HB26-1399 • 2026

Eliminate General Fund Transfer to Multimodal Transportation Fund

Under current law, the state treasurer is required to transfer $10.5 million from the general fund to the multimodal transportation and mitigation options fund every July 1 beginning on July 1, 2024,

Budget

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. Amabile, Sen. B. Kirkmeyer, Rep. E. Sirota, Sen. J. Bridges, Rep. C. Clifford, Rep. M. Duran, Sen. R. Pelton
Last action: 2026-04-28
Official status: House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Eliminate General Fund Transfer to Multimodal Transportation Fund

Under current law, the state treasurer is required to transfer $10.5 million from the general fund to the multimodal transportation and mitigation options fund every July 1 beginning on July 1, 2024, and ending on July 1, 2031.

What This Bill Does

Under current law, the state treasurer is required to transfer $10.5 million from the general fund to the multimodal transportation and mitigation options fund every July 1 beginning on July 1, 2024, and ending on July 1, 2031.
The act eliminates this annual transfer only for 2026, 2027, and 2028.
The act decreases the cash funds appropriation from the multimodal transportation and mitigation options fund created in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year made to the department of transportation for multimodal transportation projects by $10.5 million.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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L.003

SEN Appropriations

Passed [*]

Plain English: HB1399_L.003 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Appropriations.

HB1399_L.003 SENATE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT Committee on Appropriations.
HB26-1399 be amended as follows: 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 8, strike "AND ON EACH JULY 1 FROM 2 JULY 1, 2027, THROUGH JULY 1, 2031,".
** *** ** *** ** LLS: Stephanie Schrab x4330

L.002

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: HB1399_L.002 Amendment No.

HB1399_L.002 Amendment No.
___________ HB26-1399 HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY REPRESENTATIVES Richardson & Velasco 1 Amend printed bill, page 2, line 8, after "2025," insert "AND ON EACH 2 JULY 1 FROM JULY 1, 2027, THROUGH JULY 1, 2031,".
** *** ** *** ** LLS: Stephanie Schrab x4330

L.004

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: HB1399_L.004 Amendment No.

HB1399_L.004 Amendment No.
___________ HB26-1399 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY SENATORS Kipp & Carson 1 Amend the Appropriations Committee report, dated April 14, 2026, page 2 1, strike lines 1 and 2.
** *** ** *** ** LLS: Stephanie Schrab x4330

L.005

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: HB1399_L.005 Amendment No.

HB1399_L.005 Amendment No.
___________ HB26-1399 SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT Second Reading BY SENATOR Bridges 1 Amend reengrossed bill, page 2, line 8, strike "FROM" and substitute 2 "BEGINNING".
** *** ** *** ** LLS: Stephanie Schrab x4330

Bill History

2026-06-04 Governor
Governor Signed
2026-06-03 Governor
Sent to the Governor
2026-06-03 Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
2026-06-03 House
Signed by the Speaker of the House
2026-04-28 House
House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
2026-04-24 Senate
Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
2026-04-17 House
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
2026-04-16 Senate
Senate Third Reading Reconsidered - No Amendments
2026-04-16 Senate
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-04-15 Senate
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-04-14 Senate
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended 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 with Amendments - Floor
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

Under current law, the state treasurer is required to transfer $10.5 million from the general fund to the multimodal transportation and mitigation options fund every July 1 beginning on July 1, 2024, and ending on July 1, 2031. The act eliminates this annual transfer only for 2026, 2027, and 2028.
The act decreases the cash funds appropriation from the multimodal transportation and mitigation options fund created in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year made to the department of transportation for multimodal transportation projects by $10.5 million.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 26-1399
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Brown and Taggart, Sirota, Clifford, Duran;
also SENATOR(S) Amabile and Kirkmeyer, Bridges, Pelton R ..
CONCERNING THE ELIMINATION OF THE ANNUAL TRANSFER FROM THE
GENERAL FUND TO THE MUL TIMODAL TRANSPORTATION AND
MITIGATION OPTIONS FUND, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,
REDUCING AN APPROPRIATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-219, amend
(7)(c) introductory portion and (7)(c)(I) as follows:
24-75-219. Transfers - transportation - capital construction -
definitions.
(7) In addition to any other transfers required by this section:
( c) On each July 1 from July 1, 2024, through July 1, 2031 JULY 1,
2025, AND ON EACH JULY 1 BEGINNING JULY 1, 2029, THROUGH JULY 1,
2031, the state treasurer shall transfer:
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.
(I) Ten million five hundred thousand dollars from the general fund
to the multimodal transportation and mitigation options fund. and
SECTION 2. Appropriation - adjustments to 2026 long bill.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, to implement this
act, the cash funds appropriation from the multimodal transportation and
mitigation options fund created in 43-4-1103 (l)(a), C.R.S., made in the
annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year to the
department of transportation for multimodal transportation projects is
decreased by $10,500,000.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not require a reduction of an
appropriation in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state
fiscal year if:
(a) The amount of the cash funds appropriation from the multimodal
transportation and mitigation options fund created in 43-4-1103 (l)(a),
C.R.S. made in the annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state
fiscal year to the department of transportation for multimodal transportation
projects is less than the amount of the adjustment required in subsection (1)
of this section; or
(b) The annual general appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal
year does not include an appropriation to the department of transportation
for multimodal transportation projects.
SECTION 3. Effective date. This act takes effect upon passage;
except that section 2 of this act takes effect only if the annual general
appropriation act for the 2026-27 state fiscal year becomes law, in which
case section 2 takes effect upon the effective date of this act or of the annual
general appropriation act for state fiscal year 2026-27, whichever is later.
SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
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preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
institutions.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
Vanessa Reilly
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
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James Rashad Coleman, Sr.
PRESIDENT OF
THE SENATE
Esther van Mourik
SECRETARY OF
THE SENATE
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