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-HOUSE BILL 26-1394
-BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Brown and Taggart, Sirota;
-also SENATOR(S) Bridges and Kirkmeyer, Amabile.
-CONCERNING THE CONVERSION OF THE MOTORCYCLE OPERA TOR SAFETY
-TRAINING FUND TO A CASH FUND SUBJECT TO ANNUAL
-APPROPRIATION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND, IN CONNECTION
-THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
-Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
-SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 43-5-504, amend (1)
-as follows:
-43-5-504. Motorcycle operator safety training fund - gifts,
-donations, and grants - tuition benefit - rules - definitions.
-( 1) The motorcycle operator safety training fund is hereby created
-in the state treasury. The fund consists of money collected under sections
-42-2-114 (2)(d), 42-2-118 (l)(b)(II), and 42-3-304 (4). The money in the
-fund is av ailabl'e immediately, without further app1 op1 iation, fur allocation
-b:y the chief to the office to be used SUBJECT TO ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BY
-THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE OFFICE MAY EXPEND MONEY FROM THE FUND
-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.
-for the implementation and administration of the program. Money credited
-to the fund remains in the fund at the end of each fiscal year and is not
-transferred to any other fund.
-SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2026-27 state fiscal year,
-$1,110,000 is appropriated to the department of public safety for use by the
-Colorado state patrol. This appropriation is from the motorcycle operator
-safety training fund created in section 43-5-504 (1), C.R.S. To implement
-this act, the division may use this appropriation for the motorcycle operator
-safety training program.
-SECTION 3. Effective date. This act takes effect July 1, 2026.
-SECTION 4. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
-determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
-preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
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-the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
-institutions.
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-SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
-OF REPRESENTATIVES
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-Vanessa Reilly
-CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
-OF REPRESENTATIVES
-ames Rashad Coleman, Sr.
-PRESIDENT OF
-THE SENATE
-Esther van Mourik
-SECRETARY OF
-THE SENATE
-APPROVED 0~ Ti:nksJd hl°"' 2.eil--.~ °'4 1z:~
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+HB 26-1394
+
+Fiscal Note
+Legislative Council Staff
+Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
+HB 26-1394: CHANGE MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR FUND TO ANNUAL
+APPROPRIATION
+Prime Sponsors:
+Rep. Brown; Taggart
+Sen. Bridges; Kirkmeyer
+Bill Outcome: Signed into Law
+Drafting Number: LLS 26-0909
+Fiscal Analyst:
+Colin Gaiser, 303-866-2677
+colin.gaiser@coleg.gov
+Version: Final Fiscal Note
+Date: July 17, 2026
+Fiscal note status: The final fiscal note reflects the enacted bill.
+Summary Information
+Overview. The bill makes the Motorcycle Operator Safety Training Fund subject to annual appropriations
+rather than being continuously appropriated.
+Types of impacts. The bill is projected to affect the following areas on an ongoing basis:
+• State Expenditures
+Appropriations. For FY 2026-27, the bill includes an appropriation of $1.1 million to the Department of
+Public Safety.
+Table 1
+State Fiscal Impacts
+Type of Impact Budget Year
+FY 2026-27
+Out Year
+FY 2027-28
+State Revenue $0 $0
+State Expenditures $0 $0
+Transferred Funds  $0 $0
+Change in TABOR Refunds $0 $0
+Change in State FTE 0.0 FTE 0.0 FTE
+The bill does not change state expenditures in FY 2026-27. In subsequent years, the shift to annual
+appropriations may change expenditures from the Motorcycle Operator Safety Training Fund relative to
+what would have been spent when the fund was continuously appropriated. This change cannot be
+estimated.
+
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+July 17, 2026  HB 26-1394
+
+Summary of Legislation
+Under current law, the Motorcycle Operator Safety Training Fund is continuously appropriated
+to the Department of Public Safety (CDPS) for use by the Colorado State Patrol (CSP). The bill
+makes the fund subject to annual appropriations, and appropriates $1.1. million from the fund
+to CDPS.
+State Expenditures
+The bill includes an appropriation of about $1.1 million in FY 2026-27 from the Motorcycle
+Operator Safety Training Fund to the CDPS for use by the CSP. This represents the amount the
+CSP would have spent from the fund if it remained continuously appropriated. In FY 2027-28
+and future years, state expenditures may decrease if appropriations are provided at a lower level
+than would otherwise have been spent. This change cannot be estimated, as future
+appropriations will be determined through the annual budget process.
+Effective Date
+This bill was signed into law by the Governor on May 28, 2026, and took effect on July 1, 2026.
+State Appropriations
+For FY 2026-27, the bill includes an appropriation of $1,110,000 from the Motorcycle Operator
+Safety Training Fund to the Department of Public Safety for use by the Colorado State Patrol.
+State and Local Government Contacts
+Department of Public Safety
+
+The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
+fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit the General Assembly website.