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January 14, 2022 HB 22-1028
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
Fiscal Note
Drafting Number:
Prime Sponsors:
LLS 22-0064
Rep. Gray; Hooton
Sen. Winter
Date:
Bill Status:
Fiscal Analyst:
January 14, 2022
House Trans. & Local Govt.
Will Clark | 303-866-4720
Will.Clark@state.co.us
Bill Topic: STATEWIDE REGULATION OF CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS
Summary of
Fiscal Impact:
☐ State Revenue
☒ State Expenditure
☐ State Transfer
☐ TABOR Refund
☒ Local Government
☐ Statutory Public Entity
The bill allows individuals on bicycles and other non-motorized vehicles to make safety
stops at controlled intersections under certain circumstances. In FY 2022-23, the bill
may increase state and local government expenditures by a minimal amount.
Appropriation
Summary:
No appropriation is required.
Fiscal Note
Status:
This fiscal note reflects the introduced bill. The bill was recommended by the
Transportation Legislation Review Committee.
Summary of Legislation
Under current law, local governments may adopt regulations to allow bicycles, electric-assisted
bicycles, electric scooters, and other non-motorized vehicles to make safety stops at intersections
under certain circumstances. A safety stop means slowing to a speed of 15 miles per hour or less, and
then continuing through an intersection without stopping if there is no traffic in which to yield. This
bill establishes uniform statewide requirements that allow bicycles, electric-assisted bicycles, electric
scooters, and other non-motorized vehicles to make safety stops at intersections throughout the state.
Comparable Crime Analysis
Legislative Council Staff is required to include certain information in the fiscal note for any bill that
creates a new crime, changes the classification of an existing crime, or changes an element of an
existing crime. This section outlines data on crimes comparable to the offense in this bill and discusses
assumptions on future rates of criminal conviction for those offense.
Prior conviction data and assumptions. Under current law, bicycles, electric bicycles, and electric
scooters have all of the rights and duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle, unless otherwise
exempted by law. In localities that did not adopt ordinances allowing safety stops for these vehicles,
this includes gliding through an intersection without stopping. Because the offense of gliding through Page 2
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an intersection without stopping could constitute a number of different traffic offenses, to form an
estimate on the prevalence of this crime, the fiscal note analyzed the existing offense of disobeying
official traffic control devices, a class A traffic infraction, as a comparable crime. From 2019 to 2021,
361 offenders have been sentenced and convicted for this existing offense, of which 255 were male,
103 were female, and 3 where gender was unknown. Demographically, 281 were White, 31 were
African American, 25 were Hispanic, 6 were Asian, 4 were Indian, 7 were designated as Other, and
7 where race was not identified.
Assumptions. Because individuals on bicycles and other non-motorized vehicles likely make up a
small portion of controlled intersection traffic offenses, the fiscal note assumes that there will be a
minimal reduction in infractions under the bill. Because the bill is not expected to have a tangible
impact on traffic infraction-related revenue or expenditures at the state or local levels, these potential
impacts are not discussed further in this fiscal note. Visit leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes for more
information about criminal justice costs in fiscal notes.
State Government
In FY 2022-23 only, this bill will increase workload in the Departments of Public Safety, Revenue, and
Transportation to update materials to reflect the change in law. This minimal workload can be
accomplished within the existing appropriations of each agency.
Local Government
In FY 2022-23, the bill will increase workload for local governments to revise their ordinances if they
conflict with the new state requirements.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect upon signature of the Governor, or upon becoming law without his signature.
State and Local Government Contacts
Counties Municipalities Public Safety
Revenue Transportation
The revenue and expenditure impacts in this fiscal note represent changes from current law under the bill for each
fiscal year. For additional information about fiscal notes, please visit: leg.colorado.gov/fiscalnotes.