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Old	New		Differences
1	1		First Regular Session
2	2		Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3		STATE OF COLORADO
4		-	~~REVISED~~
	4	+	ENGROSSED
5	5		This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
6		-	on Second Reading in the ~~Second House~~
	6	+	on Second Reading in the House of Introduction
7	7		LLS NO. 25-0890.01 Rebecca Bayetti x4348
8	8		SENATE BILL 25-258
9	9		Senate Committees House Committees
10		-	Appropriations ~~Appropriations~~
	10	+	Appropriations
11	11		A BILL FOR AN ACT
12	12		C
13	13		ONCERNING A TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN THE ROAD SAFETY101
14	14		SURCHARGE, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MODIFYING THE102
15	15		ALLOCATION OF REVENUES FROM THE SURCHARGE TO I NCREASE103
16	16		ALLOCATIONS TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES DURING THE104
17	17		TEMPORARY REDUCTION .105
18	18		Bill Summary
19	19		(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
20	20		not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
21	21		passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
22	22		applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
23	23		http://leg.colorado.gov/
24	24		.)
25	25		Joint Budget Committee. The bill temporarily reduces by $3.70
26	26		the road safety surcharge for each vehicle class for any registration period
27		-	HOUSE
28		-	Amended 2nd Reading
29		-	April 9, 2025
30		-	SENATE
31		-	3rd Reading Unamended
32		-	April 3, 2025
33	27		SENATE
34	28		Amended 2nd Reading
35	29		April 2, 2025
36	30		SENATE SPONSORSHIP
37	31		Bridges and Kirkmeyer, Amabile
38	32		HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
39	33		Bird and Sirota, Taggart
40	34		Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
41	35		Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
42	36		Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. that begins on or after January 1, 2026, but before January 1, 2028.
43	37		Revenue from the road safety surcharge is credited to the highway users
44	38		tax fund and allocated to the state highway fund, counties, and
45	39		municipalities. The bill adjusts this allocation for the time period of the
46	40		temporary reduction in the road safety surcharge by increasing the county
47	41		and municipal shares as follows:
48	42		! 56% to the state highway fund (reduced from 60%);
49	43		! 24% to counties (increased from 22%); and
50	44		! 20% to municipalities (increased from 18%).
51	45		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
52	46		SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-4-205, amend2
53	47		(6.3) as follows:3
54	48		43-4-205. Allocation of fund - repeal. (6.3) (a) Revenues from4
55	49		the surcharges, fees, and fines credited to the highway users tax fund5
56	50		pursuant to section 43-4-804 (1) shall
57	51		MUST be allocated and expended in6
58	52		accordance with the formula specified in paragraph (b) of subsection (6)7
59	53		SUBSECTION (6)(b) of this section.8
60	54		(b) (I) N
61	55		OTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS SUBSECTION9
62	56		(6.3)
63	57		TO THE CONTRARY, REVENUES FROM THE SURCHARGES , FEES, AND10
64	58		FINES CREDITED TO THE HIGHWAY USERS TAX FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION11
65	59		43-4-804
66	60		(1) FOR ANY REGISTRATION PERIOD THAT BEGINS ON OR AFTER12
67		-	JANUARY 1, 2026, BUT BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2028, MAY BE EXPENDED13
68		-	ONLY FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE STATE , INCLUDING14
69		-	NEW CONSTRUCTION , SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS , MAINTENANCE, AND15
70		-	CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS , AND FOR OTHER TRANSPORTATION -RELATED16
71		-	PROJECTS TO THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED BY LAW , AND MAY NOT BE17
72		-	EXPENDED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES . SUCH REVENUE IS ALLOCATED18
73		-	AS FOLLOWS:19
	61	+	J
	62	+	ULY 1, 2025, BUT BEFORE JULY 1, 2027,
	63	+	MAY BE EXPENDED ONLY FOR13
	64	+	IMPROVEMENTS TO HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE STATE , INCLUDING NEW14
	65	+	CONSTRUCTION, SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, MAINTENANCE, AND CAPACITY15
	66	+	IMPROVEMENTS, AND FOR OTHER TRANSPORTATION-RELATED PROJECTS TO16
	67	+	THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED BY LAW , AND MAY NOT BE EXPENDED FOR17
	68	+	ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES. SUCH REVENUE IS ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS :18
74	69		(A) F
75		-	IFTY-SIX PERCENT OF SUCH REVENUE MUST BE PAID TO ~~THE20~~
76		-	~~258-2-~~ STATE HIGHWAY FUND AND MUST BE EXPENDED AS PROVIDED IN ~~SECTION1~~
77		-	43-4-206;2
	70	+	IFTY-SIX PERCENT OF SUCH REVENUE MUST BE PAID TO THE19
	71	+	STATE HIGHWAY FUND AND MUST BE EXPENDED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION20
	72	+	258-2- 43-4-206;1
78	73		(B) T
79		-	WENTY-FOUR PERCENT OF SUCH REVENUE MUST BE PAID ~~TO3~~
80		-	THE COUNTY TREASURERS OF THE RESPECTIVE COUNTIES , SUBJECT ~~TO4~~
81		-	ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY , AND MUST ~~BE5~~
82		-	ALLOCATED AND EXPENDED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 43-4-207; ~~AND6~~
	74	+	WENTY-FOUR PERCENT OF SUCH REVENUE MUST BE PAID TO2
