HB26-1394 • 2026

Change Motorcycle Operator Fund to Annual Appropriation

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Rep. K. Brown, Rep. R. Taggart, Sen. J. Bridges, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Rep. E. Sirota, Sen. J. Amabile
Last action: 2026-05-28
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Change Motorcycle Operator Fund to Annual Appropriation

The act provides that the motorcycle operator safety training fund is no longer immediately and continuously available for use by the office of the chief of the state patrol in the department of public safety (office), and instead is available to be expended by the office subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly.

What This Bill Does

The act provides that the motorcycle operator safety training fund is no longer immediately and continuously available for use by the office of the chief of the state patrol in the department of public safety (office), and instead is available to be expended by the office subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly.
$1,110,000 is appropriated from the motorcycle operator safety training fund to the department of public safety for use by the Colorado state patrol for the motorcycle operator safety training program.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-05-28 Governor
Governor Signed
2026-05-26 Governor
Sent to the Governor
2026-05-26 Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
2026-05-26 House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
2026-04-16 Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-15 Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-14 Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
2026-04-13 Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations
2026-04-11 House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-10 House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-09 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-08 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-06 House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-04-02 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations

Official Summary Text

The act provides that the motorcycle operator safety training fund is no longer immediately and continuously available for use by the office of the chief of the state patrol in the department of public safety (office), and instead is available to be expended by the office subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly.
$1,110,000 is appropriated from the motorcycle operator safety training fund to the department of public safety for use by the Colorado state patrol for the motorcycle operator safety training program.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 26-1394
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Brown and Taggart, Sirota;
also SENATOR(S) Bridges and Kirkmeyer, Amabile.
CONCERNING THE CONVERSION OF THE MOTORCYCLE OPERA TOR SAFETY
TRAINING FUND TO A CASH FUND SUBJECT TO ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND, IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-5-504, amend (1)
as follows:
43-5-504. Motorcycle operator safety training fund - gifts,
donations, and grants -tuition benefit - rules -definitions.
( 1) The motorcycle operator safety training fund is hereby created
in the state treasury. The fund consists of money collected under sections
42-2-114 (2)(d), 42-2-118 (l)(b)(II), and 42-3-304 (4). The money in the
fund is av ailabl'e immediately, without further app1 op1 iation, fur allocation
b:y the chief to the office to be used SUBJECT TO ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE OFFICE MAY EXPEND MONEY FROM THE FUND
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act.
for the implementation and administration of the program. Money credited
to the fund remains in the fund at the end of each fiscal year and is not
transferred to any other fund.
SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year,
$1,110,000 is appropriated to the department of public safety for use by the
Colorado state patrol. This appropriation is from the motorcycle operator
safety training fund created in section 43-5-504 (1), C.R.S. To implement
this act, the division may use this appropriation for the motorcycle operator
safety training program.
SECTION 3. Effective date. This act takes effect July 1, 2026.
SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
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the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
institutions.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
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CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
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