House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government
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March 24, 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:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 2, line 2, strike "(2)" and substitute "(2); and
Page 1, Line 2add (4) and (5)".
Page 1, Line 3Page 2, line 6, after "(2)" insert "(a)".
Page 1, Line 4Page 2, line 9, strike "boundary. A" and substitute "boundary; except
Page 1, Line 5that:
Page 1, Line 6(I) State highways, as defined in section 42-4-110.5, are not
Page 1, Line 7included in a school zone unless designated as part of a school
Page 1, Line 8zone by the Colorado department of transportation or by a
Page 1, Line 9county, city and county, or municipality with the written
Page 1, Line 10approval of the Colorado department of transportation;
Page 1, Line 11(II) A school zone that exists on the effective date of this
Page 1, Line 12subsection (2), as amended, that extends to between two
Page 1, Line 13hundred feet and one thousand feet from a school property
Page 1, Line 14boundary is the school zone for that school property; and
Page 1, Line 15(III) If a county, city and county, or municipality that has
Page 1, Line 16jurisdiction over a school zone reduces the size of the school
Page 1, Line 17zone pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, then only the
Page 1, Line 18reduced school zone is the school zone for that school
Page 1, Line 19property.
Page 1, Line 20(b) A".
Page 1, Line 21Page 2, line 17, strike "which" and substitute "which, except if
Page 1, Line 22reduced as permitted in subsection (4) of this section,".
Page 1, Line 23Page 2, after line 19 add:
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Page 2, Line 1"(4) A county, city and county, or municipality that has
Page 2, Line 2jurisdiction over a school zone may reduce the size of the school
Page 2, Line 3zone to extend to less than one thousand feet from a school
Page 2, Line 4property boundary but shall not reduce the size of the school
Page 2, Line 5zone to less than two hundred feet from a school property
Page 2, Line 6boundary. A county, city and county, or municipality shall not
Page 2, Line 7reduce the size of a school zone without first holding a public
Page 2, Line 8hearing.
Page 2, Line 9(5) Nothing in this section prohibits a county, city and
Page 2, Line 10county, or municipality from increasing the size of a school zone
Page 2, Line 11to larger than one thousand feet from a school property
Page 2, Line 12boundary or, in collaboration with a local school board, from
Page 2, Line 13raising revenue through bonding to finance increased school
Page 2, Line 14zone signage.".
Page 2, Line 15Page 3, after line 27 add:
Page 2, Line 16"SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 42-4-119 as
Page 2, Line 17follows:
Page 2, Line 1842-4-119. Establishment of a school street - speed limit -
Page 2, Line 19definition.
Page 2, Line 20(1) As used in this section, "school street" means a portion
Page 2, Line 21of a roadway immediately adjacent to a school property
Page 2, Line 22boundary that is designated as a school street.
Page 2, Line 23(2) A county, city and county, or municipality may
Page 2, Line 24designate a roadway as a school street; except that a state
Page 2, Line 25highway, as defined in section 42-4-110.5, must not be designated
Page 2, Line 26as a school street, unless designated in accordance with section
Page 2, Line 2742-4-615 (2).
Page 2, Line 28(3) A county, city and county, or municipality shall not
Page 2, Line 29designate a roadway that directly connects to a state highway
Page 2, Line 30as a school street without the written approval of the
Page 2, Line 31Colorado department of transportation.
Page 2, Line 32(4) A county, city and county, or municipality that
Page 2, Line 33designates a roadway as a school street may close the school
Page 2, Line 34street to vehicles.
Page 2, Line 35(5) All vehicles traveling along a school street shall
Page 2, Line 36yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian, bicyclist, or
Page 2, Line 37micromobility user. A bicyclist or operator of a micromobility
Page 2, Line 38device shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian on a school
Page 2, Line 39street.
Page 2, Line 40(6) A state or local government having jurisdiction over
Page 2, Line 41the placement of traffic signs and traffic control devices on a
Page 3, Line 1school street shall post conspicuous traffic signs indicating an
Page 3, Line 2area designated as a school street as a school street.
Page 3, Line 3(7) The maximum speed limit on a school street is ten miles
Page 3, Line 4per hour. A state or local government having jurisdiction over
Page 3, Line 5the placement of traffic signs shall post speed limit signs on a
Page 3, Line 6school street.
Page 3, Line 7(8) Sections 42-4-801, 42-4-803, and 42-4-805 (1) and ( 2) do
Page 3, Line 8not apply to school streets.
Page 3, Line 9(9) A county, city and county, or municipality that
Page 3, Line 10designates a roadway as a school street may suspend additional
Page 3, Line 11traffic provisions on the school street that endanger
Page 3, Line 12pedestrians, bicyclists, or micromobility users and frustrate
Page 3, Line 13ease of pedestrian and bicycle movement.".
Page 3, Line 14Renumber succeeding section accordingly.