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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Electronic Documents And Signatures Vehicle Titles"
+description: "Current law provides that a record may not be denied effect merely because it is electronic. The bill clarifies that this applies to documents needed to obtain a certificate of title and electronic signatures. The bill also clarifies that a written power of attorney is not needed merely because a record, document, or signature is in an electronic form. The department need not implement an electronic system as a result of these changes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
+legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
+session: "2018A"
+identifier: "SB 18-255"
+citation: "Colorado SB 18-255 (2018A)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Edie Hooton", "Jack Tate", "Jeni James Arndt"]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2018-04-17T06:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2018-06-06T06:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27a60e0f-046b-4900-a063-f34e695155a4"
+source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb18-255"
+source_hash: "ecd48cf3f2fc13c8c9f4465ad0c42c0bd9fa5306fdabe592632ecc20a454047a"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
+---
+
+# Colorado SB 18-255 (2018A) — Electronic Documents And Signatures Vehicle Titles
+
+Current law provides that a record may not be denied effect merely because it is electronic. The bill clarifies that this applies to documents needed to obtain a certificate of title and electronic signatures. The bill also clarifies that a written power of attorney is not needed merely because a record, document, or signature is in an electronic form. The department need not implement an electronic system as a result of these changes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_sb255_h_tra_001.pdf)
+2. **Engrossed (04/25/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_255_eng.pdf)
+3. **Final Act (05/17/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_255_enr.pdf)
+4. **Introduced (04/17/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_255_01.pdf)
+5. **PA1 (05/04/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_255tra_01.pdf)
+6. **Reengrossed (04/26/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_255_ren.pdf)
+7. **Rerevised (05/08/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_255_rer.pdf)
+8. **Revised (05/07/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_255_rev.pdf)
+9. **Signed Act (06/06/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_255_signed.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- AMD — **54–11** (pass) · lower
+- BILL — **65–0** (pass) · lower
+- PERM — **62–3** (pass) · lower
+- REPASS — **35–0** (pass) · lower
+- CONCUR — **35–0** (pass) · lower
+- BILL — **35–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Edie Hooton — primary (person)
+- Jack Tate — primary (person)
+- Jeni James Arndt — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-06-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
+- **2018-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
+- **2018-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
+- **2018-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
+- **2018-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
+- **2018-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
+- **2018-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy `introduction`
+- **2018-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
+- **2018-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
+- **2018-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
+- **2018-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27a60e0f-046b-4900-a063-f34e695155a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
+