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ColoradoHB26-14302026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Transportation Funding Adjustments
Sponsored By: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), Emily Sirota (Democratic), Judy Amabile (Democratic), William Lindstedt (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
State Revenue & BudgetTransportation & Motor Vehicles
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
8 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
State sets priorities for transportation debt payments
Covered financed-purchase and certificate-of-participation payments due January 1, 2027–June 30, 2031, follow a set funding order. First comes up to $9 million yearly from the General Fund or another legal source for covered maintenance and capital projects. Next comes up to $50 million yearly under Transportation Commission control for covered highway projects. The Support Road Transportation Fund supplies the rest needed for full payments; smaller amounts are allowed when sufficient. Payments still require yearly Transportation Commission allocation or legislative appropriation, as applicable.
Dedicated road money reduces general state funds
The law establishes the Support Road Transportation Fund, including investment income, subject to voter approval of the transportation-funding initiative. This section takes effect on the later of January 1, 2027, or the Governor's official vote declaration. Monthly shares are 60% for state highways, 23% for counties, and 17% for cities and incorporated towns. Money is limited to constitutionally authorized road uses and is continuously available for specified Transportation Commission payments. Enterprise-imposed fees are excluded; sales-tax credits to the fund reduce the General Fund share, not household sales-tax rates.
Highway transfers shrink, then shift funding sources
The July 1, 2026, General Fund transfer to state highways falls from $50 million to $500,000. A $50 million transfer follows January 1, 2027, or as soon as possible afterward. That transfer has conflicting instructions naming the General Fund and Support Road Transportation Fund as its source. The annual schedule directs $100 million from the road fund to state highways each July 1 from 2027 through 2030. A separate $100 million General Fund transfer is required July 1, 2031.
Electric vehicle owners get temporary fee relief
Beginning January 1, 2027, covered electric vehicles use temporary base registration fees instead of the otherwise inflation-adjusted amounts. Those fees are $38.35, $39.50, $40.68, and $41.91 for fiscal years 2026–27 through 2029–30, respectively. Separate battery-electric road-use fees are reduced to $16.12, $22.32, $31.62, and $40.92 for those same years. Plug-in hybrid road-use fees are $8.06, $9.92, $11.78, and $13.12, respectively. The 2026–27 road-use amounts apply to registration periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027; the temporary base-fee subsection ends July 1, 2031.
Lower registration fees for vehicle owners
From January 1, 2027, through June 30, 2030, listed vehicle classes use reduced registration fee schedules. Motorcycles and autocycles pay $1.86; covered passenger vehicles weighing up to 2,000 pounds pay $3.72. At 2,001–4,500 pounds, the fee is $3.72 plus $0.20 per 100 pounds or part above 2,000. Above 4,500 pounds, it is $7.75 plus $0.60 per 100 pounds or part above 4,500. Motor homes above 6,500 pounds use a separate formula. Age-based fees are $5.58 under seven years, $4.34 from seven to under ten years, and $3.10 at ten or older.
Lower surcharges and capped late-registration fees
Beginning January 1, 2027, reduced road-safety surcharges range from $7.63 to $21.89 through June 30, 2027. From July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2030, they range from $10 to $24. The charge depends on vehicle type, weight, or passenger-bus class. During January 1, 2027–June 30, 2030, late registration costs $15.50 per month or part of a month, capped at $62. The late fee starts after the registration period or applicable grace period; both temporary rules end July 1, 2030.
Road money targets vehicle pollution in communities
From July 1, 2025, through July 1, 2028, the transportation department must direct $10 million from each qualifying transfer to pollution projects. The rule covers General Fund transfers under subsection (7)(d)(I), not transfers under (7)(d)(II) or (III). Projects must reduce driving miles or directly reduce air pollution. They must address vehicle-emission health and environmental harms in areas that fail to meet air-quality standards.
Lower fuel taxes with separate road fees
From January 1, 2027, through June 30, 2030, gasoline excise tax falls from 22¢ to 14¢ per gallon. Covered special-fuel tax falls to 13¢; fuels listed in section 39-27-102(1)(a)(VI)–(VIII) are excluded. Buyers also pay a road-use fee: 6¢ per gallon July–December 2026, then 4¢ January–June 2027. For fiscal years 2027–28 through 2029–30, March forecasts set rates, capped at 7¢, 8¢, and 8¢, respectively. The road-use fee is 8¢ in 2030–31 and 2031–32; actual pump-price savings depend on how sellers price fuel.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Andrew Boesenecker
Democratic • House
Emily Sirota
Democratic • House
Judy Amabile
Democratic • Senate
William Lindstedt
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Brianna Titone
Democratic • House
Chad Clifford
Democratic • House
Jennifer Bacon
Democratic • House
Jamie Jackson
Democratic • House
Julie McCluskie
Democratic • House
Karen McCormick
Democratic • House
Kenny Nguyen
Democratic • House
Lorena Garcia
Democratic • House
Lesley Smith
Democratic • House
Monica Duran
Democratic • House
Meg Froelich
Democratic • House
Mandy Lindsay
Democratic • House
Naquetta Ricks
Democratic • House
Sean Camacho
Democratic • House
Sheila Lieder
Democratic • House
Steven Woodrow
Democratic • House
Tammy Story
Democratic • House
Yara Zokaie
Democratic • House
Sen. A. Benavidez
Affiliation unavailable
Cathy Kipp
Democratic • Senate
James Coleman
Democratic • Senate
Katie Wallace
Democratic • Senate
Matt Ball
Democratic • Senate
Nick Hinrichsen
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/13/2026
Senate amendments: Repass
Yes: 42 • No: 20
Senate vote • 5/13/2026
Third reading: Amend (l.014)
Yes: 26 • No: 9
Senate vote • 5/13/2026
Third reading: Bill
Yes: 22 • No: 13
House vote • 5/13/2026
Senate amendments: Concur
Yes: 43 • No: 19
Senate vote • 5/12/2026
Committee of the whole: Cow * (s.001)
Yes: 14 • No: 21
Senate vote • 5/12/2026
Adopt amendment L.009
Yes: 3 • No: 4
Senate vote • 5/12/2026
Refer House Bill 26-1430 to the Committee of the Whole.
Yes: 4 • No: 3
Senate vote • 5/11/2026
Refer House Bill 26-1430, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Yes: 6 • No: 3
House vote • 5/7/2026
Third reading: Bill
Yes: 42 • No: 22
House vote • 5/6/2026
Refer House Bill 26-1430 to the Committee of the Whole.
Yes: 9 • No: 2
House vote • 5/5/2026
Refer House Bill 26-1430, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Yes: 9 • No: 4
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
6/4/2026HouseSigned by the Speaker of the House
5/26/2026HouseSigned by the President of the Senate
5/26/2026SenateSent to the Governor
5/26/2026HouseSenate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
5/13/2026SenateHouse Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
5/13/2026HouseSenate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
5/12/2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
5/12/2026SenateSenate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
5/11/2026SenateIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
5/8/2026SenateHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
5/7/2026HouseHouse Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
5/6/2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
5/6/2026HouseHouse Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations
5/5/2026HouseIntroduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
5/1/2026House
Bill Text
Engrossed
Final Act
House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Preamend
Introduced
Reengrossed
Rerevised
Revised
Senate Finance Preamend
Signed Act
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