republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1197.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Sunset Water Vessel Registration Program	The act implements the recommendation of the department of regulatory agencies' sunset review and report in continuing the registration program for vessels until September 1, 2036. The act also makes changes to definitions of 'vessel' and adds a definition of 'vessel livery'. Current law requires that the records of a vessel livery related to hired vessels be preserved for at least 30 days after the vessel is to be returned to the vessel livery. The act extends this period to 3 years after the vessel is to be returned to the vessel livery. Current law provides that an individual who violates provisions related to the minimum age of motorboat operators is subject to a fine of $100. The act changes 'individual' to 'person'.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2026A	HB 1197	Colorado HB 1197 (2026A)	bill	Water	enacted	C. Kipp K. McCormick T. Mauro	7	14	6	2026-02-11	2026-05-29	openstates	ocd-bill/a0b59bc5-18c3-4e43-b22d-0e8aa775d072	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1197	702c7ffe39fd82da73d841b5fa2378f0344f7676ba21eab5f05d86bbbfe344e9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado HB 1197 (2026A) — Sunset Water Vessel Registration Program

The act implements the recommendation of the department of regulatory agencies' sunset review and report in continuing the registration program for vessels until September 1, 2036. The act also makes changes to definitions of 'vessel' and adds a definition of 'vessel livery'. Current law requires that the records of a vessel livery related to hired vessels be preserved for at least 30 days after the vessel is to be returned to the vessel livery. The act extends this period to 3 years after the vessel is to be returned to the vessel livery. Current law provides that an individual who violates provisions related to the minimum age of motorboat operators is subject to a fine of $100. The act changes 'individual' to 'person'.(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
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Final Act (committee substitute) — source
4. Reengrossed (committee substitute) — source
5. Rerevised (committee substitute) — source
6. Revised (committee substitute) — source
7. Signed Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Adopt amendment L.001 — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer House Bill 26-1197 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — pass (pass) · upper
• Refer House Bill 26-1197 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer House Bill 26-1197 to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
• BILL — pass (pass) · lower
• Refer House Bill 26-1197, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• C. Kipp — primary (person)
• K. McCormick — primary (person)
• T. Mauro — primary (person)
• A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
• C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
• D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
• J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
• J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
• J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
• K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
• K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
• L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
• L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
• M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
• M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-05-29 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2026-05-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-05-28 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-05-28 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-04-22 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-04-21 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
• 2026-04-21 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage
• 2026-04-02 Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2026-03-27 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources introduction
• 2026-03-25 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-24 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
• 2026-03-20 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-03-05 House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations referral-committee
• 2026-02-11 Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a0b59bc5-18c3-4e43-b22d-0e8aa775d072. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).