HB 1251 CO
Creating Equal Justice License Plate
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Summary
This bill creates an equal justice license plate in Colorado. To obtain the plate, applicants must make a donation to the equal justice authority, which the Department of Revenue collects and remits on their behalf. In addition to the donation and standard license plate fees, persons must pay two additional one-time fees of $25 each—one credited to the highway users tax fund and one to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account. The Department of Revenue may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations to cover the costs of creating the plate and related administrative expenses. The department will not begin work on the plate until it has received sufficient gifts, grants, and donations to cover all creation and administrative costs.
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Official abstract
The bill creates the equal justice license plate (plate). An applicant becomes eligible for the plate by making a donation to the equal justice authority (authority). The department of revenue (department) will collect the donation on behalf of, and remit the money to, the authority. The authority must spend the donation in the same manner as currently required by law for the equal justice fee.In addition to the donation and the normal fees for a license plate, a person must pay 2 additional one-time fees in the amount of $25, one of which is credited to the highway users tax fund and the other to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account.The bill allows the department to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations, and mandates that the department will not commence work on the creation of the plate until the department has received sufficient gifts, grants, and donations to cover the cost of creating the plate and any other related administrative or programming needs.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Sponsors (2)
- J. Joseph Democratic · sponsor
- S. Woodrow Democratic · sponsor
Action history (3)
- May 14, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) Failed · lower
- Mar 19, 2026 House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
- Feb 18, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance · lower
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