HB 25-1112
Fiscal Note
Legislative Council Staff
Nonpartisan Services for Colorado’s Legislature
HB 25-1112: LOCAL AUTHORITIES ENFORCE VEHICLE REGISTRATION
Prime Sponsors:
Rep. Titone; Hamrick
Sen. Exum
Published for: House Appropriations
Drafting number: LLS 25-0103
Fiscal Analyst:
Colin Gaiser, 303-866-2677
colin.gaiser@coleg.gov
Version: First Revised Note
Date: March 4, 2025
Fiscal note status: The revised fiscal note reflects the introduced bill., which was amended by the House
Transportation, Housing, and Local Government Committee.
Summary Information
Overview. The bill allows local authorities to enforce vehicle registration requirements and requires courts
to waive fees and penalties for certain people for failing to register a vehicle.
Types of impacts. The bill is projected to affect the following areas on an ongoing basis:
State Revenue
State Expenditures
Local Government
Appropriations. No appropriation is required.
Table 1
State Fiscal Impacts
Type of Impact
Budget Year
FY 2025-26
Out Year
FY 2026-27
State Revenue $0 $0
State Expenditures (Cash Funds) $0 $14,716
Transferred Funds $0 $0
Change in TABOR Refunds $0 $0
Change in State FTE 0.0 FTE 0.0 FTE
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Summary of Legislation
Beginning July 1, 2027, the bill allows local authorities to enforce vehicle registration
requirements. For any violations of failing to register a vehicle, the bill requires the Department
of Revenue (DOR) to waive penalties, past-due specific ownership taxes, and past-due fees if the
person’s household had an income below a certain threshold when the violation occurred. The
ability to waive penalties repeals January 1, 2028.
A court may dismiss a violation for failing to register a vehicle if the vehicle was unregistered for
no more than four months at the time of the violation, the owner registers the vehicle before the
first court date, and the owner pays a $30 administrative dismissal fee. Citation or summons
forms must include that disclosure provided in the bill that explains to the vehicle owner how to
have their violation dismissed.
The DOR may adopt rules to implement the bill and, beginning January 2028, must present
information to the General Assembly on waived past-due fees, past-due specific ownership
taxes, and penalties.
State Revenue
The bill decreases state revenue by an indeterminate amount from July through December of
2027 in the Highway Users Tax Fund (HUTF), the State Highway Fund, and various cash funds
from waivers for penalties and past-due fees, though the Judicial Department will also collect
some administrative dismissal fees. Due to uncertainties over how many local governments will
enforce vehicle registration requirements, how often they will do so, and how often a waiver will
be issued, the fiscal note cannot determine how many waivers the courts will issue. Of the HUTF
revenue decreased by the bill, 65 percent of revenue is reduced from the State Highway Fund
for expenditure by CDOT, 26 percent is reduced from counties, and 9 percent is reduced from
municipalities.
State Expenditures
The bill increases state expenditures in the DOR by about $15,000 in FY 2026-27, paid from the
DRIVES Cash Fund. It also affects workload in the DOR and the Judicial Department.
Department of Revenue
The bill requires $14,716 for DRIVES programming in FY 2026-27 to create a new waiver for
past-due registration fees and specific ownership tax. These programming costs include $11,308
for 44 hours of programming at a rate of $257 per hour, plus $3,408 for ISD development, Office
of Information Technology support, and additional testing.
The bill also may increase workload in the DOR to conduct rulemaking to comply with the bill’s
requirements. This workload can be accomplished within existing resources. Page 3
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Judicial Department
The bill increases workload in the trial courts for judicial officers to review fee and penalty
waivers to determine indigency, as well as process forms containing any court orders. The
department can absorb this workload impact with current resources.
Local Government
The bill may increase workload for counties and municipalities that are currently not enforcing
vehicle registration if they choose to enforce vehicle registration as a result of the bill. While this
may increase revenue from fines and fees, the bill also allows for many of these fines and fees to
be waived. For counties and municipalities already enforcing vehicle registration, these waivers
may reduce revenue.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect July 1, 2027, assuming no referendum petition is filed, and applies to
offenses committed on or after the effective date.
State and Local Government Contacts
Judicial
Law
Local Affairs
Revenue
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 the General Assembly website.