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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 26-0769.01 Rebecca Bayetti x4348 HOUSE BILL 26-1102
House Committees Senate Committees
Finance
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING THE FUNDING OF THE COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE101
SERVICES ACCOUNT IN THE HIGHWAY USERS TAX FUND.102
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.)
The bill make s the following changes to increase the amount of
revenue that is directed to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account
(DRIVES account) created in the highway users tax fund (HUTF):
! Beginning on July 1, 2027, increases revenue to the
DRIVES account by redirecting $2 of each late vehicle
registration fee from the HUTF to the DRIVES account
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 20, 2026
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
March 17, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Lindsay, Brown, Sirota
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Snyder,
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.
and, consistent with current law, crediting the remainder of
the fees to the HUTF (sections 1, 2, and 4 of the bill);
! Increases revenue to the DRIVES account by authorizing
the department of revenue, beginning on August 12, 2026,
to charge a fee for an individual who fails to appear at a
scheduled appointment for a driver's license, identification
card, or related service or who cancels a scheduled
appointment within the 24-hour period preceding the
appointment time, and crediting this fee to the DRIVES
account (section 3); and
! Beginning on July 1, 2026, increases revenue to the
DRIVES account by redirecting fees for special vehicle
registrations for personalized license plates from the HUTF
to the DRIVES account, except that, consistent with current
law, $2 of each fee is remitted to the county general fund
(sections 1, 2, and 5).
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-1-211, amend as2
it exists until July 1, 2027, (2)(a) as follows:3
42-1-211. Driver's license, record, identification, and vehicle4
enterprise solution - DRIVES vehicle services account - Colorado5
DRIVES county governance committee - definition - repeal.6
(2) (a) The Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account is created7
in the highway users tax fund for the purpose of providing funds for the8
development and operation of Colorado DRIVES, including operations9
performed under articles 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 12 of this title 42, to cover the10
costs of administration and enforcement of the motorist insurance11
identification database program created in section 42-7-604, and to12
purchase and issue license plates, decals, and validating tabs in13
accordance with article 3 of this title 42. T HE STATE TREASURER SHALL14
CREDIT money received from the fees imposed by sections 38-29-138 (1),15
(2), (4), and (5), 42-1-206 (2)(a), 42-1-210 (1)(a)(II), 42-1-231, 42-1-23316
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(3)(b), 42-2-107 (1)(a)(I), 42-2-114 (2)(b), (2)(c)(I), (2)(c)(II), (2)(e), and1
(4)(a), 42-2-114.5 (1), 42-2-117 (1), 42-2-118 (1)(b)(I)(C) and (1.5)(b),2
42-2-133 (2), 42-2-306 (2), 42-2-406 (1), (2), (3)(d), and (6), 42-2-5083
(1), 42-3-107 (22), 42-3-211 (7), 42-3-213 (1)(b)(IV), 42-3-3044
(18)(d)(I)(B), 42-3-306 (14), 42-3-312, 42-3-313 (2)(c)(I), 42-6-1105
(1.7)(c), 42-6-137 (1), (2), (4), (5), and (6), and 42-6-138 (1)(a), (2), and6
(4) and any money received through gifts, grants, and donations to the7
account from private or public sources for the purposes of this section8
shall be credited by the state treasurer to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle9
services account. The general assembly shall appropriate annually the10
money in the account for the purposes of this subsection (2). If any11
unexpended and unencumbered money remains in the account at the end12
of a fiscal year, the balance remains in the account and is not transferred13
to the general fund or any other fund.14
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-1-211, amend as15
it will become effective July 1, 2027, (2)(a) as follows:16
42-1-211. Driver's license, record, identification, and vehicle17
enterprise solution - DRIVES vehicle services account - Colorado18
DRIVES county governance committee - definition - repeal.19
(2) (a) The Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account is created20
in the highway users tax fund for the purpose of providing funds for the21
development and operation of Colorado DRIVES, including operations22
performed under articles 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 12 of this title 42, to cover the23
costs of administration and enforcement of the motorist insurance24
identification database program created in section 42-7-604, and to25
purchase and issue license plates, decals, and validating tabs in26
accordance with article 3 of this title 42. T HE STATE TREASURER SHALL27
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CREDIT money received from the fees imposed by sections 38-29-138 (1),1
(2), (4), and (5), 42-1-206 (2)(a), 42-1-210 (1)(a)(II), 42-1-231, 42-1-2332
(3)(b), 42-2-107 (1)(a)(I), 42-2-114 (2)(b), (2)(c)(I), (2)(c)(II), (2)(e), and3
(4)(a), 42-2-114.5 (1), 42-2-117 (1), 42-2-118 (1)(b)(I)(C) and (1.5)(b),4
42-2-133 (2), 42-2-306 (2), 42-2-406 (1), (2), (3)(d), and (6), 42-2-5085
(1), 42-3-107 (22), 42-3-112 (2), 42-3-211 (7), 42-3-213 (1)(b)(IV),6
42-3-304 (18)(d)(I)(B), 42-3-306 (14), 42-3-312, 42-3-313 (2)(c)(I),7
42-3-315, 42-6-110 (1.7)(c), 42-6-137 (1), (2), (4), (5), and (6), and8
42-6-138 (1)(a), (2), and (4) and any money received through gifts,9
grants, and donations to the account from private or public sources for the10
purposes of this section shall be credited by the state treasurer to the11
Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account. The general assembly shall12
appropriate annually the money in the account for the purposes of this13
