republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/sb-35.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increase of Traffic Violation Penalties"
description: "The act increases the penalties for improperly passing a vehicle in a no-passing zone and clarifies that no-passing zones are indicated by a solid yellow line or line pavement markings. The act requires the Colorado department of transportation to prioritize installing signage on roadways with increased incidents of crashes resulting from illegal overtaking on the left. The act increases the points assessed for multiple speeding violations within a one-year, 2-year, or 5-year period for driving 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the reasonable and prudent speed or driving in excess of a 75 miles per hour speed limit and requires drivers driving a vehicle 100 miles per hour or greater be assessed 4 additional points. The act requires that drivers who have multiple speeding violations within a one-year, 2-year, or 5-year period receive a summons and complaint upon committing their violation instead of a penalty assessment notice. The act increases the fine for violating regulations regarding transporting hazardous materials by motor vehicle to $500 and increases the fine range for a second or subsequent violation to $500 to $1,000. The act appropriates $30,943 to the Colorado department of revenue from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 35"
citation: "Colorado SB 35 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Corrections", "& Enforcement", "Transportation & Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Clifford", "D. Roberts"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 19
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2026-01-26"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28e0b8f9-4518-4356-8386-809fb7adb29b"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-035"
source_hash: "6feab4c57a7c850e760873a360eb8f96549bd766f81b72542d99f8a5bf034b9f"
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 35 (2026A) — Increase of Traffic Violation Penalties

The act increases the penalties for improperly passing a vehicle in a no-passing zone and clarifies that no-passing zones are indicated by a solid yellow line or line pavement markings. The act requires the Colorado department of transportation to prioritize installing signage on roadways with increased incidents of crashes resulting from illegal overtaking on the left. The act increases the points assessed for multiple speeding violations within a one-year, 2-year, or 5-year period for driving 20 miles per hour or more in excess of the reasonable and prudent speed or driving in excess of a 75 miles per hour speed limit and requires drivers driving a vehicle 100 miles per hour or greater be assessed 4 additional points. The act requires that drivers who have multiple speeding violations within a one-year, 2-year, or 5-year period receive a summons and complaint upon committing their violation instead of a penalty assessment notice. The act increases the fine for violating regulations regarding transporting hazardous materials by motor vehicle to $500 and increases the fine range for a second or subsequent violation to $500 to $1,000. The act appropriates $30,943 to the Colorado department of revenue from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account.(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/110944/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113401/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116663/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113442/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116414/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116200/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116738/download)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 26-035, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment J.001 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.004 — **fail** (fail) · upper
- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment D) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.001 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer Senate Bill 26-035, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.011 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-035, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer Senate Bill 26-035, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- C. Clifford — primary (person)
- D. Roberts — primary (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- L. Liston — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)
- R. Pelton — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-05-27** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-22** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-05-22** 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`
- **2026-05-09** House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-05-08** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2026-05-05** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2026-05-01** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-17** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government `introduction`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2026-03-13** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-26** Introduced In Senate - 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/28e0b8f9-4518-4356-8386-809fb7adb29b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).