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| Bill | Transportation Funding Adjustments | Contingent upon voter approval at the November 2026 general election of a proposed initiative to amend the state constitution to change existing law on transportation funding and to increase the amount of state revenue dedicated to road transportation (proposed initiative), from January 1, 2027, through July 1, 2030, the act reduces:The excise tax on gasoline from $0.22 per gallon to $0.14 per gallon;The excise tax on special fuel from $0.205 per gallon to $0.13 per gallon; Certain vehicle registration fees, including late fees; andThe road usage fees from $0.06 per gallon to $0.04 per gallon and then, beginning in state fiscal year 2027-28, as necessary to offset the amount of state revenue diverted to transportation uses as the result of the proposed initiative. The act creates the support road transportation fund (fund) contingent upon voter approval of the proposed initiative. The fund consists of state revenue dedicated to road transportation by the proposed initiative. Money in the fund is used to replace certain transportation-related general fund transfers for payments for the financed purchase of assets or certificate of participation agreements, and to replace certain general fund transfers to the state highway fund. The money remaining in the fund after making these transfers is allocated as follows:60% is paid to the state highway fund;23% is paid to counties for certain transportation expenses; and17% is paid to cities and incorporated towns for certain transportation expenses. The act clarifies that state revenue collected to support road transportation, as defined in the proposed initiative, does not include enterprise fee revenue. The act creates the road enterprise to complete preventive maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction projects to improve the condition of the roadway surface of the state highway system. The road enterprise is authorized to impose fees for oversize and overweight vehicles and longer vehicle combinations. The creation of the road enterprise is not contingent upon voter approval of the proposed initiative. Contingent upon the proposed initiative being withdrawn or not submitted for the November 2026 general election, the act creates the transportation funding working group to evaluate and make recommendations to the general assembly, the transportation commission, and the governor concerning funding state and local surface transportation maintenance, repair, capacity, and safety. Lastly, the act reduces the July 1, 2026, transfer from the general fund to the state highway fund from approximately $50 million to $500,000.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.) | us/states/co | Colorado General Assembly | 2026A | HB 1430 | Colorado HB 1430 (2026A) |
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Colorado HB 1430 (2026A) — Transportation Funding Adjustments
Contingent upon voter approval at the November 2026 general election of a proposed initiative to amend the state constitution to change existing law on transportation funding and to increase the amount of state revenue dedicated to road transportation (proposed initiative), from January 1, 2027, through July 1, 2030, the act reduces:The excise tax on gasoline from $0.22 per gallon to $0.14 per gallon;The excise tax on special fuel from $0.205 per gallon to $0.13 per gallon; Certain vehicle registration fees, including late fees; andThe road usage fees from $0.06 per gallon to $0.04 per gallon and then, beginning in state fiscal year 2027-28, as necessary to offset the amount of state revenue diverted to transportation uses as the result of the proposed initiative. The act creates the support road transportation fund (fund) contingent upon voter approval of the proposed initiative. The fund consists of state revenue dedicated to road transportation by the proposed initiative. Money in the fund is used to replace certain transportation-related general fund transfers for payments for the financed purchase of assets or certificate of participation agreements, and to replace certain general fund transfers to the state highway fund. The money remaining in the fund after making these transfers is allocated as follows:60% is paid to the state highway fund;23% is paid to counties for certain transportation expenses; and17% is paid to cities and incorporated towns for certain transportation expenses. The act clarifies that state revenue collected to support road transportation, as defined in the proposed initiative, does not include enterprise fee revenue. The act creates the road enterprise to complete preventive maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction projects to improve the condition of the roadway surface of the state highway system. The road enterprise is authorized to impose fees for oversize and overweight vehicles and longer vehicle combinations. The creation of the road enterprise is not contingent upon voter approval of the proposed initiative. Contingent upon the proposed initiative being withdrawn or not submitted for the November 2026 general election, the act creates the transportation funding working group to evaluate and make recommendations to the general assembly, the transportation commission, and the governor concerning funding state and local surface transportation maintenance, repair, capacity, and safety. Lastly, the act reduces the July 1, 2026, transfer from the general fund to the state highway fund from approximately $50 million to $500,000.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Final Act (committee substitute) — source
- Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
- Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
- Revised (committee substitute) — source
- Signed Act (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Refer House Bill 26-1430 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
- AMEND (L.014) — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1430 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1430, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
- COW * (S.001) — fail (fail) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment B) — pass (pass) · lower
- BILL — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.009 — fail (fail) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A) — pass (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1430, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment I). — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- A. Boesenecker — primary (person)
- E. Sirota — primary (person)
- J. Amabile — primary (person)
- W. Lindstedt — primary (person)
- A. Benavidez — cosponsor (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. García — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- M. Ball — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
- N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- S. Woodrow — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-06-04 Governor Signed
executive-signature - 2026-05-26 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-26 Signed by the President of the Senate
passage - 2026-05-26 Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage - 2026-05-13 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- 2026-05-13 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
passage, reading-3 - 2026-05-12 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- 2026-05-12 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage, referral-committee - 2026-05-11 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
referral-committee - 2026-05-08 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
introduction - 2026-05-07 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-05-06 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- 2026-05-06 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage, referral-committee - 2026-05-05 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations
referral-committee - 2026-05-01 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b4fcbbde-041c-441d-b40b-76250ae520c4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).