---
type: "Bill"
title: "Colorado Aviation Special License Plate"
description: "The bill creates the aviation special license plate. In addition to the standard motor vehicle fees, the plate requires 2 one-time fees of $25. One of the fees is credited to the highway users tax fund and the other to the licensing services cash fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "HB 17-1212"
citation: "Colorado HB 17-1212 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Gardner", "Daniel Kagan", "Lang Sias", "Paul Rosenthal"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 16
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4199a3a0-ef90-4746-a14e-17f85078603f"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb17-1212"
source_hash: "4423ad129d24bab4565a35c49aa42210a3012eff3cd51dd668c0e53def605159"
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 17-1212 (2017A) — Colorado Aviation Special License Plate

The bill creates the aviation special license plate. In addition to the standard motor vehicle fees, the plate requires 2 one-time fees of $25. One of the fees is credited to the highway users tax fund and the other to the licensing services cash fund.

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment L.001** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_tra_2017a_20170323t111341z0__hearing_summary/170323%20AttachA.pdf)
2. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017a_hb1212_s_app_001.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1212_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/18/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1212_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (02/27/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1212_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (03/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1212tra_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (04/07/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1212_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (05/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1212_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (05/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1212_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (06/06/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_1212_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Refer House Bill 17-1212 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. — **6–1** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1212 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-4. — **9–4** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1212, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 11-1, with 1 excused. — **11–1** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer House Bill 17-1212 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bob Gardner — primary (person)
- Daniel Kagan — primary (person)
- Lang Sias — primary (person)
- Paul Rosenthal — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-06-06T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-18T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-05-17T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Transportation Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation `introduction`
- **2017-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-06T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4199a3a0-ef90-4746-a14e-17f85078603f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).