Colorado legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Colorado HB1430: Transportation Funding Adjustments
Status: Signed into law, June 4, 2026
Concerning adjustments to transportation funding.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, June 4, 2026:
HOUSE BILL 26-1430 BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Boesenecker and Sirota, Bacon, Camacho, Clifford, Duran, Froelich, Garcia, Lieder, Lindsay, McCormick, Nguyen, Smith, Woodrow, Zokaie, McCluskie, Jackson, Ricks, Story, Titone; also SENATOR(S) Lindstedt and Amabile, Ball, Benavidez, Hinrichsen, Kipp, Wallace, Coleman. CONCERNING ADJUSTMENTS TO TRANSPORTATION FUNDING. SECTION 1. Short title. The short title of this act is the "Colorado Budget Protection Act". SECTION 2. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) A proposed initiative for the 2026 general election could make the state's already difficult-to-balance budget even harder to balance; (b) A response to this proposed initiative is necessary to avoid reductions of up to seven hundred million dollars in appropriations for critical state services including K-12 public education, health care, and 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. higher education; ( c) These reduced appropriations could necessitate both a new budget stabilization factor and increased higher education tuition; and ( d) The state has taken unprecedented steps over the last seven years to increase funding for transportation programs and fully supports the need for sustainable transportation investment, so long as that investment does not come at the expense of critical state services for …
Sponsors
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53) · primary sponsor
- Sirota, Emily (D, 9) · primary sponsor
- Bacon, Jennifer (D, 7)
- Camacho, Sean (D, 6)
- Clifford, Chad (D, 37)
- Duran, Monica (D, 23)
- Froelich, Meg (D, 3)
- Garcia, Lorena (D, 35)
- Lieder, Sheila (D, 28)
- Lindsay, Mandy (D, 42)
- McCormick, Karen (D, 11)
- Nguyen, Kenny (D, 33)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the Speaker of the House
- : House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- : Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
- : Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- : Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- : Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
- : Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
Votes
- Third Reading: BILL (May 13, 2026): 22 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Third Reading: AMEND (L.014) (May 13, 2026): 26 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Senate Amendments: REPASS (May 13, 2026): 42 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Senate Amendments: CONCUR (May 13, 2026): 43 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Refer House Bill 26-1430 to the Committee of the Whole. (May 12, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Committee of the Whole: COW * (S.001) (May 12, 2026): 14 yea, 21 nay, failed
Subjects: Transportation, Financing / Funding
Common questions
- What is HB1430?
- HB1430 is a bill in the Colorado Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Transportation Funding Adjustments.
- What does HB1430 do?
- Concerning adjustments to transportation funding.
- What is the status of HB1430?
- Signed into law as of June 4, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (June 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1430?
- Boesenecker, Andrew (D, 53), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1430?
- On the Colorado Legislature website: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb26-1430
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