HB 1318: Traffic Safety Near Schools

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

The act defines school zones as all roadways within at least 1,000 feet of a school property boundary, except state highways unless they are designated as part of a school zone with the written approval of the Colorado department of transportation, and including school zones established before August 12, 2026, that are 200 feet or more from a school property boundary. A school zone must have appropriate signs posted indicating it is a school zone and that the penalties and surcharges within the school zone will be doubled.     The act allows a local government that has jurisdiction over a school zone to reduce the size of a school zone after first holding a public hearing, but the act does not allow a school zone to be reduced to less than 200 feet from a school property boundary. Additionally, the act does not prohibit local governments from expanding school zones to beyond 1,000 feet from a school property boundary.     The act limits requirements the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality must complete regarding placing and using an automated vehicle identification system along a safe route to school.     The act allows a local government to designate a portion of a roadway immediately adjacent to a school property boundary as a school street and requires the local government to post signs indicating it is a school street if the local government has jurisdiction to do so. The local government may close a school street to traffic. If there is traffic on the school street, the maximum speed limit is 10 miles per hour and vehicles must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians, bicyclists, or micromobility users. The local government may suspend additional traffic provisions on the school street that endanger pedestrians, bicyclists, or micromobility users.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 48 · Republican 7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. May 29, 2026Governor Signed
2. May 22, 2026Signed by the Speaker of the House
3. May 22, 2026Signed by the President of the Senate
4. May 22, 2026Sent to the Governor
5. May 4, 2026House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
6. April 30, 2026House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
7. April 29, 2026Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
8. April 28, 2026Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
9. April 27, 2026Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
10. April 22, 2026Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
11. April 6, 2026Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
12. April 2, 2026House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

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