HB 1306 CO
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Summary
This bill creates a wild horse special license plate in Colorado. To obtain the plate, a person must make an initial donation of $100 to the wild horse fund through June 30, 2028, or $50 from July 1, 2028 onward. Plate owners must also make an annual $50 donation to renew the plate each year, and pay a one-time fee of $25 beginning July 1, 2028. The bill appropriates $143,412 to the Department of Revenue to implement the program.
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Official abstract
The act creates the wild horse special license plate. To qualify for the plate, a person must make a donation of $100 to the wild horse fund until June 30, 2028, or a donation of $50 to the wild horse fund on and after July 1, 2028, and make an annual donation of $50 to the wild horse fund to renew the plate. In addition to the normal taxes and fees, the owner must pay 2 one-time fees of $25 on and after July 1, 2028. To implement the act, $143,412 is appropriated to the department of revenue. This appropriation consists of $22,337 from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account and $121,075 from the license plate cash fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (3)
16 coauthors / cosponsors
- J. Bacon Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Carter Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Clifford Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Joseph Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Lieder Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- J. McCluskie Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Nguyen Democratic · cosponsor
- N. Ricks Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Rutinel Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Slaugh Republican · cosponsor
- M. Soper Republican · cosponsor
- R. Weinberg Republican · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Wallace Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (15)
- May 28, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- May 19, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 19, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 19, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- May 13, 2026 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
- May 12, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- May 11, 2026 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
- May 11, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- May 7, 2026 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
- Apr 30, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance · upper
- Apr 28, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- Apr 27, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
- Apr 24, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Apr 6, 2026 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
- Feb 27, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance · lower
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