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State Revenue Supporting Road Transportation (Initiative #175)

On the ballot

Colorado · November 2026 general election · Constitutional amendment · Election day November 3, 2026
Topics: Taxes and revenue, Transportation

In plain language

This initiated constitutional amendment would require the state and local governments to spend transportation-related revenue only on road transportation, beginning January 1, 2027. Covered revenue includes state sales, use, and excise taxes and fees on motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuel, plus two-thirds of state sales and use taxes on vehicle parts, equipment, materials, and accessories. Road transportation would cover building and repairing roads and bridges, driver-safety improvements, related design and engineering costs, and Colorado State Patrol costs. Funding for other transportation services and programs would decrease. Passage requires 55 percent approval.

Fiscal impact

Legislative Council Staff's initial fiscal impact statement (December 22, 2025) projects no change in state revenue, transferred funds, TABOR refunds, or state FTE, and state expenditures of up to $1.02 billion in FY 2026-27 and up to $2.09 billion in FY 2027-28 redirected to road transportation. Local governments are also affected. Legislative Council Staff notes it may revise this estimate for the ballot information booklet (Blue Book).

Summarized from the official fiscal analysis listed in the sources below. Figures are the state's, not this site's.

What supporters and opponents say

These are summaries of arguments made by the named organizations, drawn from the sources listed below. They are their claims, not this site's, and this site takes no position on the measure.

What supporters say

  • Tony Milo, president of the Colorado Contractors Association, says Coloradans are "tired of dodging potholes" and that voters would be able to direct "money generated from roads to fix our roads — without raising taxes."
  • Restore Our Roads Colorado, the campaign that qualified the measure, and business and construction groups including Associated General Contractors Colorado, Club 20, and the Colorado Contractors Association support it.

Attributed to Restore Our Roads Colorado, Colorado Contractors Association, Associated General Contractors Colorado.

What opponents say

  • Keep Kids First Colorado argues the measure "takes existing sales tax revenue without adding new dollars to the General Fund," and says balancing the state budget without major reductions to Medicaid, K-12 education, and higher education would be impossible if it passes.
  • A coalition of opponents listed by Ballotpedia includes the Colorado Education Association, Colorado Hospital Association, Bicycle Colorado, Conservation Colorado, MADD Colorado, and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1001, which say the measure would cut transit, safety, and health programs.

Attributed to Keep Kids First Colorado, The Bell Policy Center, Colorado Education Association, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1001.

Sources

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