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SB 152 CO
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Changes Automated Vehicle Identification System Usage

CO · session 2026A · Senate · bill

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Introduced Mar 31, 2026

Latest action (Jun 2, 2026) Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy

Summary

The act makes changes to the use of automated vehicle identification systems (AVIS), including:Modifying the public notice requirements that the state, a county, a city and county, a municipality, or an agency responsible for placing a new AVIS must provide before utilizing the new AVIS;Making the registered owner of a motor vehicle responsible for all civil penalties associated with violations committed with the vehicle unless the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen;Creating a procedure through which the registered owner of a motor vehicle may prove that the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen at the time when a violation was detected by an AVIS and, thereby, under certain circumstances, relieving the registered owner from having to pay the civil penalty associated with the notice of violation;Requiring that, if a variable speed limit is in effect or a speed limit is otherwise temporarily lowered due to hazardous weather or other traffic conditions, the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality may issue only a notice of violation and civil penalty for a speeding violation that exceeds the regular maximum posted speed limit for that location;Changing the penalty structure for different levels of speeding violations detected by an AVIS;Establishing that the compensation the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality pays to a manufacturer or vendor of an AVIS must, in addition to other conditions, be a flat monthly fee or a flat hourly rate and not include any incentives, bonuses, or escalators related to the number of citations issued or the amount of revenue generated; andBeginning January 1, 2035, increasing the civil penalties associated with notices of violations issued for violations captured by an AVIS.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (4)

5 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (13)

  1. Jun 2, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
  2. May 27, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. May 26, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  4. May 26, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  5. May 13, 2026 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
  6. May 12, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  7. May 11, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
  8. May 8, 2026 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  9. May 5, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government · lower
  10. May 5, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
  11. May 4, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
  12. Apr 29, 2026 Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  13. Mar 31, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy · upper
Subjects
Transportation & Motor Vehicles

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