House Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government

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May 5, 2026

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

HB26-1430   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 3, after line 12 insert:

Page 1, Line 2"SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-219, amend

Page 1, Line 3(7)(d)(II) as follows:

Page 1, Line 424-75-219.  Transfers - transportation - capital construction -

Page 1, Line 5definitions.

Page 1, Line 6(7)  In addition to any other transfers required by this section:

Page 1, Line 7(d) (II)  On July 1, 2026, the state treasurer shall transfer fifty

Page 1, Line 8million five hundred thousand dollars from the general fund to the state

Page 1, Line 9highway fund;".

Page 1, Line 10Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.

Page 1, Line 11Page 3, line 14, strike "(7)(d)(II), (7)(d)(III)," and substitute "(7)(d)(III)

Page 1, Line 12and".

Page 1, Line 13Page 3, strike lines 19 through 21.

Page 1, Line 14Page 3, line 22, before "(II.5)" insert "(d)".

Page 1, Line 15Page 4, after line 12 insert:

Page 1, Line 16"SECTION 5.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-219, add

Page 1, Line 17(7)(d)(II.5) as follows:

Page 1, Line 1824-75-219.  Transfers - transportation - capital construction -

Page 1, Line 19definitions.

Page 1, Line 20(7)  In addition to any other transfers required by this section:

Page 1, Line 21(d) (II.5)  On January 1, 2027, or as soon as possible

Page 1, Line 22thereafter, the state treasurer shall transfer fifty million

Page 1, Line 23dollars from the general fund to the state highway fund.".

Page 2, Line 1Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.

Page 2, Line 2Page 15, line 11, strike "House Bill ," and substitute "House Bill

Page 2, Line 326-1430,".

Page 2, Line 4Page 19, strike line 8 and substitute:

Page 2, Line 5"SECTION 16.  Effective date. (1) Except as otherwise provided

Page 2, Line 6in this section, this act takes effect upon passage.

Page 2, Line 7(2) Sections 4 and 6 through 15 of this act take effect only if an".

Page 2, Line 8Page 19, after line 14 insert:

Page 2, Line 9"(3)  Section 5 of this act takes effect only if the initiative that

Page 2, Line 10amends the state constitution to change existing law on transportation

Page 2, Line 11funding and to increase the amount of state revenue dedicated to road

Page 2, Line 12transportation is not approved by the people at the next general election,

Page 2, Line 13in which case section 5 takes effect on the date of the official declaration

Page 2, Line 14of the vote thereon by the governor or January 1, 2027, whichever is

Page 2, Line 15later.".