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	1	+	Second Regular Session
	2	+	Seventy-fourth General Assembly
	3	+	STATE OF COLORADO
	4	+	REREVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments
	6	+	Adopted in the Second House
	7	+	LLS NO. 24-1092.01 Jery Payne x2157
1	8		HOUSE BILL 24-1369
2		-	BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Holtorf and Martinez, Bird, Catlin, Daugherty,
3		-	Duran, English, Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Mauro, McCormick,
4		-	McLachlan, Valdez, Velasco, Young, Armagost, Clifford, Hartsook, Soper,
5		-	Taggart, Titone, McCluskie;
6		-	also SENATOR(S) Pelton B. and Marchman, Bridges, Gardner, Ginal,
7		-	Gonzales, Hansen, Kirkmeyer, Michaelson Jenet, Pelton R., Priola, Roberts,
8		-	Rodriguez, Simpson, Will, Zenzinger, Fenberg.
	9	+	House Committees Senate Committees
	10	+	Agriculture, Water & Natural Resources Finance
	11	+	Finance Appropriations
	12	+	Appropriations
	13	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
9	14		C
10		-	ONCERNING THE CREATION OF A COLORADO AGRICULTURE LICENSE PLATE ,
11		-	AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
12		-
13		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
14		-	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 42-3-271 as
15		-	follows:
16		-	42-3-271. Special plates - Colorado agriculture. (1) O
17		-	N JANUARY
18		-	1, 2025, OR WHEN THE DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO ISSUE THE PLATES , THE
19		-	DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES TO QUALIFIED
20		-	APPLICANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION FOR MOTORCYCLES
21		-	,
22		-	PASSENGER CARS, TRUCKS, OR NONCOMMERCIAL OR RECREATIONAL MOTOR
23		-	VEHICLES THAT DO NOT EXCEED SIXTEEN THOUSAND POUNDS EMPTY
24		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
25		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
26		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
27		-	history, or the Session Laws.
28		-	________
29		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
30		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
31		-	the act. WEIGHT.
	15	+	ONCERNING THE CREATION OF A COLORADO AGRICULTURE LICENSE101
	16	+	PLATE, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, MAKING AN102
	17	+	APPROPRIATION.103
	18	+	Bill Summary
	19	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	20	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	21	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	22	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	23	+	http://leg.colorado.gov
	24	+	.)
	25	+	The bill creates the Colorado agriculture license plate. In addition
	26	+	to the normal fees for a license plate, a person must pay 2 additional
	27	+	one-time fees, one in the amount of $25 and one in the amount of $50, for
	28	+	the issuance of the plate. The $25 fee is credited to the Colorado DRIVES
	29	+	vehicle services account. Of the $50 fee, $25 is credited to the highway
	30	+	SENATE
	31	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	32	+	May 8, 2024
	33	+	SENATE
	34	+	Amended 2nd Reading
	35	+	May 7, 2024
	36	+	HOUSE
	37	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	38	+	May 1, 2024
	39	+	HOUSE
	40	+	Amended 2nd Reading
	41	+	April 30, 2024
	42	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	43	+	Holtorf and Martinez, Bird, Catlin, Daugherty, Duran, English, Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay,
	44	+	Lukens, Mauro, McCormick, McLachlan, Valdez, Velasco, Young
	45	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	46	+	Pelton B. and Marchman, Bridges, Fenberg, Gardner, Ginal, Gonzales, Hansen,
	47	+	Kirkmeyer, Michaelson Jenet, Pelton R., Priola, Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, Will,
	48	+	Zenzinger
	49	+	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
	50	+	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
	51	+	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. users tax fund, and the remainder is credited to the agriculture
	52	+	management fund and designated for supporting or expanding marketing
	53	+	programs designed to help consumers, restaurants, and retailers identify
	54	+	and purchase Colorado agricultural products.
