First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 25-0357.01 Josh Schultz x5486
HOUSE BILL 25-1083
House Committees Senate Committees
State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING VEHICLE TRANSACTIO NS FOR DEPLOYED MILITARY101
FAMILIES.102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
In current law, if a service member's driver's license expires while
they are serving on active duty outside of Colorado, the driver's license
expiration date is extended for 3 years or until 90 days after the service
member returns to the state. The bill designates the service member's
dependents as also subject to the extension of their driver's license
expiration date.
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 21, 2025
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 17, 2025
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Hamrick and Bradfield, Armagost, Bird, Boesenecker, Bradley, Caldwell, Camacho,
Clifford, Duran, English, Gonzalez R., Jackson, Keltie, Lieder, Phillips, Rutinel, Story,
Suckla
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Frizell and Michaelson Jenet,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-2-118, amend (2);2
and add (6) as follows:3
42-2-118. Renewal of license in person, by mail, or4
electronically - donations to Emily Keyes - John W. Buckner organ5
and tissue donation awareness fund - rules - report - definitions -6
repeal. (2) Every license referred to in this section which is at the time7
of its expiration, as provided in subsection (1) of this section, held by a8
SERVICE member, of the armed forces of the United States,
then serving9
on active duty outside of this state, shall OR THEIR DEPENDENT, DOES not10
expire as provided in subsection (1) of this section, but such THE11
expiration date shall be IS extended for a period of three years or until12
ninety days after such THE licensee returns to this state, whichever occurs13
first.14
(6) A
S USED IN THIS SECTION:15
(a) "D
EPENDENT" MEANS:16
(I) A
SERVICE MEMBER'S SPOUSE;17
(II) A
SERVICE MEMBER'S CHILD; AND18
(III) A
N INDIVIDUAL FOR WHOM A SERVICE MEMBER HAS PROVIDED19
MORE THAN ONE-HALF OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S SUPPORT FOR AT LEAST ONE20
HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EXPIRATION OF A21
LICENSE REFERRED TO IN THIS SECTION.22
(b) "S
ERVICE MEMBER" MEANS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES23
ARMED FORCES.24
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act25
takes effect January 1, 2027; except that, if a referendum petition is filed26
1083-2- pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this1
act or an item, section, or part of this act within the ninety-day period2
after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item,3
section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the4
general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take5
effect January 1, 2027, or on the date of the official declaration of the6
vote thereon by the governor, whichever is later. 7
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