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DRCOG board takes positions on multiple state bills, opposing some budget moves and supporting others
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Summary
The board reviewed staff bills memos and voted to change or reaffirm positions: it supported amended bills (HB1018 and HB1107), opposed HB1102 (concerned about HUTF impacts) and debated draft budget‑related measures that would shift multimodal funding. Recorded tallies were provided for several votes.
The Denver Regional Council of Governments board heard its legislative report from Director of Legislative Affairs Rich Morrow and took a series of formal positions on state bills.
Morrow summarized progress on previously discussed bills. After staff and member discussion (including concerns about whether a study would be sufficiently resourced), the board moved to support two bills that had been amended in line with DRCOG requests: the item referenced in the meeting as house bill 1018 (converted to a study) and house bill 1107 (amended to remove injection provisions for CNAs/LPNs). Commissioner Claire Levy moved to change the board’s position to support HB1018; the board recorded a roll‑call/hand count and the motion passed (the transcript records the motion passing with a counted majority; one motion was reported as passing 19–1 with five absent for an item earlier in the sequence).
The board also considered new transportation bills in Attachment F. Staff recommended opposing house bill 1102 because it would reduce or redirect Highway Users Tax Fund (HUTF) revenues to keep a separate account full (the transcript describes concern that the bill “raids the HUTF”). Members discussed a companion bill (HB1289 in staff discussion) that could backfill HUTF if it passes; staff flagged it as a strategic sequencing issue. The board voted to oppose HB1102 (voice/hand count per transcript).
Later the board reviewed draft budget‑linked proposals (variously referenced by drafting numbers) that would eliminate or permanently change the general‑fund transfer to the Multimodal Options Fund (MMOF) and reallocate the retail delivery fee distribution (moving a larger share to CDOT to support Bustang operations). Staff and members expressed concern about permanently eliminating MMOF transfers and shifting local shares to state control; members discussed whether the change should be temporary, not permanent. The board moved from an opposition posture to an amend position on one of those drafting items (asking the drafters to adjust percentages or avoid a permanent transfer) and directed legislative staff to coordinate with partners (CML, CCI, CCAT) on outreach and possible joint letters to legislators.
Where the transcript records counts, staff recorded hand counts in the meeting for votes on positions; several motions were passed by the board. The board’s actions are procedural responses to legislative developments and will be conveyed to the relevant legislative committees by the DRCOG legislative director.