	55	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	56	+	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 42-3-270 as2
	57	+	follows:3
	58	+	42-3-270. Special plates - Colorado agriculture. (1) O
	59	+	N4
	60	+	J
	61	+	ANUARY 1, 2025, OR WHEN THE DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO ISSUE THE5
	62	+	PLATES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES TO6
	63	+	QUALIFIED APPLICANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION FOR7
	64	+	MOTORCYCLES, PASSENGER CARS, TRUCKS, OR NONCOMMERCIAL OR8
	65	+	RECREATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLES THAT DO NOT EXCEED SIXTEEN9
	66	+	THOUSAND POUNDS EMPTY WEIGHT .10
32	67		(2) (a) T
33		-	HERE IS ESTABLISHED THE COLORADO AGRICULTURE
34		-	LICENSE PLATE
35		-	.
	68	+	HERE IS ESTABLISHED THE COLORADO AGRICULTURE11
	69	+	LICENSE PLATE.12
36	70		(b) T
37		-	HE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE A DESIGN :
	71	+	HE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE A DESIGN :13
38	72		(I) T
39		-	HAT INCLUDES A TAGLINE TO READ "FEEDING THE WORLD"; AND
40		-	(II) SUBMITTED BY OR DEVELOPED WITH THE LOGAN COUNTY
41		-	CATTLEWOMEN, BUT THE DESIGN MUST CONFORM TO DEPARTMENT
42		-	STANDARDS AND BE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT
43		-	.
	73	+	HAT INCLUDES A TAGLINE TO READ "FEEDING THE WORLD";14
	74	+	AND15
	75	+	(II) S
	76	+	UBMITTED BY OR DEVELOPED WITH THE LOGAN COUNTY16
	77	+	C
	78	+	ATTLEWOMEN, BUT THE DESIGN MUST CONFORM TO DEPARTMENT17
	79	+	STANDARDS AND BE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT .18
44	80		(3) A
45		-	PERSON MAY APPLY FOR A COLORADO AGRICULTURE LICENSE
46		-	PLATE IF THE PERSON PAYS THE TAXES AND FEES REQUIRED UNDER THIS
47		-	SECTION
48		-	.
	81	+	PERSON MAY APPLY FOR A COLORADO AGRICULTURE LICENSE19
	82	+	PLATE IF THE PERSON PAYS THE TAXES AND FEES REQUIRED UNDER THIS20
	83	+	SECTION.21
49	84		(4) T
50		-	HE AMOUNT OF THE TAXES AND FEES FOR SPECIAL LICENSE
51		-	PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION IS THE SAME AS THE AMOUNT OF THE TAXES
52		-	AND FEES FOR REGULAR MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES
53		-	; EXCEPT THAT THE
54		-	DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLECT THE FEE SPECIFIED IN SECTION
55		-	42-3-312 AND
56		-	AN ADDITIONAL ONE
57		-	-TIME FEE OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FOR ISSUANCE OR
58		-	REPLACEMENT OF THE LICENSE PLATE
59		-	. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL TRANSMIT
60		-	THE ADDITIONAL ONE
61		-	-TIME FEE TO THE STATE TREASURER , WHO SHALL
62		-	CREDIT THE FEE TO THE HIGHWAY USERS TAX FUND CREATED IN SECTION
63		-	43-4-201.
