republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1197.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sunset Water Vessel Registration Program"
description: "The act implements the recommendation of the department of regulatory agencies' sunset review and report in continuing the registration program for vessels until September 1, 2036. The act also makes changes to definitions of 'vessel' and adds a definition of 'vessel livery'. Current law requires that the records of a vessel livery related to hired vessels be preserved for at least 30 days after the vessel is to be returned to the vessel livery. The act extends this period to 3 years after the vessel is to be returned to the vessel livery. Current law provides that an individual who violates provisions related to the minimum age of motorboat operators is subject to a fine of $100. The act changes 'individual' to 'person'.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1197"
citation: "Colorado HB 1197 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["C. Kipp", "K. McCormick", "T. Mauro"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 14
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0b59bc5-18c3-4e43-b22d-0e8aa775d072"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1197"
source_hash: "702c7ffe39fd82da73d841b5fa2378f0344f7676ba21eab5f05d86bbbfe344e9"
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 1197 (2026A) — Sunset Water Vessel Registration Program

The act implements the recommendation of the department of regulatory agencies' sunset review and report in continuing the registration program for vessels until September 1, 2036. The act also makes changes to definitions of 'vessel' and adds a definition of 'vessel livery'. Current law requires that the records of a vessel livery related to hired vessels be preserved for at least 30 days after the vessel is to be returned to the vessel livery. The act extends this period to 3 years after the vessel is to be returned to the vessel livery. Current law provides that an individual who violates provisions related to the minimum age of motorboat operators is subject to a fine of $100. The act changes 'individual' to 'person'.(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/111809/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113668/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116721/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113701/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115058/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114995/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116907/download)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.001 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1197 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer House Bill 26-1197 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1197 to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1197, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- C. Kipp — primary (person)
- K. McCormick — primary (person)
- T. Mauro — primary (person)
- A. Boesenecker — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kolker — cosponsor (person)
- D. Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- J. Amabile — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gonzales — cosponsor (person)
- K. Stewart — cosponsor (person)
- K. Wallace — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-05-29** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-28** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-28** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-21** Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- **2026-04-21** Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-02** Senate Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources Refer Unamended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-27** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture & Natural Resources `introduction`
- **2026-03-25** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- **2026-03-20** House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** House Committee on Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Refer Amended to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Introduced In House - Assigned to Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0b59bc5-18c3-4e43-b22d-0e8aa775d072`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).