HB 25-1281 CO

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Became Law

A kei vehicle is the smallest road-legal, 4-wheeled vehicle in Japan and is imported into the United States as a used vehicle. The act defines a kei vehicle as a motor vehicle for the purposes of the "Uniform Motor Vehicle Law" and the "Certificate of Title Act". These acts govern issuing a certificate of title, registering a motor vehicle, and the rules of the road for motor vehicles. The act authorizes a kei vehicle to operate on the roads and requires a kei vehicle to be issued a certificate of title, be registered, and obey motor vehicle traffic laws. Driving a kei vehicle on a roadway that has a speed limit greater than 55 miles per hour or on a limited-access highway is prohibited. For emissions testing, a kei vehicle is tested not using a dynamometer but using a 2-speed idle test. The vehicle must pass the emissions standards for the year it was manufactured. The department of revenue, the Colorado state patrol, and the agents or contractors of these agencies may not require a vehicle to have an inspection because it is a kei vehicle or has the design or manufacturing parameters of a kei vehicle. And a kei vehicle may not be declared not roadworthy because of its design or manufacturing parameters. Kei vehicles are included in the motor vehicle dealer and powersports vehicle dealer statutes, and this requires a person to be licensed as a dealer to sell kei vehicles at retail. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• William Lindstedt Democratic · primary
• Larry Don Suckla Republican · primary
• Nick Hinrichsen Democratic · primary
• Byron Pelton Republican · primary

1. May 9, 2025 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 7, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 7, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 7, 2025 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 1, 2025 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. Apr 30, 2025 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Apr 30, 2025 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. Apr 23, 2025 Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
9. Apr 15, 2025 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy · upper
10. Apr 14, 2025 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Apr 11, 2025 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
12. Apr 11, 2025 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
13. Mar 31, 2025 House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
14. Mar 12, 2025 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to Finance · lower
15. Feb 20, 2025 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government · lower