republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2021a/hb-21-1141.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Electric Vehicle License Plate"
description: "The act establishes the electric vehicle license plate, which is issued for use on electric motor vehicles. The electric vehicle license plates are issued to the owner of an electric motor vehicle upon registration of the vehicle and payment of applicable fees and taxes, unless the owner elects to use an alternative license plate. A person may be issued personalized electric vehicle license plates. The requirement for decals to identify electric motor vehicles applies only if a person has not obtained the electric vehicle license plate.For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $91,636 for use by the division of motor vehicles to implement the act.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2021A"
identifier: "HB 21-1141"
citation: "Colorado HB 21-1141 (2021A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alex Valdez", "Edie Hooton", "Jeff Bridges"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-02T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-06-25T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/654fadae-8fd7-49b5-adca-aa7a7c45b119"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb21-1141"
source_hash: "b08093e6172109b1fbd47d8f49fb5f6d094405709e4f3d8589ba0f92b6c3ea2d"
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 21-1141 (2021A) — Electric Vehicle License Plate

The act establishes the electric vehicle license plate, which is issued for use on electric motor vehicles. The electric vehicle license plates are issued to the owner of an electric motor vehicle upon registration of the vehicle and payment of applicable fees and taxes, unless the owner elects to use an alternative license plate. A person may be issued personalized electric vehicle license plates. The requirement for decals to identify electric motor vehicles applies only if a person has not obtained the electric vehicle license plate.For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $91,636 for use by the division of motor vehicles to implement the act.(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. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_hb1141_s_app_002.pdf)
2. **Engrossed (04/28/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1141_eng.pdf)
3. **Final Act (06/22/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1141_enr.pdf)
4. **Introduced (03/02/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1141_01.pdf)
5. **PA1 (04/28/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1141app_01.pdf)
6. **Reengrossed (04/29/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1141_ren.pdf)
7. **Rerevised (05/24/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1141_rer.pdf)
8. **Revised (05/21/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2021A/bills/2021a_1141_rev.pdf)
9. **Signed Act (06/25/2021)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2021a_1141_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- BILL — **25–10** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **41–22** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **41–23** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **41–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alex Valdez — primary (person)
- Edie Hooton — primary (person)
- Jeff Bridges — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-25T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-22T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2021-06-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2021-06-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2021-05-25T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2021-05-24T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- **2021-05-21T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-30T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance `introduction`
- **2021-04-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2021-04-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Unamended to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/654fadae-8fd7-49b5-adca-aa7a7c45b119`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).