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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado requires large transit agencies to improve maps, fare information, and language access by 2027
Last action · May 27, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Junie Joseph and 22 others
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What This Bill Does
Colorado law requires transit agencies with at least one million annual trips to display up-to-date system maps, fare details, and discount program instructions at stations and on vehicles, and to translate service information into widely spoken local languages starting June 30, 2027. Covered agencies must also submit annual progress reports to the governor and legislative committees beginning January 31, 2028.
Transit riders across qualifying Colorado districts gain a legal right to clearer station signage, transparent fare and discount rules, multilingual service materials, and publicly accessible annual reporting from their local transit providers.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
transit riders
Transit riders gain access to clearer station maps, transparent fare and discount details, multilingual service materials, and published annual progress reports.
covered transit agencies
Qualifying transit agencies must update station signage, translate public materials, and submit annual progress reports to the governor and legislative committees.
Colorado department of transportation
The department is explicitly excluded from the definition of covered transit agencies under the act.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which transit agencies must follow these new rules?
When do transit agencies have to start displaying the new maps and fare information?
Do agencies have to immediately replace all existing signs and physical displays?
What languages must transit information be translated into?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
16 actions- May 27, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- May 21, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- May 21, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- May 21, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- May 12, 2026HouseHouse Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- May 9, 2026HouseHouse Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- May 8, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- May 7, 2026SenateFloorSenate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
- May 6, 2026SenateSenate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- May 4, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Mar 30, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
- Mar 25, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Mar 24, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Mar 23, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 18, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- Feb 19, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Refer House Bill 26-1269, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
9
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 2
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (9)
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Refer House Bill 26-1269, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
3
- Yes
- 2
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Mandatory Multilingual and Accessible Transit Disclosures
The legislation transitions transit information standards from optional local practices to enforceable statewide mandates requiring station maps, fare notices, and language translations.
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Sources
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- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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