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Senate narrows Front Range Passenger Rail district and approves bill after debate on taxing and service boundaries
Summary
Senators debated and then adopted Senate Bill 1‑72, which allows the Front Range Passenger Rail District to subdivide itself and narrows the taxing district to communities around identified stations; critics warned some communities could be taxed without proximate service.
The Colorado Senate adopted Senate Bill 1‑72 on April 30, 2026, after committee consideration and floor debate about how the Front Range Passenger Rail District will be structured and taxed.
Senator Henderson, a sponsor, said the bill does two principal things: permit the passenger rail district to subdivide itself to better tailor services and narrow the district to communities around the stations the project will serve. "It shrinks the district ... the…
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