Senate Committee of Reference Report

Committee on Appropriations

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May 11, 2026

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

HB26-1306   be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:

Page 1, Line 1Amend reengrossed bill, page 5, line 5, strike "and".

Page 1, Line 2Page 5, line 8, strike "43-4-201." and substitute "43-4-201; and

Page 1, Line 3(C)  Fifteen dollars and ninety-four cents from the wild

Page 1, Line 4horse fund, created in section 35-66-104, to the license plate

Page 1, Line 5cash fund, created in section 42-3-301.

Page 1, Line 6(III)  On December 30, 2026, the state treasurer shall

Page 1, Line 7transfer twenty-four thousand two hundred dollars from the

Page 1, Line 8wild horse fund, created in section 35-66-104, to the license

Page 1, Line 9plate cash fund, created in section 42-3-301.

Page 1, Line 10(IV)  On June 30, 2028, the state treasurer shall transfer

Page 1, Line 11twenty-four thousand two hundred dollars from the license

Page 1, Line 12plate cash fund, created in section 42-3-301, to the wild horse

Page 1, Line 13fund, created in section 35-66-104.".

Page 1, Line 14Renumber succeeding subparagraph accordingly.

Page 1, Line 15Page 5, after line 25 insert:

Page 1, Line 16"SECTION 4.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-3-301, add (3)

Page 1, Line 17as follows:

Page 1, Line 1842-3-301.  License plate cash fund - license plate fees - repeal.

Page 1, Line 19(3) (a)  Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the

Page 1, Line 20department shall not collect the fee imposed in this section for

Page 1, Line 21the issuance of the wild horse license plate created in section

Page 1, Line 2242-3-272.

Page 1, Line 23(b)  This subsection (3) is repealed, effective July 1, 2028.".

Page 1, Line 24

Page 2, Line 1Renumber succeeding sections accordingly.

Page 2, Line 2Page 6, line 21, strike "$152,611" and substitute "143,412".

Page 2, Line 3Page 6, line 22, strike "$31,536" and substitute "22,337".

Page 2, Line 4Page 7, line 2, strike "$23,584" and substitute "16,552".

Page 2, Line 5Page 7, line 4, strike "$1,927" and substitute "$1,394"

Page 2, Line 6Page 7, line 7, strike "$2,665" and substitute "$1,927"

Page 2, Line 7Page 7, line 10, strike "$3,360" and substitute "$2,464".