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HB 21-1283 CO
Became Law

Vehicle Towing Consumer Protection

CO · session 2021A · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Apr 19, 2021

Latest action (Jul 7, 2021) Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor

Summary

The act requires the department of regulatory agencies (department) to conduct a sunset review of the public utilities commission's (commission) regulation of towing carriers in 2025 and changes the department's sunset review of the towing task force (task force) from 2024 to 2025. As part of its sunset review of the commission's regulation of towing carriers, the department must review complaints against towing carriers and whether the towing industry and consumers would benefit from dispute resolution of complaints.The act adds 5 members to the task force to represent:Mobile home owners in the state; The attorney general with experience enforcing the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act"; People with disabilities; Common interest communities; and Communities that might be disproportionately affected by nonconsensual towing, such as communities of color, immigrant communities, elderly communities, and rural communities. The following changes are made to membership:The member who represents an association of automobile owners is removed; The member who represents a towing association is required to be experienced with consensual tows; and The member who represents towing carriers but not a towing association is changed to a member who represents nonconsensual towing carriers. For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, $20,029 is appropriated to the public utilities commission to implement the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (3)

  • Naquetta Ricks Democratic · primary
  • Edie Hooton · primary
  • Rhonda Fields · primary

Action history (16)

  1. Jul 7, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
  2. Jun 24, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. Jun 24, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  4. Jun 24, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  5. Jun 8, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
  6. Jun 3, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
  7. Jun 2, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  8. Jun 1, 2021 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
  9. Jun 1, 2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  10. May 26, 2021 Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
  11. May 21, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology · upper
  12. May 20, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  13. May 19, 2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
  14. May 17, 2021 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  15. May 13, 2021 House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  16. Apr 19, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor · lower

Text versions (10)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Signed Act (07/07/2021) · PDF
  • Final Act (06/23/2021) · PDF
  • Rerevised (06/02/2021) · PDF
  • Revised (06/01/2021) · PDF
  • Reengrossed (05/20/2021) · PDF
  • Engrossed (05/19/2021) · PDF
  • Introduced (04/19/2021) · PDF
  • PA2 (06/01/2021) · PDF
  • PA1 (05/14/2021) · PDF
  • Committee Amendment · PDF

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