republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2018a/hb-18-1351.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Signage For Old Spanish National Historic Trail"
description: "The bill recognizes the significance of the old Spanish national historic trail as a historic resource in Colorado. Subject to the availability of funding from gifts, grants, or donations, the bill requires the executive director of the department of transportation to erect signs marking portions of the trail that travel along or cross highways in Colorado. The department is required to consult with culturally affiliated American Indian tribes before posting any signs, and may post signs that include the original indigenous name of the trail in accordance with those consultations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "HB 18-1351"
citation: "Colorado HB 18-1351 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donald Valdez", "Larry Crowder", "Leroy Garcia", "Phil Covarrubias"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-04-02T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-29T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77e9b2f0-aee9-4cd4-aa55-e9d4bf3c91ce"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb18-1351"
source_hash: "08f886000816052d53f4b2985f13ec0a13c4749eeaed94bfc89ea506f3aed50a"
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 18-1351 (2018A) — Signage For Old Spanish National Historic Trail

The bill recognizes the significance of the old Spanish national historic trail as a historic resource in Colorado. Subject to the availability of funding from gifts, grants, or donations, the bill requires the executive director of the department of transportation to erect signs marking portions of the trail that travel along or cross highways in Colorado. The department is required to consult with culturally affiliated American Indian tribes before posting any signs, and may post signs that include the original indigenous name of the trail in accordance with those consultations.

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_hb1351_h_app_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (05/04/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1351_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/22/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1351_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (04/02/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1351_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (05/04/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1351app_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (05/07/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1351_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (05/08/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1351_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (05/07/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1351_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (05/29/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1351_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **48–17** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **34–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donald Valdez — primary (person)
- Larry Crowder — primary (person)
- Leroy Garcia — primary (person)
- Phil Covarrubias — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-29T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2018-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance `introduction`
- **2018-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2018-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-04-11T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-02T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77e9b2f0-aee9-4cd4-aa55-e9d4bf3c91ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).