HB26-1071 • 2026

Local Government Vehicle Identification System on Interstate Highways

Current law allows the state to locate an automated vehicle identification system (AVIS) on a highway that is part of the federal interstate highway system but prohibits a county, city and county, or

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Rep. M. Duran, Rep. T. Mauro, Sen. L. Cutter, Rep. M. Froelich, Rep. S. Woodrow
Last action: 2026-04-21
Official status: Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 05/14/2026 - No Amendments
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill distinguishes between cities/municipalities (which can enforce state laws on interstates) and counties (which are restricted to peak period shoulder lanes for local enforcement).

Allowing Local Governments to Use Traffic Cameras on Interstate Highways

This bill changes state law so that cities, counties, and municipalities can place automated traffic cameras on federal interstate highways in specific situations.

What This Bill Does

Allows local governments (cities, counties, or city-and-counties) to install Automated Vehicle Identification Systems (AVIS) on parts of the federal interstate highway system.
Permits cities and county-level governments to issue fines for state law violations detected by these systems on interstates.
Gives counties a special exception to place cameras only on peak period shoulder lanes of an interstate to enforce local traffic rules.
Clarifies that AVIS devices are different from license plate readers because they do not continuously capture data but instead activate only when specific traffic violations occur.

Who It Names or Affects

Counties, cities and counties, and municipalities in Colorado
Drivers traveling on federal interstate highways within local jurisdictions

Terms To Know

Automated Vehicle Identification System (AVIS): A camera system that activates to capture data only when certain traffic violations occur, rather than recording every passing vehicle.
Peak Period Shoulder Lane: A side lane on a highway defined in state law as open for driving during busy times but closed at other times.

Limits and Unknowns

Counties can only use these systems on interstate highways if the road has a peak period shoulder lane.
Cities and municipalities cannot place AVIS cameras directly on an interstate highway unless they are enforcing state laws under specific conditions outlined in Section 2(g)(V).
The law will not take effect until August 12, 2026, or later if voters approve a referendum petition.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

L.001

HOU Transportation, Housing & Local Government

Passed [*]

Plain English: This amendment clarifies and restates the rule that local governments, such as counties or cities, are not allowed to place automated vehicle identification systems on federal interstate highways.

Updates the list of government groups mentioned in the bill to include 'a city and county' alongside states and municipalities for consistency.
Rewrites a specific section to clearly state that counties, cities and counties, or municipalities cannot locate automated vehicle identification systems on federal interstate highways.

The amendment text only shows changes to page 3 of the bill, so it does not explain any other parts of the full law.
The provided text focuses on editing existing sentences rather than adding new definitions or rules about how these systems work.

L.005

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: This amendment allows counties to place automated vehicle identification systems on interstate highways that have peak period shoulder lanes and issue fines for traffic violations detected by those systems.

Counties can now install automated vehicle identification systems on parts of interstate highways if the road has a peak period shoulder lane.
Counties are authorized to send violation notices or civil penalties for breaking local traffic rules caught by these new cameras.

L.006

Second Reading

Passed [**]

Plain English: This amendment adds a formal statement declaring that automated vehicle identification systems are safe, effective tools for local governments to use on interstate highways.

Adds a new section listing facts about how these cameras work and why they do not break federal rules.

Bill History

2026-04-21 Senate
Senate Third Reading Laid Over to 05/14/2026 - No Amendments
2026-04-20 Senate
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
2026-04-17 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/20/2026 - No Amendments
2026-04-13 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/17/2026 - No Amendments
2026-04-07 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/13/2026 - No Amendments
2026-04-06 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/07/2026 - No Amendments
2026-04-02 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/06/2026 - No Amendments
2026-04-01 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2026 - No Amendments
2026-03-31 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/01/2026 - No Amendments
2026-03-30 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/31/2026 - No Amendments
2026-03-27 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/30/2026 - No Amendments
2026-03-26 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/27/2026 - No Amendments
2026-03-25 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/26/2026 - No Amendments
2026-03-24 Senate
Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/25/2026 - No Amendments
2026-03-19 Senate
Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
2026-02-26 Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing
2026-02-23 House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-02-20 House
House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-02-19 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
2026-02-17 House
House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-01-27 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government

Official Summary Text

Current law allows the state to locate an automated vehicle identification system (AVIS) on a highway that is part of the federal interstate highway system but prohibits a county, city and county, or municipality
(local government)
from doing so. The bill authorizes a
local government