subsection (2). If any unexpended and unencumbered money remains in14
the account at the end of a fiscal year, the balance remains in the account15
and is not transferred to the general fund or any other fund.16
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-2-114.5, amend17
(2)(o) and (2)(p); and add (2)(q) as follows:18
42-2-114.5. Fees for driver's licenses, identification cards, and19
related services - crediting to DRIVES account - fee setting20
procedures - rules.21
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the22
following fees must be paid for the following functions:23
(o) The fee for licensing driving testers under section 42-2-406 (5)24
is one hundred forty-eight dollars for the initial license and one hundred25
forty dollars for each subsequent annual license renewal; and26
(p) The fee for issuing an identification document under part 5 of27
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this article ARTICLE 2; AND1
(q) (I) O N AND AFTER JULY 1, 2027, THE DEPARTMENT IS2
AUTHORIZED TO CHARGE A FEE FOR:3
(A) A N INDIVIDUAL WHO FAILS TO APPEAR AT A SCHEDULED4
APPOINTMENT FOR ANY SERVICE OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT5
TO THIS ARTICLE 2; AND6
(B) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO CANCELS A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT7
FOR ANY SERVICE OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO THIS8
ARTICLE 2 WITHIN THE TWENTY -FOUR-HOUR PERIOD PRECEDING THE9
SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT TIME.10
(II) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT CHARGE THE FEE SET FORTH IN11
THIS SUBSECTION (2)(q) UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL HAS FAILED TO APPEAR12
AT OR CANCELED AT LEAST ONE OTHER APPOINTMENT WITHIN THE13
PRECEDING TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD.14
(III) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT RULES THAT ESTABLISH THE15
AMOUNT OF THE FEE SET FORTH IN THIS SUBSECTION (2)(q) AND THE16
CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION17
(2)(q)(I) OF THIS SECTION IS NOT REQUIRED TO PAY THE FEE, WHICH MUST18
INCLUDE:19
(A) ACTS OF GOD AND WEATHER-RELATED DELAYS;20
(B) OFFICE CLOSURES AND FURLOUGHS;21
(C) MILITARY SERVICE;22
(D) MEDICAL HARDSHIPS; AND23
(E) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FAILURES.24
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-3-112, amend (2)25
as follows:26
42-3-112. Failure to pay tax - penalty - rules - repeal.27
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(2) T HE DEPARTMENT OR THE AUTHORIZED AGENT THAT1
REGISTERS THE MOTOR VEHICLE SHALL RETAIN ten dollars of the late2
registration fee. shall be retained by the department or the authorized3
agent who registers the motor vehicle Each authorized agent shall remit4
to the department no less frequently than once a month, but otherwise at5
the time and in the manner required by the executive director of the6
department, the remainder of the late registration fees collected by the7
authorized agent. The executive director shall forward all late registration8
fees remitted by authorized agents plus the remainder of the late9
registration fees collected directly by the department to the state treasurer,10
who shall credit THE LATE REGISTRATION FEES AS FOLLOWS:11
(a) (I) The F OR LATE REGISTRATION FEES FORWARDED ON OR12
BEFORE JUNE 30, 2027, ALL fees to the highway users tax fund in13
accordance with section 43-4-804 (1)(e). C.R.S.14
(II) THIS SUBSECTION (2)(a) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2028.15
(b) F OR LATE REGISTRATION FEES FORWARDED ON AND AFTER16
JULY 1, 2027, TWO DOLLARS OF EACH LATE REGISTRATION FEE TO THE17
COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION18
42-1-211 (2) IN THE HIGHWAY USERS TAX FUND AND THE REMAINDER OF19
THE FEES TO THE HIGHWAY USERS TAX FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH20
SECTION 43-4-804 (1)(e).21
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-3-211, amend (7)22
as follows:23
42-3-211. Issuance of personalized plates authorized.24
(7) (a) All applications for special registration of motor vehicles25
shall MUST be made directly to the department, and THE DEPARTMENT26
shall be administered by ADMINISTER the department SPECIAL27
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REGISTRATIONS.1
(b) (I) (A) All fees received ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 2026, from2
special registrations shall be ARE credited to the highway users tax fund3
created in section 43-4-201 C.R.S., and allocated and expended as4
specified in section 43-4-205 (5.5)(b); C.R.S. except that two dollars of5
each such special registration fee collected pursuant to paragraphs (a) to6
(d) of subsection (6) SUBSECTIONS (6)(a) TO (6)(c) of this section shall be7
IS remitted to the county general fund.8
(B) THIS SUBSECTION (7)(b)(I) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1,9
2027.10
(II) O N AND AFTER JULY 1, 2026, ALL FEES RECEIVED FROM11
SPECIAL REGISTRATIONS ARE CREDITED TO THE COLORADO DRIVES12
VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION 42-1-211 (2) IN THE13
HIGHWAY USERS TAX FUND; EXCEPT THAT TWO DOLLARS OF EACH SPECIAL14
REGISTRATION FEE COLLECTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTIONS (6)(a) TO15
(6)(c) OF THIS SECTION IS REMITTED TO THE COUNTY GENERAL FUND.16
SECTION 6. Effective date. This act takes effect upon passage;17
except that sections 1, 2, 4, and 5 of this act take effect only if section18
39-27-102, Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended in section 21 of House19
Bill 26-1289, becomes law, in which case section 2 of this act takes effect20
July 1, 2027, and sections 1, 4, and 5 of this act take effect upon passage21
or on the effective date of House Bill 26-1289, whichever is later.22
SECTION 7. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,23
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate24
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for25
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state26
institutions.27
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