	85	+	HE AMOUNT OF THE TAXES AND FEES FOR SPECIAL LICENSE22
	86	+	PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION IS THE SAME AS THE AMOUNT OF THE TAXES23
	87	+	1369-2- AND FEES FOR REGULAR MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES ; EXCEPT THAT1
	88	+	THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLECT THE FEE SPECIFIED IN SECTION 42-3-3122
	89	+	AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE -TIME FEE OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FOR3
	90	+	ISSUANCE OR REPLACEMENT OF THE LICENSE PLATE . THE DEPARTMENT4
	91	+	SHALL TRANSMIT THE ADDITIONAL ONE -TIME FEE TO THE STATE5
	92	+	TREASURER, WHO SHALL CREDIT THE FEE TO THE HIGHWAY USERS TAX6
	93	+	FUND CREATED IN SECTION 43-4-201.7
64	94		(5) A
65		-	N APPLICANT MAY APPLY FOR PERSONALIZED COLORADO
66		-	AGRICULTURE LICENSE PLATES
67		-	. UPON PAYMENT OF THE ADDITIONAL FEE
68		-	REQUIRED BY SECTION
69		-	42-3-211 (6)(a) FOR PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES,
70		-	THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE THE PLATES IF THE APPLICANT COMPLIES WITH
71		-	SECTION
72		-	42-3-211. IF AN APPLICANT HAS EXISTING PERSONALIZED LICENSE
73		-	PLATES FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
74		-	, THE APPLICANT MAY TRANSFER THE
75		-	COMBINATION OF LETTERS OR NUMBERS TO A NEW SET OF
76		-	COLORADO
77		-	AGRICULTURE LICENSE PLATES FOR THE VEHICLE UPON PAYING THE FEE
78		-	REQUIRED BY SECTION
79		-	42-3-211 (6)(a) AND UPON TURNING IN THE EXISTING
80		-	PLATES TO THE DEPARTMENT
81		-	. A PERSON WHO HAS OBTAINED PERSONALIZED
82		-	LICENSE PLATES UNDER THIS SUBSECTION
83		-	(5) MUST PAY THE ANNUAL FEE
84		-	IMPOSED BY SECTION
85		-	42-3-211 (6)(b) TO RENEW THE PERSONALIZED PLATES.
86		-	T
87		-	HE FEES UNDER THIS SUBSECTION (5) ARE IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER
88		-	PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 24-1369 APPLICABLE TAXES AND FEES.
89		-	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 42-3-312 as
90		-	follows:
91		-	42-3-312. Special license plate surcharge. In addition to any other
92		-	fee imposed by this article 3, an applicant for a special license plate created
93		-	by rule in accordance with section 42-3-207, as the section existed when the
94		-	plate was created, personalized plates issued under section 42-3-211, or
95		-	special license plates issued under sections 42-3-212 to 42-3-214, sections
96		-	42-3-217 to 42-3-218, sections 42-3-221 to 42-3-234, sections 42-3-237 to
97		-	42-3-258, sections 42-3-260 to 42-3-265, 42-3-267, 42-3-268, and section
98		-	42-3-269 AND SECTIONS 42-3-267 TO 42-3-271 shall pay an issuance fee of
99		-	twenty-five dollars; except that the fee is not imposed on special license
100		-	plates exempted from additional fees for the issuance of a military special
101		-	license plate by section 42-3-213 (1)(b)(II). The department shall transfer
102		-	the money from the fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the
103		-	Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account created in section 42-1-211 (2).
104		-	SECTION 3. Appropriation. (1) For the 2024-25 state fiscal year,
105		-	$15,775 is appropriated to the department of revenue. This appropriation is
106		-	from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account in the highway users
107		-	tax fund created in section 42-1-211 (2), C.R.S. To implement this act, the
108		-	department may use this appropriation as follows:
109		-	(a) $1,225 for use by the executive director's office for personal
110		-	services related to administration and support;
111		-	(b) $1,782 for payments to OIT;
112		-	(c) $864 for use by the division of motor vehicles for personal
113		-	services related to vehicle services; and
114		-	(d) $11,904 for DRIVES maintenance and support.
115		-	(2) For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, $17,431 is appropriated to the
116		-	department of revenue for use by the division of motor vehicles. This
117		-	appropriation is from the license plate cash fund created in section 42-3-301
118		-	(1)(b), C.R.S. To implement this act, the division may use this appropriation
119		-	for license plate ordering.
