SB 172 CO

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The act changes the boundaries of the front range passenger rail district (district) to include certain listed municipalities, any municipality whose governing body and, if necessary, electors, consent for the municipality to be included in the district, certain listed metropolitan districts, and any metropolitan district that is not within a municipality, whose governing body consents for the metropolitan district to be included in the district, and that is identified for inclusion in the district by a district board (board) resolution.     The act requires that directors of the board appointed on or after July 1, 2026, reside within the district, unless that director is already serving on the board.     The act allows the board to create subdistricts within the district. The only voting members of a subdistrict board must be directors appointed by an entity that includes territory within the subdistrict and directors who reside within the subdistrict.     The act requires that any action by a subdistrict to establish or increase a tax or create a multiple-fiscal year debt must be submitted to a vote of the registered electors of the subdistrict. Before submitting a tax question to the voters, the district or subdistrict must certify that it has made every reasonable effort to secure federal, state, or special purpose authority funding.     Lastly, the act changes the method for determining the distribution of the costs of a district or subdistrict election. Under the new method, the costs of such an election are reimbursed in the same method and manner as state primary, coordinated, general, congressional vacancy, special legislative, or recall elections conducted after July 1, 2024. The act also requires that any constitutionally required notice for a district or subdistrict election be included in the ballot information booklet.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• N. Hinrichsen Democratic · sponsor
• C. Kipp Democratic · sponsor
• A. Boesenecker Democratic · sponsor
• A. Paschal Democratic · sponsor

1. May 26, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 18, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 18, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. May 18, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 13, 2026 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
6. May 9, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. May 8, 2026 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
8. May 7, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
9. May 7, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
10. May 5, 2026 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
11. May 1, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government · lower
12. May 1, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
13. Apr 30, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
14. Apr 30, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
15. Apr 27, 2026 Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
16. Apr 20, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy · upper