CO HB 1237

enacted

Transportation Safety Modifications

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CO HB 1237 pass?

Yes. CO HB 1237 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-05): Governor Signed

What is CO HB 1237 about?

The act makes the following changes to transportation- and traffic-related statutes:Clarifies tire, chain, and alternate traction device requirements for use on a state highway by removing references to four-wheel and all-wheel drive; Prohibits an individual from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in the portion of a roadway designated as a bike lane, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or an official traffic control device;Clarifies that specified officers and authorized employees may move an attended or unattended motor vehicle, vehicle, cargo, or debris that is on a highway right-of-way and that obstructs or impedes traffic or highway maintenance or operations; andUpdates statutory references relating to vehicle or traffic collisions or collisions involving other transportation devices to use the term 'crash' or 'incident' in addition to or in place of the term 'accident' and defines 'crash' to include events involving motor vehicles, vulnerable road users, or other transportation devices.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO HB 1237?

W. Lindstedt, R. Taggart, L. Smith are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1237, joined by 18 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-18
Latest action: 2026-05-05 — Governor Signed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-05-05
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-05-01
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-05-01
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-05-01
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-04-08
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
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2026-04-07
Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
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2026-04-01
Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage
2026-03-17
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
introduction
2026-03-12
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
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2026-03-11
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
2026-03-10
House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-02-18
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
introduction

Versions

Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
Engrossed — 2026-03-11Compare
Reengrossed — 2026-03-12Compare
Revised — 2026-04-07Compare
Rerevised — 2026-04-08Compare
Final Act — 2026-04-28Compare
Signed Act — 2026-05-05Compare
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Documents

Votes

Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A)
2026-03-10 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (2)
- Andrew Boesenecker: excused
- Elizabeth Velasco: excused
Refer House Bill 26-1237, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-03-10 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Andrew Boesenecker: excused
- Max Brooks: yes
- Jamie Jackson: yes
- Mandy Lindsay: yes
- Kenny Nguyen: yes
- Amy Paschal: yes
- Jacque Phillips: yes
- Chris Richardson: yes
- Larry Don Suckla: yes
- Elizabeth Velasco: excused
- Ron Weinberg: yes
- Rebekah Stewart: yes
- Meg Froelich: yes
Refer House Bill 26-1237 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar.
2026-04-01 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Mark Baisley: yes
- Marc Catlin: yes
- Tony Exum: yes
- William Lindstedt: yes
- Kyle Mullica: yes
- Byron Pelton: yes
- Tom Sullivan: yes
- Matt Ball: yes
- Lisa Cutter: excused
BILL
2026-04-08 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (36)
- Amabile: yes
- Baisley: yes
- Ball: excused
- Benavidez: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Bright: yes
- Carson: excused
- Catlin: yes
- Cutter: yes
- Danielson: yes
- Daugherty: yes
- Exum: yes
- Frizell: yes
- Gonzales J.: yes
- Hinrichsen: yes
- Jodeh: excused
- Kipp: yes
- Kirkmeyer: yes
- Kolker: yes
- Lindstedt: yes
- Liston: yes
- Marchman: yes
- Mullica: yes
- Pelton B.: yes
- Pelton R.: yes
- Rich: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Rodriguez: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Sullivan: yes
- Wallace: yes
- Weissman: yes
- Zamora Wilson: yes
- President: yes
- Coleman: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1237

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