---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drive Motorcycle Written Permission"
description: "The act requires a minor who is under 18 years old to have written permission of the minor's parent or legal guardian to obtain an instruction permit to drive a motorcycle. The act does not apply to emancipated minors.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1079"
citation: "Colorado HB 1079 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children & Domestic Matters", "Transportation & Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Boesenecker", "B. Bradley", "S. Bright"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 14
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58a6006f-7a9e-4d87-8ad4-23838b2b79d3"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1079"
source_hash: "416e18f4914bbd50c2aaa1ea0abd43d6fb1f28baeca1b83c56a52614d4a6d7dc"
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 HB 1079 (2026A) — Drive Motorcycle Written Permission

The act requires a minor who is under 18 years old to have written permission of the minor's parent or legal guardian to obtain an instruction permit to drive a motorcycle. The act does not apply to emancipated minors.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/111138/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113209/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115353/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113272/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114220/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114154/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116708/download)

## Votes

- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1079, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1079 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A) — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Boesenecker — primary (person)
- B. Bradley — primary (person)
- S. Bright — primary (person)
- A. Flanell — cosponsor (person)
- A. Hartsook — cosponsor (person)
- A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
- A. Valdez — cosponsor (person)
- B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
- B. Titone — cosponsor (person)
- C. Barron — cosponsor (person)
- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- C. Richardson — cosponsor (person)
- D. Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- D. Woog — cosponsor (person)
- E. Hamrick — cosponsor (person)
- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
- E. Velasco — cosponsor (person)
- G. Rydin — cosponsor (person)
- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Caldwell — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- J. Mabrey — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- J. Willford — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. DeGraaf — cosponsor (person)
- K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. Feret — cosponsor (person)
- L. Garcia Sander — cosponsor (person)
- L. García — cosponsor (person)
- L. Gilchrist — cosponsor (person)
- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
- L. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- L. Suckla — cosponsor (person)
- M. Bradfield — cosponsor (person)
- M. Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- M. Carter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lukens — cosponsor (person)
- M. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- M. Rutinel — cosponsor (person)
- M. Soper — cosponsor (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
- R. English — cosponsor (person)
- R. Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)
- R. Keltie — cosponsor (person)
- R. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- R. Taggart — cosponsor (person)
- R. Weinberg — cosponsor (person)
- S. Bottoms — cosponsor (person)
- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
- S. Lieder — cosponsor (person)
- S. Luck — cosponsor (person)
- S. Slaugh — cosponsor (person)
- S. Woodrow — cosponsor (person)
- T. Exum — cosponsor (person)
- T. Mauro — cosponsor (person)
- T. Story — cosponsor (person)
- T. Winter — cosponsor (person)
- Y. Zokaie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-05-26** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-06** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/02/2026 - No Amendments
- **2026-05-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-19** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-06** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-04-01** Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy `introduction`
- **2026-03-13** House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-02-27** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-02-24** House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58a6006f-7a9e-4d87-8ad4-23838b2b79d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).