for transit services but that do not directly
Page 1, Line 16provide a transit service.".
Page 1, Line 17Page 6, strike lines 12 through 27 and substitute "medium or large
Page 1, Line 18according to its number of unlinked passenger trips reported in
Page 1, Line 19the most recent NTD year. If a covered transit agency meets the
Page 2, Line 1medium or large threshold for number of unlinked passenger
Page 2, Line 2trips, the covered transit agency is classified as that higher
Page 2, Line 3threshold category for that year and the subsequent five
Page 2, Line 4years, notwithstanding later trip number decreases within that
Page 2, Line 5five-year period.".
Page 2, Line 6Page 7, strike lines 1 and 2.
Page 2, Line 7Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 2, Line 8Page 7, strike lines 11 through 17.
Page 2, Line 9Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 2, Line 10Page 8, strike lines 16 through 27.
Page 2, Line 11Page 9, strike lines 1 through 16.
Page 2, Line 12Renumber succeeding subsections accordingly.
Page 2, Line 13Page 10, strike lines 11 through 27.
Page 2, Line 14Strike pages 11, 12, and 13.
Page 2, Line 15Page 14, strike lines 1 through 6.
Page 2, Line 16Page 14, line 7, strike "43-1-1705" and substitute "43-1-1703".
Page 2, Line 17Page 14, line 9, strike "large".
Page 2, Line 18Page 15, line 5, strike "43-1-1706" and substitute "43-1-1704".
Page 2, Line 19Page 16, line 12, strike "43-1-1707" and substitute "43-1-1705".
Page 2, Line 20Page 16, line 17, strike "43-1-1708" and substitute "43-1-1706".
Page 2, Line 21Page 17, line 2, strike "small" and substitute "medium".
Page 2, Line 22Page 17, strike lines 5 through 19 and substitute "progress toward
Page 2, Line 23implementing this part 17;".
Page 2, Line 24Page 17, after line 21 insert:
Page 2, Line 25
Page 3, Line 1"(III) A machine-readable dataset containing stop-level
Page 3, Line 2automatic passenger counter data for each fixed-route service,
Page 3, Line 3including boardings and alightings by stop and by route;
Page 3, Line 4(IV) Information on the covered transit agency's
Page 3, Line 5mechanisms or programs for providing reliable transit access to
Page 3, Line 6low-income households and individuals experiencing
Page 3, Line 7homelessness, including identification of barriers to access;
Page 3, Line 8(V) The covered transit agency's estimated annual
Page 3, Line 9revenue generated from fares paid by transit riders from
Page 3, Line 10low-income households and transit riders experiencing
Page 3, Line 11homelessness;".
Page 3, Line 12Renumber succeeding subparagraphs accordingly.
Page 3, Line 13Page 17, line 25, strike "and".
Page 3, Line 14Page 18, strike lines 2 through 6 and substitute "service to improve
Page 3, Line 15access;".
Page 3, Line 16Reletter succeeding paragraph and renumber succeeding subparagraphs
Page 3, Line 17accordingly.
Page 3, Line 18Page 18, line 12, after "A" insert "narrative of how the transit
Page 3, Line 19agency is working to meet the goal of providing accessible
Page 3, Line 20transportation services that are commensurate with
Page 3, Line 21fixed-route services and a".
Page 3, Line 22Page 19, lines 8 and 9, strike "subsections (2)(a) and (2)(b)" and
Page 3, Line 23substitute "subsection (2)(a)".