HB 1399: Eliminate General Fund Transfer to Multimodal Transportation Fund - Colorado

Final Act → Signed Act · 5 edits · Jun 18, 2026

MODERATE

This bill modifies the transfer of funds from the state's General Fund to the Multimodal Transportation and Mitigation Options Fund, reducing the annual amount by $10.5 million. It also adjusts the 2026-27 state budget to reflect this reduction. The changes include correcting the bill's title, updating the list of sponsors, and fixing formatting inconsistencies in the legal text.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the specific funding transfer amount was reduced, and the legislative sponsors were updated to reflect the final version.

FISCAL

The annual transfer from the General Fund to the Multimodal Transportation and Mitigation Options Fund was reduced by $10.5 million, effective July 1, 2025, and subsequent years.

The 2026-27 state budget appropriation for multimodal transportation projects was decreased by $10.5 million to align with the reduced transfer.

TECHNICAL

The bill's title was updated to accurately reflect the elimination of the annual transfer and the reduction in appropriation.

The list of bill sponsors was updated to include additional representatives and senators.

Minor formatting and typographical errors in the legal text were corrected, such as inconsistent capitalization and spacing.

Rerevised → Final Act · 3 edits · Jun 3, 2026

MINOR

This bill eliminates the requirement for the state treasurer to transfer $10.5 million from the General Fund to the Multimodal Transportation and Mitigation Options Fund on July 1, 2025, and all subsequent years through 2031. It also reduces the 2026-27 state budget appropriation for transportation projects by the same amount to reflect this change.

Scope change

The bill narrows the scope of the funding transfer by removing the recurring annual obligation starting in 2025, while maintaining the transfer for the current fiscal year (2024-25).

FISCAL

Removed the mandate to transfer $10.5 million from the General Fund to the Multimodal Transportation and Mitigation Options Fund on July 1, 2025, and every year thereafter through July 1, 2031.

Decreased the 2026-27 state budget appropriation for multimodal transportation projects by $10.5 million to align with the elimination of the future transfer.

TIMELINE

The recurring transfer schedule was truncated to end after the July 1, 2025, transfer, removing all future scheduled transfers.

Revised → Rerevised · 2 edits · Apr 16, 2026

MINOR

The bill was re-revised to incorporate additional Senate amendments, specifically adding a new sponsor, Pelton R., to the Senate sponsorship list. The document also includes a new header indicating the bill is now at the 3rd Reading Unamended stage, dated April 16, 2026, for the Senate. These changes reflect procedural updates to the bill's status and sponsorship rather than substantive policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

Added Pelton R. to the list of Senate sponsors.

Added a header indicating the bill is at the 3rd Reading Unamended stage with a specific date.

Reengrossed → Revised · 3 edits · Apr 15, 2026

MINOR

The bill was renumbered and reclassified from 'Reengrossed' to 'Revised' after amendments were adopted during the second reading in the Senate. The text was updated to reflect that these changes occurred on April 15, 2026, and the bill now explicitly notes it includes amendments adopted in the second house. Minor formatting adjustments were made to the page numbering and committee listings.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding funding transfers remains unchanged; the revision reflects procedural updates from the legislative process rather than new policy.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was changed from 'REENGROSSED' to 'REVISED' to indicate the version includes amendments adopted during the second reading in the Senate.

A specific date of April 15, 2026, was added to the header to mark when the amendments were adopted.

The page numbering and committee listings were slightly adjusted to accommodate the new header information.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · Apr 11, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include all amendments adopted during the House of Introduction, updating the legislative status from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed'. A new Senate sponsor was added to the sponsorship list, and the bill summary was updated to reflect that it now applies to the reengrossed version with a specific third-reading date of April 11, 2026.

TECHNICAL

Added a new Senate sponsor (Brown and Taggart, Sirota) to the bill's sponsorship list.

Changed the bill status header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' to reflect the inclusion of all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction.

TIMELINE

Updated the bill summary to include a specific third-reading date of April 11, 2026, and clarified that the summary applies to the reengrossed version.

Introduced → Engrossed · 2 edits · Apr 9, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to extend the mandatory annual transfer of $10.5 million from the general fund to the multimodal transportation and mitigation options fund. Originally set to begin on July 1, 2025, the transfer is now required to start on July 1, 2027, and continue through July 1, 2031. This change delays the funding obligation by two years while maintaining the same annual amount and duration.

Scope change

The scope of the funding requirement was expanded to include an additional two years of transfers, shifting the start date from 2025 to 2027.

TIMELINE

The start date for the mandatory annual transfer was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2027.

FISCAL

The transfer schedule was extended to run from July 1, 2027, through July 1, 2031, instead of July 1, 2025, through July 1, 2031.

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