HB 23-1267 CO

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The act allows the department of transportation (department) to establish steep downhill grade zones within the public highways of the state where the downhill grade is 5% or greater and where there are safety concerns related to commercial motor vehicle drivers exceeding the posted speed limits. If the department establishes a steep downhill grade zone, the department must erect signs identifying the zone and notifying commercial motor vehicle drivers that increased fines are assessed for speeding in the zone. The act subjects a commercial motor vehicle driver who commits a speeding violation in a steep downhill grade zone to doubled fines and surcharges. The act creates the mountain highways commercial motor vehicle safety account (account) within the highway users tax fund and requires the state treasurer to credit one-half of the amount of each doubled fine and surcharge to the account for the department to pay costs associated with the provision of educational outreach and public information about runaway truck events, the purchase and implementation of equipment for the purpose of reducing the frequency of runaway truck events, and the completion of studies of means by which the state may reduce the frequency of runaway truck events and improve overall commercial motor vehicle safety on state highways that pass through the state's mountains. The act appropriates $54,073 to the department of revenue from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account in the highway users tax fund for the 2023-24 state fiscal year. The act reappropriates $7,425 of the appropriation to the office of the governor for use by the office of information technology to provide information technology services to the department of revenue. APPROVED by Governor June 5, 2023 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Julie McCluskie · primary
• Matt Soper Republican · primary
• Dylan Roberts Democratic · primary
• Perry Will · primary

1. Jun 5, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
2. May 22, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. May 22, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. May 22, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. May 3, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. May 2, 2023 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. May 2, 2023 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. May 1, 2023 Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to Appropriations · upper
9. Apr 24, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy · upper
10. Apr 21, 2023 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Apr 19, 2023 House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
12. Apr 18, 2023 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - No Amendments · lower
13. Apr 18, 2023 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
14. Apr 11, 2023 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
15. Mar 27, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government · lower