Colorado · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 25-320: Commercial Motor Vehicle Transportation
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 25-320 is a bill introduced in the Colorado Senate on April 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Commercial Motor Vehicle Transportation. Primary sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), Shannon Bird, Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2025): Governor Signed.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
The act reinstates the sales and use tax exemption for certain low-emitting heavy-duty motor vehicles, vehicle power sources, and parts for vehicle power source conversion, which had expired as of January 1, 2025, for the period beginning on and after August 1, 2025, but prior to January 1, 2029, and clarifies the intent of the exemption. The act increases the amount of the bridge and tunnel impact fee to be imposed per gallon of special fuel by the statewide bridge and tunnel enterprise from $0.05 per gallon to $0.07 per gallon for state fiscal year 2025-26, from $0.06 per gallon to $0.07 per gallon for state fiscal year 2026-27, and from $0.07 per gallon to $0.08 per gallon for state fiscal year 2027-28. For state fiscal year 2025-2026, $3,959 is appropriated from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account in the highway users tax fund to the department of revenue for implementation of the act. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Taggart | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 55 |
| Shannon Bird | Primary sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Barbara Kirkmeyer | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 23 |
| Jeff Bridges | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Judy Amabile | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Nick Hinrichsen | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Emily Sirota | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 9 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Governor Signed
- Sent to the Governor
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Signed by the Speaker of the House
- House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
- House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
- Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations