HB 24-1135 CO

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Under existing law, it is a class A traffic infraction to operate a commercial motor vehicle without a commercial driver's license, to operate a commercial motor vehicle if the operator is under 21 years of age, or to drive a commercial motor vehicle if the person has more than one driver's license. The act makes each a class 1 misdemeanor; except that, if a person presents a valid commercial driver's license to the court within 30 days, the offense is a class A traffic infraction. The act creates the offense of unlawful direction to operate a commercial motor vehicle. An employer who authorizes or permits an employee who the employer knows or reasonably should know does not have a commercial driver's license or is under 21 years of age to operate a commercial motor vehicle commits unlawful direction to operate a commercial motor vehicle, a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense. The act requires the transportation legislation review committee to study the following issues during the 2024 legislative interim: Enforcement of impaired driving offenses, including situations involving a driver who refuses to take or complete a blood or breath test as required by law; Careless driving that results in accidental death, including whether available civil and criminal charges and penalties for those incidents are appropriate; and The appropriate penalty for failing to maintain motor vehicle or low-powered scooter insurance and failing to present evidence of insurance to a requesting officer. The act appropriates $1,455 from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account in the highway users tax fund to the department of revenue to implement the act's provisions. APPROVED by Governor May 20, 2024 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE May 20, 2024 PORTIONS EFFECTIVE August 1, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Matt Soper Republican · primary
• Marc Snyder Democratic · primary
• Dylan Roberts Democratic · primary
• Perry Will · primary

1. May 20, 2024 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 15, 2024 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 15, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 15, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 8, 2024 House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass · lower
6. May 8, 2024 Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass · upper
7. May 8, 2024 House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Reconsider - CCR produced · lower
8. May 8, 2024 First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments · legislature
9. May 6, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee · lower
10. May 5, 2024 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
11. May 4, 2024 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
12. May 3, 2024 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
13. May 3, 2024 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
14. May 1, 2024 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
15. Apr 29, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
16. Apr 29, 2024 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
17. Apr 26, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
18. Apr 25, 2024 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
19. Apr 11, 2024 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
20. Mar 26, 2024 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance · lower
21. Feb 27, 2024 House Committee on Judiciary Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only · lower
22. Jan 29, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower