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type: "Bill"
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title: "Uniform Language for Misdemeanor Traffic Offense"
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description: "In existing law, both 'misdemeanor traffic offense' and 'traffic misdemeanor' are used to describe the same type of traffic offense. The act amends instances of 'traffic misdemeanor' to make 'misdemeanor traffic offense' the uniform term used throughout statute.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
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legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
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session: "2026A"
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identifier: "HB 1297"
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citation: "Colorado HB 1297 (2026A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Courts & Judicial"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["J. Rich", "M. Carter", "S. Luck", "T. Exum"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-02-25"
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last_action: "2026-05-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1cdd78a9-8562-4b65-b2c4-b74a497e0cd3"
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source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1297"
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source_hash: "e5514943025b874c6d2aa1e6de3eb5859f6f9c2c156f5d38f5d426829f5ba0ae"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
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---
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# Colorado HB 1297 (2026A) — Uniform Language for Misdemeanor Traffic Offense
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In existing law, both 'misdemeanor traffic offense' and 'traffic misdemeanor' are used to describe the same type of traffic offense. The act amends instances of 'traffic misdemeanor' to make 'misdemeanor traffic offense' the uniform term used throughout statute.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112617/download)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113299/download)
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3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115183/download)
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4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/113338/download)
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5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114207/download)
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6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/114142/download)
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7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115973/download)
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## Votes
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- Refer House Bill 26-1297 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. — **pass** (pass) · upper
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- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
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- Refer House Bill 26-1297 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- J. Rich — primary (person)
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- M. Carter — primary (person)
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- S. Luck — primary (person)
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- T. Exum — primary (person)
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- C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
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- C. Espenoza — cosponsor (person)
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- I. Jodeh — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Caldwell — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
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- J. Phillips — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Snyder — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Keltie — cosponsor (person)
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- R. Weinberg — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-05-05** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-28** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-04-28** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
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- **2026-04-07** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-06** Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-31** Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-19** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
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- **2026-03-16** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-13** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
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- **2026-03-12** House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1cdd78a9-8562-4b65-b2c4-b74a497e0cd3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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