House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Finance
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May 7, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
SB26-003 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 11, line 27, strike "twenty-four
Page 1, Line 2thousand four" and substitute "twenty-nine thousand seven".
Page 1, Line 3Page 12, strike lines 1 through 3 and substitute "consisting of three
Page 1, Line 4separate payments of nine thousand nine hundred dollars, each
Page 1, Line 5made on July 1, 2027; July 1, 2028; and July 1, 2029, respectively;".
Page 1, Line 6Page 12, strike lines 8 through 11 and substitute "eight hundred fifty
Page 1, Line 7dollars, consisting of three separate payments of four thousand
Page 1, Line 8nine hundred fifty dollars, each made on July 1, 2027; July 1,
Page 1, Line 92028; and July 1, 2029, respectively;".
Page 1, Line 10Page 12, strike lines 16 through 19 and substitute "nine hundred fifty
Page 1, Line 11dollars, consisting of three separate payments of one thousand
Page 1, Line 12six hundred fifty dollars, each made on July 1, 2027; July 1, 2028;
Page 1, Line 13and July 1, 2029, respectively; and".
Page 1, Line 14Page 13, line 23, strike "ninety" and substitute "one hundred forty".
Page 1, Line 15Page 14, line 2, strike "department" and substitute "department.".
Page 1, Line 16Page 14, strike lines 3 through 8 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 17"(1) For violations related to covered batteries and the
Page 1, Line 18management of universal waste pursuant to this part 10, the enforcement
Page 1, Line 19process is conducted pursuant to section 25-15-308 and rules adopted by
Page 1, Line 20the commission in accordance with section 25-15-302.".
Page 1, Line 21
Page 2, Line 1Page 15, strike lines 3 through 8 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 2"(e) Provide a link on the department's public website to
Page 2, Line 3a digital registration form that an entity can use to register
Page 2, Line 4pursuant to section 25-17-1019 (1);".
Page 2, Line 5Page 16, after line 10 insert:
Page 2, Line 6"(5) For violations related to propulsion batteries, the
Page 2, Line 7enforcement process is conducted pursuant to section
Page 2, Line 830-20-113.".
Page 2, Line 9Page 17, line 6, strike "secondary handler, remanufacturer," and
Page 2, Line 10substitute "remanufacturer".
Page 2, Line 11Page 17, lines 10 and 11, strike "secondary handler,
Page 2, Line 12remanufacturer," and substitute "remanufacturer".
Page 2, Line 13Page 17, after line 12 insert:
Page 2, Line 14"(c) Before an unwanted propulsion battery is collected
Page 2, Line 15from a secondary handler by a propulsion battery provider or
Page 2, Line 16remanufacturer, the secondary handler shall register with the
Page 2, Line 17department by providing to the department, through informal
Page 2, Line 18digital correspondence or by submitting a digital form, the
Page 2, Line 19secondary handler's business name, contact information,
Page 2, Line 20address, and business description. A secondary handler is not
Page 2, Line 21required to pay the registration fee.".
Page 2, Line 22Page 17, line 13, strike "April 1, 2028," and substitute "January 2,
Page 2, Line 232029,".
Page 2, Line 24Page 17, line 26, strike "registration;" and substitute "registration,
Page 2, Line 25including a link to the registration form created by the
Page 2, Line 26department pursuant to section 25-17-1015 (2)(e);".
Page 2, Line 27Page 18, lines 25 and 26, strike "information, if available;" and
Page 2, Line 28substitute "information;".
Page 2, Line 29Page 25, lines 26 and 27, strike "information, if available." and
Page 2, Line 30substitute "information.".
Page 2, Line 31Page 26, line 19, strike "were offered" and substitute "needed to be
Page 2, Line 32collected".
Page 2, Line 33
Page 3, Line 1Page 26, lines 23 and 24, strike "offered the unwanted propulsion
Page 3, Line 2battery, along with" and substitute "notified the propulsion
Page 3, Line 3battery provider or remanufacturer that the unwanted
Page 3, Line 4propulsion battery needed to be collected and provided".
Page 3, Line 5Page 26, strike line 26 and substitute "section;".
Page 3, Line 6Page 32, strike lines 12 through 14.
Page 3, Line 7Reletter succeeding paragraphs accordingly.
Page 3, Line 8Strike "October 1, 2028," and substitute "July 1, 2029," on: Page 19,
Page 3, Line 9line 2; Page 21, line 14; Page 22, line 24; Page 29, line 25; Page 31, line
Page 3, Line 1011; and Page 32, line 11.
Page 3, Line 11Strike "July" and substitute "June" on: Page 26, line 8 two times; and
Page 3, Line 12Page 31, line 22 two times.