	75	+	THE COUNTY TREASURERS OF THE RESPECTIVE COUNTIES , SUBJECT TO3
	76	+	ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY , AND MUST BE4
	77	+	ALLOCATED AND EXPENDED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 43-4-207; AND5
83	78		(C) T
84		-	WENTY PERCENT OF SUCH REVENUE MUST BE PAID TO ~~THE7~~
85		-	CITIES AND INCORPORATED TOWNS , SUBJECT TO ANNUAL ~~APPROPRIATION8~~
86		-	BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND MUST BE ALLOCATED AND EXPENDED ~~AS9~~
87		-	PROVIDED IN SECTION 43-4-208 (2)(b) AND (6)(a).10
	79	+	WENTY PERCENT OF SUCH REVENUE MUST BE PAID TO THE6
	80	+	CITIES AND INCORPORATED TOWNS , SUBJECT TO ANNUAL APPROPRIATION7
	81	+	BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND MUST BE ALLOCATED AND EXPENDED AS8
	82	+	PROVIDED IN SECTION 43-4-208 (2)(b) AND (6)(a).9
88	83		(II) T
89		-	HIS SUBSECTION (6.3)(b) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1,11
90		-	2028.12
91		-	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-4-804, amend13
92		-	(1)(a)(I) introductory portion; and add (1)(a)(IX) as follows:14
93		-	43-4-804. Highway safety projects - surcharges and fees -15
94		-	crediting of money to highway users tax fund - definition. (1) The16
95		-	following surcharges, fees, and fines shall be collected and credited to the17
96		-	highway users tax fund created in section 43-4-201 (1)(a) and allocated18
97		-	to the state highway fund, counties, and municipalities as specified in19
98		-	section 43-4-205 (6.3):20
99		-	(a) (I) A road safety surcharge, which, except as otherwise21
100		-	provided in subsections (1)(a)(III) and (1)(a)(VI) of this section, is22
101		-	imposed for any registration period that commences on or after July 1,23
102		-	2009, upon the registration of any vehicle for which a registration fee24
103		-	must be paid pursuant to part 3 of article 3 of title 42 and is also imposed25
104		-	upon any item of special mobile machinery that is covered by a26
105		-	registration exempt certificate issued by the department of revenue in27
	84	+	HIS SUBSECTION (6.3)(b) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1,10
	85	+	2028.11
	86	+	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-4-804, amend12
	87	+	(1)(a)(I) introductory portion; and add (1)(a)(IX) as follows:13
	88	+	43-4-804. Highway safety projects - surcharges and fees -14
	89	+	crediting of money to highway users tax fund - definition. (1) The15
	90	+	following surcharges, fees, and fines shall be collected and credited to the16
	91	+	highway users tax fund created in section 43-4-201 (1)(a) and allocated17
	92	+	to the state highway fund, counties, and municipalities as specified in18
	93	+	section 43-4-205 (6.3):19
	94	+	(a) (I) A road safety surcharge, which, except as otherwise20
	95	+	provided in subsections (1)(a)(III) and (1)(a)(VI) of this section, is21
	96	+	imposed for any registration period that commences on or after July 1,22
	97	+	2009, upon the registration of any vehicle for which a registration fee23
	98	+	must be paid pursuant to part 3 of article 3 of title 42 and is also imposed24
	99	+	upon any item of special mobile machinery that is covered by a25
	100	+	registration exempt certificate issued by the department of revenue in26
	101	+	accordance with section 42-3-107 (16)(g). Except as otherwise provided27
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107		-	-3- accordance with section 42-3-107 (16)(g). Except as otherwise provided1
108		-	in subsections (1)(a)(IV), (1)(a)(V), and (1)(a)(VIII), AND (1)(a)(IX) of2
109		-	this section, the amount of the surcharge is:3
	103	+	-3- in subsections (1)(a)(IV), (1)(a)(V), and (1)(a)(VIII), AND (1)(a)(IX) of1
	104	+	this section, the amount of the surcharge is:2
110	105		(IX) F
111		-	OR ANY REGISTRATION PERIOD THAT BEGINS ON OR AFTER4
112		-	JANUARY 1, 2026, BUT BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2028, THE AMOUNT OF EACH5
113		-	ROAD SAFETY SURCHARGE IMPOSED PURS UANT TO SUBSECTION (1)(a)(I)6
114		-	OF THIS SECTION IS REDUCED BY THREE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY CENTS .7
115		-	SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act8
116		-	takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the9
117		-	ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except10
118		-	that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V11
119		-	of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this12
120		-	act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take13
121		-	effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in14
122		-	November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the15
123		-	official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.16
	106	+	OR ANY REGISTRATION PERIOD THAT BEGINS ON OR AFTER3
	107	+	J
	108	+	ULY 1, 2025, BUT BEFORE JULY 1, 2027,
	109	+	THE AMOUNT OF EACH ROAD4
	110	+	SAFETY SURCHARGE IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (1)(a)(I) OF THIS5
	111	+	SECTION IS REDUCED BY THREE DOLLARS AND SEVENTY CENTS .6
	112	+	SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,7
	113	+	determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate8
	114	+	preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for9
	115	+	the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state10
	116	+	institutions.11
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