House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
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March 2, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1203 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, strike lines 6 through 9 and substitute "more,
Page 1, Line 2the board of county commissioners may must consist either of three
Page 1, Line 3members, any two of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
Page 1, Line 4of business, or of five members, any three of whom shall constitute a
Page 1, Line 5quorum for the transaction of business; except".
Page 1, Line 6Page 3, strike line 1 and substitute "that elects more than half of its
Page 1, Line 7county commissioners by a district method of election, such that
Page 1, Line 8the county commissioners are resident in districts and are
Page 1, Line 9elected by voters resident in those districts.".
Page 1, Line 10Page 3, strike lines 2 through 9 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 11"(b) If the board consists of three commissioners, they shall must
Page 1, Line 12be elected as provided in subsection (2) of this section and as provided in
Page 1, Line 13section 30-10-306.7 (5), C.R.S. by district only, in which the three
Page 1, Line 14county commissioners resident in three districts are elected by
Page 1, Line 15voters resident in those districts.
Page 1, Line 16(c) In any county having a population of seventy thousand or
Page 1, Line 17more, the membership of the board of county commissioners may be
Page 1, Line 18increased from three to five members pursuant to section 30-10-306.5,
Page 1, Line 19C.R.S., or decreased from five to three members pursuant to section
Page 1, Line 2030-10-306.7 (2)(a)(II), C.R.S. section 30-10-306.8.".
Page 1, Line 21Page 7, line 21, strike "at large by a ranked voting method" and
Page 1, Line 22substitute "by a combination of at-large and by-district voting
Page 1, Line 23methods".
Page 1, Line 24
Page 2, Line 1Page 8, line 25, strike "three or" and substitute "three or".
Page 2, Line 2Page 9, line 19, after "section 30-10-306.7" insert "section 1-4-205
Page 2, Line 3(3)(b) or".
Page 2, Line 4Page 10, strike line 8 and substitute "commissioners may be increased
Page 2, Line 5from three to five members pursuant to subsection (1.5) of this".
Page 2, Line 6Page 10, line 9, strike "The" and substitute "If the board consists of
Page 2, Line 7five members, the".
Page 2, Line 8Page 10, strike line 13 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 9"(b) By a combination of at-large and by-district voting
Page 2, Line 10methods, as described in".
Page 2, Line 11Page 10, after line 14 insert:
Page 2, Line 12"(1.5) (a) In any county having a population of seventy
Page 2, Line 13thousand or more whose board of county commissioners consists
Page 2, Line 14of three members, the board of county commissioners shall
Page 2, Line 15adopt a resolution increasing its membership to five members and
Page 2, Line 16designating the two alternative methods of electing its five
Page 2, Line 17county commissioners set forth in subsections (3) and (4) of this
Page 2, Line 18section. The board of county commissioners shall pass the
Page 2, Line 19resolution at its first regularly scheduled meeting in each
Page 2, Line 20decennial census year.
Page 2, Line 21(b) The board of county commissioners shall refer the
Page 2, Line 22resolution required by subsection (1.5)(a) of this section to the
Page 2, Line 23registered electors of the county at the first general election
Page 2, Line 24following its adoption so that the voters may choose whether
Page 2, Line 25to increase the membership of the board of county commissioners
Page 2, Line 26to five members and, if increased, which of the two alternative
Page 2, Line 27methods of electing county commissioners the voters prefer.
Page 2, Line 28(c) If a majority of votes cast are in favor of the referred
Page 2, Line 29resolution described in this subsection (1.5), the board of county
Page 2, Line 30commissioners shall take action to ensure that the increased
Page 2, Line 31number of county commissioners are elected at the next general
Page 2, Line 32election according to the method of election in the referred
Page 2, Line 33resolution that received the largest number of votes cast.".
Page 2, Line 34Page 10, line 16, strike "more," and substitute "more whose board of
Page 2, Line 35county commissioners consists of five members,".
Page 3, Line 1Page 10, line 21, strike "2027 or its first regularly" and substitute
Page 3, Line 2"2027.".
Page 3, Line 3Page 10, strike lines 22 through 24.
Page 3, Line 4Page 11, line 25, strike "eight" and substitute "five".
Page 3, Line 5Page 14, strike lines 7 through 27 and substitute:
Page 3, Line 6"(4) (a) Three commissioners resident in three districts and
Page 3, Line 7elected by voters resident in those districts and two
Page 3, Line 8commissioners elected at large.
Page 3, Line 9(b) (I) If the first general election after the adoption of
Page 3, Line 10the at-large and by-district combination method of election set
Page 3, Line 11forth in this subsection (4) is held in 2028 or any fourth year
Page 3, Line 12thereafter, two members must be elected by district and one
Page 3, Line 13member must be elected at large to four-year terms at that
Page 3, Line 14election. One member must be elected by district and one member
Page 3, Line 15must be elected at large at that election to two-year terms
Page 3, Line 16until the next general election, at which those two members
Page 3, Line 17must be elected to four-year terms by their respective election
Page 3, Line 18method. Thereafter, two members must be elected by district
Page 3, Line 19and one member must be elected at large at the general
Page 3, Line 20elections that occur every four years after the first general
Page 3, Line 21election following the adoption of the combination method of
Page 3, Line 22election; and two members must be elected, one by district and
Page 3, Line 23one at large, at the general elections that occur every four
Page 3, Line 24years after the general election that occurs two years after
Page 3, Line 25the first general election following the adoption of the
Page 3, Line 26at-large and by-district combination method of election.
Page 3, Line 27(II) If the first general election after the adoption of the
Page 3, Line 28at-large and by-district combination method of election set
Page 3, Line 29forth in this subsection (4) is held in 2030 or any fourth year
Page 3, Line 30thereafter, one member must be elected by district and one
Page 3, Line 31member must be elected at large to four-year terms at that
Page 3, Line 32election. Two members must be elected by district and one
Page 3, Line 33member must be elected at large at that election to two-year
Page 3, Line 34terms until the next general election, at which those three
Page 3, Line 35members must be elected to four-year terms by their respective
Page 3, Line 36election method. Thereafter, one member must be elected by
Page 3, Line 37district and one member must be elected at large at the general
Page 3, Line 38elections that occur every four years after the first general
Page 3, Line 39election following the adoption of the combination method of
Page 4, Line 1election; and two members must be elected by district and one
Page 4, Line 2member must be elected at large at the general elections that
Page 4, Line 3occur every four years after the general election that occurs
Page 4, Line 4two years after the first general election following the
Page 4, Line 5adoption of the at-large and by-district combination method of
Page 4, Line 6election.
Page 4, Line 7(III) By March 1 of the year of the first general election
Page 4, Line 8after the voters' selection of the at-large and by-district
Page 4, Line 9combination method of election described in this subsection (4),
Page 4, Line 10the board of county commissioners shall designate the by
Page 4, Line 11district and at-large positions from which a commissioner is to
Page 4, Line 12be elected to an initial two-year term as described in this
Page 4, Line 13subsection (4)(b).".
Page 4, Line 14Page 15, strike lines 1 through 25.
Page 4, Line 15Page 16, strike lines 8 through 14 and substitute "this section if the
Page 4, Line 16home rule county elects more than half of its county
Page 4, Line 17commissioners by a district method of election, such that the
Page 4, Line 18county commissioners are resident in districts and are elected
Page 4, Line 19by voters resident in those districts.".