republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/sb-152.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Changes Automated Vehicle Identification System Usage"
description: "The act makes changes to the use of automated vehicle identification systems (AVIS), including:Modifying the public notice requirements that the state, a county, a city and county, a municipality, or an agency responsible for placing a new AVIS must provide before utilizing the new AVIS;Making the registered owner of a motor vehicle responsible for all civil penalties associated with violations committed with the vehicle unless the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen;Creating a procedure through which the registered owner of a motor vehicle may prove that the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen at the time when a violation was detected by an AVIS and, thereby, under certain circumstances, relieving the registered owner from having to pay the civil penalty associated with the notice of violation;Requiring that, if a variable speed limit is in effect or a speed limit is otherwise temporarily lowered due to hazardous weather or other traffic conditions, the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality may issue only a notice of violation and civil penalty for a speeding violation that exceeds the regular maximum posted speed limit for that location;Changing the penalty structure for different levels of speeding violations detected by an AVIS;Establishing that the compensation the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality pays to a manufacturer or vendor of an AVIS must, in addition to other conditions, be a flat monthly fee or a flat hourly rate and not include any incentives, bonuses, or escalators related to the number of citations issued or the amount of revenue generated; andBeginning January 1, 2035, increasing the civil penalties associated with notices of violations issued for violations captured by an AVIS.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "SB 152"
citation: "Colorado SB 152 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Transportation & Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Pelton", "C. Barron", "J. Willford", "M. Ball"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 13
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2026-03-31"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3980ff5-7ca9-4999-925e-3850d84e3681"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-152"
source_hash: "7345fb9c0f2d3d4fd9c3ad48c6d3ef580e16f6b0a06dbd1bef6e16811bdc0e7a"
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 152 (2026A) — Changes Automated Vehicle Identification System Usage

The act makes changes to the use of automated vehicle identification systems (AVIS), including:Modifying the public notice requirements that the state, a county, a city and county, a municipality, or an agency responsible for placing a new AVIS must provide before utilizing the new AVIS;Making the registered owner of a motor vehicle responsible for all civil penalties associated with violations committed with the vehicle unless the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen;Creating a procedure through which the registered owner of a motor vehicle may prove that the vehicle was sold, leased, or stolen at the time when a violation was detected by an AVIS and, thereby, under certain circumstances, relieving the registered owner from having to pay the civil penalty associated with the notice of violation;Requiring that, if a variable speed limit is in effect or a speed limit is otherwise temporarily lowered due to hazardous weather or other traffic conditions, the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality may issue only a notice of violation and civil penalty for a speeding violation that exceeds the regular maximum posted speed limit for that location;Changing the penalty structure for different levels of speeding violations detected by an AVIS;Establishing that the compensation the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality pays to a manufacturer or vendor of an AVIS must, in addition to other conditions, be a flat monthly fee or a flat hourly rate and not include any incentives, bonuses, or escalators related to the number of citations issued or the amount of revenue generated; andBeginning January 1, 2035, increasing the civil penalties associated with notices of violations issued for violations captured by an AVIS.(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/113906/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115720/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116620/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115776/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116421/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116349/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116954/download)

## Votes

- Refer Senate Bill 26-152, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AMEND (L.012) — **pass** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · lower
- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.002 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.018 (Attachment C) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.001 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Refer Senate Bill 26-152, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.005 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.003 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.017 (Attachment B) — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.016 (Attachment A) — **pass** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B. Pelton — primary (person)
- C. Barron — primary (person)
- J. Willford — primary (person)
- M. Ball — primary (person)
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- N. Hinrichsen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-02** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-26** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2026-05-26** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-13** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2026-05-12** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-11** House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- **2026-05-08** House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-05-05** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government `introduction`
- **2026-05-05** Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-04** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2026-04-29** Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `committee-passage, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3980ff5-7ca9-4999-925e-3850d84e3681`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).