SB 23-145 CO

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The act creates the stegosaurus state fossil license plate for motor vehicles. The department of revenue (department) must designate a nonprofit organization to qualify applicants for issuance of the license plate. The organization must provide educational services about the science and history of dinosaurs and support the stewardship and preservation of dinosaur fossils, tracks, and paleontology sites in Colorado. An applicant qualifies for issuance of the license plate if the applicant makes a donation to the organization and pays all required taxes and fees. In addition to the standard motor vehicle fees, the applicant must pay 2 one-time fees of $25 for issuance of the license plate. One fee is credited to the highway users tax fund and the other fee is credited to the licensing services cash fund. To implement this act, $39,151 is appropriated to the department for use by the division of motor vehicles. This appropriation consists of $5,492 from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account in the highway users tax fund and $33,659 from the license plate cash fund. APPROVED by Governor May 22, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Jessie Danielson Democratic · primary
• Lisa Cutter Democratic · primary
• Tammy Story Democratic · primary
• Brianna Titone Democratic · primary

1. May 22, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 17, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 17, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 16, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 7, 2023 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
6. May 6, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
7. May 6, 2023 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
8. May 1, 2023 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
9. Apr 18, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance · lower
10. Apr 18, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
11. Apr 17, 2023 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
12. Apr 14, 2023 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
13. Feb 28, 2023 Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
14. Feb 8, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance · upper