ColoradoLaw assigns 70% of transportation fund spending to local projects
With yearly legislative funding approval and some exceptions, the law assigns 70% of transportation fund spending to local projects and 30% to state projects.
What it does
Beginning July 1, 2026, this transportation fund assigns 70% of covered spending to local projects and 30% to state projects. Spending requires yearly legislative funding approval, and exceptions apply.
Argument forAssigning 70% of available money to local projects could help communities pay for transportation projects that meet local travel needs.
Argument againstThe 30% share for state projects could leave some state transportation needs unfunded if those needs exceed the available money.
More detail
The transportation commission must divide covered spending between local projects and state projects it selects. The split covers spending from the Multimodal Transportation and Mitigation Options Fund for projects involving different ways to travel. Spending requires yearly legislative funding approval, and exceptions apply to the split. Local funding follows a formula based on population, transit ridership, and other criteria developed with advisory and advocacy groups. Local recipients must match their awards dollar for dollar. The commission may reduce or waive this requirement based on a local government's or agency's size or special circumstances, or for an individual project with department staff's recommendation. The allocation applies beginning July 1, 2026.
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 28Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 26Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 26Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 26Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 16Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 15Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 14Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1398 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 13Introduced In Senate - Assigned to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 11House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 10House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 9House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 8House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Apr 6House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1398 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 2Introduced In House - Assigned to AppropriationsIntroduced
TransportationTaxes & Budget