Current law requires an amount equivalent to the recorded depreciation or amortization of an information technology asset acquired, repaired, improved, replaced, renovated, or constructed with an appropriation from the information technology capital account in the capital construction fund based on the depreciation period (information technology annual depreciation-lease equivalent payment) to be credited and transferred to the information technology capital account within the capital construction fund. Current law also requires the state treasurer to transfer any unappropriated balances in the information technology capital account or any otherwise unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the information technology capital account at the end of a fiscal year to the general fund. The act prohibits the state treasurer from transferring any money that was transferred, credited, or paid into the information technology capital account as an information technology annual depreciation-lease equivalent payment back to the general fund at the end of a fiscal year, for state fiscal years commencing on or after July 1, 2026.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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The act requires that the state treasurer make the following transfers of money on July 1, 2026:$131,514,555 from the general fund to the capital construction fund;$3,420,943 from the general fund to the information technology capital account in the capital construction fund;$500,000 from the general fund exempt account to the capital construction fund;$1,748,863 from the community impact cash fund to the information technology capital account in the capital construction fund;$587,318 from the motor carrier safety fund to the information technology capital account in the capital construction fund to be used for a records utilization upgrade for the Colorado state patrol; and$1,976,782 from the motorcycle operator safety training fund to the information technology capital account in the capital construction fund to be used for a records utilization upgrade for the Colorado state patrol.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act requires a volunteer lobbyist to register and file a registration statement attesting they are not being compensated. The act exempts volunteer lobbyists from registration fees. The act provides that the judicial department may designate one individual for the judicial department and one individual for each independent agency in the judicial department who may lobby on behalf of the judicial department or an independent agency in the judicial department (judicial lobbyist). A person designated by a principal executive department to be responsible for lobbying a state official or employee on behalf of the department (legislative liaison), a judicial lobbyist, or an individual who lobbies on behalf of the offices of the governor or lieutenant governor as a member of the governor's cabinet or as a personal staff employee in the offices of the governor or the lieutenant governor (governor's lobbyist) must register with the secretary of state annually. In addition to annually registering with the secretary of state, a legislative liaison, judicial lobbyist, or a governor's lobbyist must file a monthly disclosure statement with the secretary of state (disclosure statement). The act provides that a legislative liaison, judicial lobbyist, or a governor's lobbyist must indicate on the disclosure statement the bill number of any legislation for which they have lobbied or will lobby a covered official and their position regarding the legislation. The legislative liaison, judicial lobbyist, or a governor's lobbyist must update their position on the disclosure statement within 72 hours of a change in position. The act prohibits a statewide elected official or member of the general assembly from being a legislative liaison or governor's lobbyist for a period of 2 years following vacation of office. $91,000 is appropriated from the department of state cash fund to the department of state.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act increases funding for county child abuse prevention services and programs by changing the source of reimbursement money transmitted to the Colorado child abuse prevention trust fund (trust fund) from money received for all prevention services and programs identified in the federal Title IV-E clearinghouse (prevention services clearinghouse) to money received by the Colorado department of early childhood and identified in the prevention services clearinghouse. The act continues the trust fund and Colorado child abuse prevention board indefinitely. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year, the general assembly anticipates that the department of human services will receive $150,000 in federal funds to implement the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act allows persons who are indigenous to receive compensation for traditional Native American healing ceremonies and practices and related expenses under the 'Colorado Crime Victim Compensation Act', which includes:Traditional counseling and healing from an elder or spiritual healer;Traditional ceremonial practices;Ceremonial burials, including clothing for the deceased, meals, and other related expenses;Child care during burial ceremonies;Reimbursement for honoraria provided in connection with ceremonial services; andReasonable travel expenses related to the traditional Native American healing ceremonies and practices.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Current law allows the department of revenue (department) to retain an amount equal to its administrative costs in collecting, administering, and enforcing the production fees for clean transit and wildlife and land remediation, the enterprise per ride fees, the retail delivery fees, and the enterprise retail delivery fees. Current law also allows the department to retain 3% of the prepaid wireless trust cash fund to mitigate administrative costs. The money retained by the department is currently transmitted into multiple individual cost recovery cash funds that are used to mitigate the department's administrative costs of collecting those fees and charges. These cash funds include the oil and gas production fees collection fund, the enterprise per ride fees fund, and the retail delivery fees fund (cost recovery funds). The act repeals each of these cost recovery funds and directs the state treasurer to transmit the money retained by the department to mitigate the department's administrative costs for all the programs into a single cost recovery cash fund, which is created in the act. The act also requires the department to submit an annual report starting November 1, 2027, to the joint budget committee with information about the costs associated with collecting, administering, and enforcing the fees and, where applicable, the specific tasks that contribute significantly to the fee collection workload.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Maddy summaryHB 1306 creates a special Colorado license plate for vehicles, requiring owners to pay a $50 initial donation to the Wild Horse Fund and a $25 one-time fee to obtain the plate. To renew the plate annually, owners must make an additional $25 donation to the fund. All collected funds support the state’s wild horse population management program, as specified in the bill. This option is available to any Colorado resident who qualifies for standard vehicle registration.
The act requires a court to sentence a defendant convicted of second degree assault by strangulation in an enhanced range as a crime of violence subject to mandatory incarceration if the defendant has previously been convicted of second degree assault by strangulation. A previous conviction must be set forth in the complaint, indictment, or information for the present act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act directs the division of brand inspection (division) in the department of agriculture and the state board of stock inspection commissioners in the department of agriculture to receive reports of lost or stolen livestock. On or before December 31, 2026, the division shall implement procedures that:Facilitate efficient coordination with law enforcement, including procedures to ensure that reports of stolen livestock are provided to relevant law enforcement within 24 hours after the division receives a report of stolen livestock; andEnsure that the public is notified of lost or stolen livestock. The procedures implemented by the division may vary by geographic region depending on the needs of the region.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
The act requires a minor who is under 18 years old to have written permission of the minor's parent or legal guardian to obtain an instruction permit to drive a motorcycle. The act does not apply to emancipated minors.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)