republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2018a/sb-18-219.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Motor Vehicle Dealer And Manufacturer Service Rates"
description: "The bill requires motor vehicle manufacturers to fulfill warranty obligations. A manufacturer must compensate each of its motor vehicle dealers in accordance with a set of standards designed to reflect the current market rate for labor and the profit margin on parts the dealer can expect to obtain. Dealers must submit certain repair orders to the manufacturer as required by the bill to establish compensation rates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "SB 18-219"
citation: "Colorado SB 18-219 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jack Tate", "Tracy Kraft-Tharp"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 15
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-03-26T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-30T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3c64c343-e7b2-4265-9a80-1f38ae7f52d0"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb18-219"
source_hash: "2488a12c8b1d0e03f4308ca5635fd4a783d249acdc55052c4ad55aba4e953c49"
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 18-219 (2018A) — Motor Vehicle Dealer And Manufacturer Service Rates

The bill requires motor vehicle manufacturers to fulfill warranty obligations. A manufacturer must compensate each of its motor vehicle dealers in accordance with a set of standards designed to reflect the current market rate for labor and the profit margin on parts the dealer can expect to obtain. Dealers must submit certain repair orders to the manufacturer as required by the bill to establish compensation rates.

## 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_sb219_h_bus_001.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/24/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_219_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (05/16/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_219_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/26/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_219_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/19/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_219sblt_01.pdf)
6. **PA2 (05/02/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_219bus_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (04/25/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_219_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (05/03/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_219_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (05/02/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_219_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (05/30/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_219_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **32–3** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **34–0** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **34–0** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **55–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jack Tate — primary (person)
- Tracy Kraft-Tharp — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-05-30T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-16T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-05-15T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2018-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-02T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2018-05-01T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs and Labor `introduction`
- **2018-04-25T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-24T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2018-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2018-04-18T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-04-16T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
- **2018-03-26T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3c64c343-e7b2-4265-9a80-1f38ae7f52d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).