republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/sb-152.md

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Bill	Changes Automated Vehicle Identification System Usage	The act makes changes to the use of automated vehicle identification systems (AVIS), including:Modifying the public notice requirements that the state, a county, a city and county, a municipality, or an agency responsible for placing a new AVIS must provide before utilizing the new AVIS;Making the registered owner of a motor vehicle responsible for all civil penalties associated with violations committed with the vehicle unless the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen;Creating a procedure through which the registered owner of a motor vehicle may prove that the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen at the time when a violation was detected by an AVIS and, thereby, under certain circumstances, relieving the registered owner from having to pay the civil penalty associated with the notice of violation;Requiring that, if a variable speed limit is in effect or a speed limit is otherwise temporarily lowered due to hazardous weather or other traffic conditions, the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality may issue only a notice of violation and civil penalty for a speeding violation that exceeds the regular maximum posted speed limit for that location;Changing the penalty structure for different levels of speeding violations detected by an AVIS;Establishing that the compensation the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality pays to a manufacturer or vendor of an AVIS must, in addition to other conditions, be a flat monthly fee or a flat hourly rate and not include any incentives, bonuses, or escalators related to the number of citations issued or the amount of revenue generated; andBeginning January 1, 2035, increasing the civil penalties associated with notices of violations issued for violations captured by an AVIS.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)	us/states/co	Colorado General Assembly	2026A	SB 152	Colorado SB 152 (2026A)	bill	Transportation & Motor Vehicles	enacted	B. Pelton C. Barron J. Willford M. Ball	7	13	13	2026-03-31	2026-06-02	openstates	ocd-bill/e3980ff5-7ca9-4999-925e-3850d84e3681	https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-152	7345fb9c0f2d3d4fd9c3ad48c6d3ef580e16f6b0a06dbd1bef6e16811bdc0e7a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-co

Colorado SB 152 (2026A) — Changes Automated Vehicle Identification System Usage

The act makes changes to the use of automated vehicle identification systems (AVIS), including:Modifying the public notice requirements that the state, a county, a city and county, a municipality, or an agency responsible for placing a new AVIS must provide before utilizing the new AVIS;Making the registered owner of a motor vehicle responsible for all civil penalties associated with violations committed with the vehicle unless the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen;Creating a procedure through which the registered owner of a motor vehicle may prove that the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen at the time when a violation was detected by an AVIS and, thereby, under certain circumstances, relieving the registered owner from having to pay the civil penalty associated with the notice of violation;Requiring that, if a variable speed limit is in effect or a speed limit is otherwise temporarily lowered due to hazardous weather or other traffic conditions, the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality may issue only a notice of violation and civil penalty for a speeding violation that exceeds the regular maximum posted speed limit for that location;Changing the penalty structure for different levels of speeding violations detected by an AVIS;Establishing that the compensation the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality pays to a manufacturer or vendor of an AVIS must, in addition to other conditions, be a flat monthly fee or a flat hourly rate and not include any incentives, bonuses, or escalators related to the number of citations issued or the amount of revenue generated; andBeginning January 1, 2035, increasing the civil penalties associated with notices of violations issued for violations captured by an AVIS.(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

• Refer Senate Bill 26-152, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
• BILL — pass (pass) · lower
• AMEND (L.012) — pass (pass) · lower
• REPASS — pass (pass) · lower
• CONCUR — pass (pass) · lower
• Adopt amendment L.002 — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.018 (Attachment C) — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.001 — pass (pass) · upper
• Refer Senate Bill 26-152, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.005 — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.003 — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.017 (Attachment B) — pass (pass) · upper
• Adopt amendment L.016 (Attachment A) — pass (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• B. Pelton — primary (person)
• C. Barron — primary (person)
• J. Willford — primary (person)
• M. Ball — primary (person)
• J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
• J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
• L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
• M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
• N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-06-02 Governor Signed executive-signature
• 2026-05-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-05-26 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
• 2026-05-26 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-05-13 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
• 2026-05-12 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-11 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
• 2026-05-08 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-05-05 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government introduction
• 2026-05-05 Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-04 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor reading-2
• 2026-04-29 Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2026-03-31 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e3980ff5-7ca9-4999-925e-3850d84e3681. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).