SB 152 CO Became Law
Changes Automated Vehicle Identification System Usage
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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)
- M. Ball Democratic · sponsor
- B. Pelton Republican · sponsor
- C. Barron Republican · sponsor
- J. Willford Democratic · sponsor
5 coauthors / cosponsors
- J. Bridges Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- N. Hinrichsen Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (13)
- Jun 2, 2026 Governor Signed · executive
- May 27, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 26, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- May 26, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 13, 2026 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
- May 12, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- May 11, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
- May 8, 2026 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- May 5, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government · lower
- May 5, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor · upper
- May 4, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
- Apr 29, 2026 Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Mar 31, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy · upper
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