120		-	PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 24-1369 SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
121		-	takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
122		-	ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
123		-	that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
124		-	of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
125		-	within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect
126		-	unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
127		-	November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official
128		-	declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
129		-	____________________________ ____________________________
130		-	Julie McCluskie Steve Fenberg
131		-	SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
132		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
133		-	____________________________ ____________________________
134		-	Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
135		-	CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
136		-	OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
137		-	APPROVED________________________________________
138		-	(Date and Time)
139		-	_________________________________________
140		-	Jared S. Polis
141		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
142		-	PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 24-1369
	95	+	N APPLICANT MAY APPLY FOR PERSONALIZED COLORADO8
	96	+	AGRICULTURE LICENSE PLATES. UPON PAYMENT OF THE ADDITIONAL FEE9
	97	+	REQUIRED BY SECTION 42-3-211 (6)(a) FOR PERSONALIZED LICENSE10
	98	+	PLATES, THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE THE PLATES IF THE APPLICANT11
	99	+	COMPLIES WITH SECTION 42-3-211. IF AN APPLICANT HAS EXISTING12
	100	+	PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE , THE APPLICANT13
	101	+	MAY TRANSFER THE COMBINATION OF LETTERS OR NUMBERS TO A NEW SET14
	102	+	OF COLORADO AGRICULTURE LICENSE PLATES FOR THE VEHICLE UPON15
	103	+	PAYING THE FEE REQUIRED BY SECTION 42-3-211 (6)(a) AND UPON16
	104	+	TURNING IN THE EXISTING PLATES TO THE DEPARTMENT . A PERSON WHO17
	105	+	HAS OBTAINED PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES UNDER THIS SUBSECTION18
	106	+	(5)
	107	+	MUST PAY THE ANNUAL FEE IMPOSED BY SECTION 42-3-211 (6)(b) TO19
	108	+	RENEW THE PERSONALIZED PLATES. THE FEES UNDER THIS SUBSECTION (5)20
	109	+	ARE IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER APPLICABLE TAXES AND FEES .21
	110	+	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 42-3-312 as22
	111	+	follows:23
	112	+	42-3-312. Special license plate surcharge. In addition to any24
	113	+	other fee imposed by this article 3, an applicant for a special license plate25
	114	+	created by rule in accordance with section 42-3-207, as the section existed26
	115	+	when the plate was created, personalized plates issued under section27
	116	+	1369
	117	+	-3- 42-3-211, or special license plates issued under sections 42-3-212 to1
	118	+	42-3-214, sections 42-3-217 to 42-3-218, sections 42-3-221 to 42-3-234,2
	119	+	sections 42-3-237 to 42-3-258, sections 42-3-260 to 42-3-265, 42-3-267,3
	120	+	42-3-268, and section 42-3-269 AND SECTIONS 42-3-267 TO 42-3-2704
	121	+	shall pay an issuance fee of twenty-five dollars; except that the fee is not5
	122	+	imposed on special license plates exempted from additional fees for the6
	123	+	issuance of a military special license plate by section 42-3-213 (1)(b)(II).7
	124	+	The department shall transfer the money from the fee to the state8
	125	+	treasurer, who shall credit it to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services9
	126	+	account created in section 42-1-211 (2).10
	127	+	11
	128	+	SECTION 3. Appropriation. (1) For the 2024-25 state fiscal12
	129	+	year, $15,775 is appropriated to the department of revenue. This13
	130	+	appropriation is from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account in14
	131	+	the highway users tax fund created in section 42-1-211 (2), C.R.S. To15
	132	+	implement this act, the department may use this appropriation as follows:16
	133	+	(a) $1,225 for use by the executive director's office for personal17
	134	+	services related to administration and support; 18
	135	+	(b) $1,782 for payments to OIT;19
	136	+	(c) $864 for use by the division of motor vehicles for personal20
	137	+	services related to vehicle services; and21
	138	+	(d) $11,904 for DRIVES maintenance and support. 22
	139	+	(2) For the 2024-25 state fiscal year, $17,431 is appropriated to the23
	140	+	department of revenue for use by the division of motor vehicles. This24
	141	+	appropriation is from the license plate cash fund created in section25
	142	+	42-3-301 (1)(b), C.R.S. To implement this act, the division may use this26
	143	+	appropriation for license plate ordering.27
	144	+	1369
	145	+	-4- SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act1
	146	+	takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the2
	147	+	ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except3
	148	+	that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V4
	149	+	of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this5
	150	+	act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take6
	151	+	effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in7
	152	+	November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the8
	153	+	official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.9
	154	+	1369
	155	+	-5-