city and county or municipality
to locate an AVIS on a highway that is part of the federal interstate highway system.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the Second House
LLS NO. 26-0608.01 Renee Leone x2695 HOUSE BILL 26-1071
House Committees Senate Committees
Transportation, Housing & Local Government Local Government & Housing
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING ALLOWING A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO LOCATE AN101
AUTOMATED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM ON AN102
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov.)
Current law allows the state to locate an automated vehicle
identification system (AVIS) on a highway that is part of the federal
interstate highway system but prohibits a county, c ity and c ounty, or
municipality (local government) from doing so. The bill authorizes a local
government to locate an AVIS on a highway that is part of the federal
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 20, 2026
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
February 23, 2026
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
February 19, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Mauro and Duran, Froelich, Woodrow
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Cutter,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
interstate highway system.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly2
finds and declares that:3
(a) Municipalities have primary response authority for traffic4
enforcement on portions of federal interstates located in their jurisdiction5
pursuant to section 43-2-135 (1)(g), Colorado Revised Statutes;6
(b) It is dangerous to conduct in-person traffic enforcement on7
interstate highways, and municipalities expend significant resources8
responding to traffic incidents on federal interstates;9
(c) Automated vehicle identification systems, referred to in this10
section as "AVIS", are a safe and effective way to conduct traffic11
enforcement that municipalities have been utilizing for at least 30 years;12
(d) In 1997, the general assembly adopted the first state law13
regarding utilization of AVIS throughout Colorado. The law has been14
amended from time to time but has remained in effect since that time.15
(e) Federal prohibitions on masking convictions for traffic control16
violations by commercial driver's license holders pursuant to 49 CFR17
384.226 have never been implicated by the use of AVIS in the United18
States;19
(f) Federal masking is not implicated by AVIS because AVIS20
violations result in administrative citations and penalties imposed on the21
vehicle owner, not traffic control convictions, as that term is used in 4922
CFR 384.226, imposed on the driver;23
(g) Federal masking is only implicated where the identity of the24
driver is know n, a conviction is obtained, and a deliberate decision is25
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made not to place the conviction on the driving record;1
(h) AVIS are separate and distinct from automated license plate2
readers in that AVIS do not continuously capture data for every passing3
vehicle and instead only activate and capture data when certain traffic4
violations occur;5
(i) Under section 42-4-110.5 (7)(b), Colorado Revised Statutes,6
photographs or videos collected by AVIS are confidential and exempt7
from disclosure and inspection under the "Colorado Open Records Act";8
and9
(j) Under section 24-74-103, Colorado Revised Statutes, state and10
political subdivision employees are prohibited from disclosing personal11
identifying information, which includes data from AVIS, for the purpose12
of investigating for, participating in, cooperating with, or assisting in13
federal immigration enforcement.14
(2) Therefore, the general assembly expressly declares that AVIS15
are a safe, effective, and highly regulated tool that has been successfully16
used solely for traffic enforcement in Colorado for decades and extending17
such use by local governments to interstate highways will further the18
traffic safety goals of this state.19
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-110.5, amend20
(2) introductory portion, (2)(g)(I), and (2)(g)(V) as follows:21
42-4-110.5. Automated vehicle identification systems - school22
buses - exceptions to liability - penalty - contracting - limits on use of23
photographs and video - rules - legislative declaration - definitions.24
(2) A county, city and county, or municipality may adopt an25
ordinance authorizing the use of an automated vehicle identification26
system to detect violations A VIOLATION of A traffic regulations27
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REGULATION adopted by the county, city and county, or municipality, or1
the state OR a county, a city and county, or a municipality may utilize an2
automated vehicle identification system to detect A traffic violations3
VIOLATION under state law, subject to the following conditions and4
limitations and, as applicable, the requirements for state highways set5
forth in and any rules adopted by the department of transportation6
pursuant to subsection (2.5) of this section:7
(g) (I) The state OR a county, a city and county, or a municipality8
shall not issue a notice of violation or civil penalty assessment notice for9
a violation detected using an automated vehicle identification system10
unless the violation occurred within a school zone, as defined in section11
42-4-615; within a residential neighborhood; within a maintenance,12
construction, or repair zone designated pursuant to section 42-4-614;13
along a street that borders a municipal park; or along a street OR STATE14
HIGHWAY or A portion of a street OR STATE HIGHWAY that a county, city15
and county, or municipality, by ordinance or by a resolution of its16
governing body, designates as an automated vehicle identification17
corridor, on which designated corridor the county, city and county, or18
municipality may locate an automated vehicle identification system to19
detect violations A VIOLATION of a TRAFFIC REGULATION ADOPTED BY THE20
STATE OR A county, city and county, or municipal traffic regulation or a21
traffic violation under state law MUNICIPALITY.22
(V) (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2)(g)(I) of23
this section, The state, A CITY AND COUNTY, OR A MUNICIPALITY may24
locate an automated vehicle identification system on a STATE highway25
that is a part of the federal interstate highway system and may issue a26
notice of violation or a civil penalty assessment notice for a traffic27
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violation under state law VIOLATION OF A TRAFFIC REGULATION ADOPTED1
BY THE STATE, A CITY AND COUNTY, OR A MUNICIPALITY detected using2
the automated vehicle identification system.3
(B) A county, a city and county, or a municipality shall not locate4
an automated vehicle identification system or create an automated vehicle5
identification corridor on any highway that is a part of the federal6
interstate highway system; EXCEPT THAT A COUNTY MAY LOCATE AN7
AUTOMATED VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM ON A PORTION OF SUCH A8
HIGHWAY THAT HAS A PEAK PERIOD SHOULDER LANE , AS DEFINED IN9
SECTION 43-4-806 (11)(a), AND A COUNTY MAY ISSUE A NOTICE OF10
VIOLATION OR A CIVIL PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION OF A TRAFFIC11
REGULATION ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY DETECTED BY THAT AUTOMATED12
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.13
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act14
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the15
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August16
12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a17
referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the18
state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act19
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect20
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in21
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the22
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.23
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