HB 25-1189: Motor Vehicle Registration Reform & Fees

Official summary

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

Colorado law sets fees for the titling and registration of vehicles and authorizes county clerks, as authorized agents of the department of revenue (department), to retain a portion of these fees to cover their costs. The department must increase these fees to account for inflation, but the department must not increase a fee by more than 5% per year. Colorado law authorizes a county clerk to set fees for shipping and handling of license plates. The act authorizes the county clerk to set fees for the shipping and handling of motor vehicle documents. The county clerk is authorized to set and publish the fee by October 15 for registration periods beginning January 1 of the following year. The act allows an owner to select a vehicle registration period that is less than one year for any reason. The request for a shortened registration period may be made only one time in the 12 months after the transaction date. Colorado law requires a salvage vehicle's title to have a brand that says "rebuilt from salvage". The act requires this brand to include a disclosure statement, which must: Include the reason the vehicle is salvage, as listed in statute; Contain a statement from the owner stating the nature of the damage that resulted in the determination that the vehicle is a salvage vehicle; and Contain the signature of the seller and buyer to sell the salvage vehicle. Colorado law requires the seller of a salvage vehicle to provide a disclosure statement of the fact and have it signed, and, if the buyer does not know about the vehicle being rebuilt from salvage, the buyer is entitled to a refund. The act requires this disclosure statement and the buyer to be provided the refund only if the title of a salvage vehicle does not have the brand on the title or the vehicle is subject to multiple assignments. Colorado law provides the option to have a rebuilder's certificate of title when a motor vehicle is a collector's item, the applicant is unable to provide appropriate evidence of ownership, and the applicant posts a bond. The act authorizes the department to issue a rebuilder's certificate of title to people who can prove ownership and changes the process to require only one bond. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

“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. June 3, 2025Governor Signed
2. May 15, 2025Signed by the Speaker of the House
3. May 15, 2025Signed by the President of the Senate
4. May 15, 2025Sent to the Governor
5. May 5, 2025Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
6. May 2, 2025Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
7. May 2, 2025Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
8. April 30, 2025Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to Appropriations
9. April 28, 2025Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
10. April 25, 2025House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
11. April 24, 2025House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
12. April 24, 2025House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee

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