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; Frizell
Published for: Senate Appropriations
Drafting number: LLS 25-0103
Fiscal Analyst:
Colin Gaiser, 303-866-2677
colin.gaiser@coleg.gov
Version: Third Revised Note
Date: April 22, 2025
Fiscal note status: The revised fiscal note reflects the reengrossed bill.
Summary Information
Overview. The bill allows local authorities to enforce vehicle registration requirements and allows courts
to dismiss certain violations for failing to register a vehicle.
Types of impacts. The bill is projected to affect the following areas on an ongoing basis:
State Revenue
Minimal State Workload
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 (Cash Funds) -$91,607 -$118,108
State Expenditures $0 $0
Transferred Funds $0 $0
Change in TABOR Refunds -$91,607 -$118,108
Change in State FTE 0.0 FTE 0.0 FTE
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Summary of Legislation
The bill allows local authorities to enforce vehicle registration requirements. It also allows a court
to 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 if the court is a municipal
court. Citation or summons forms must include that disclosure provided in the bill that explains
to the vehicle owner how to have their violation dismissed.
State Revenue
The bill decreases revenue in the Judicial Department by an estimated $91,607 in FY 2025-26,
$118,108 in FY 2026-2027, and increasing amounts ongoing, credited to various cash funds,
including the Highway Users Tax Fund. The fiscal note assumes 1,760 individuals will be eligible
to have their violations dismissed and no longer have to pay certain fines, fees, and surcharges.
This calculation factors in assumed indigency rates, collection rates, and collections from
assessments from prior years.
The HUTF reduction is roughly 50 percent of the decreased revenue, which calculates to $49,005
in FY 2025-26 and $54,450 in FY 2026-27, and increasing amounts ongoing. The State Highway
Fund in CDOT receives 65 percent of the HUTF revenues generated through license plate fees,
while the rest is distributed to local governments.
State Expenditures
The bill may increase workload in the Judicial Department for trial courts to process forms
containing any court orders. Any impact is absorbable with current resources.
Local Government
Vehicle Registration Enforcement
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.
HUTF Revenue
As discussed in the State Revenue section, the bill will decrease local government HUTF revenue.
HUTF revenue generated by license plate fees is distributed to counties (26 percent) and
municipalities (9 percent) for transportation needs.
Municipal Courts
The bill will increase revenue to municipal courts by an indeterminate amount from vehicle
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TABOR Refunds
The bill is expected to decrease the amount of state revenue required to be refunded to
taxpayers by the amounts shown in the State Revenue section above. This estimate assumes the
March 2025 LCS revenue forecast. A forecast of state revenue subject to TABOR is not available
beyond FY 2026-27. Because TABOR refunds are paid from the General Fund, decreased cash
fund revenue will increase the amount of General Fund available to spend or save.
Effective Date
The bill takes effect 90 days following adjournment of the General Assembly sine die, assuming
no referendum petition is filed.
State and Local Government Contacts
Judicial
Law
Local Affairs
Municipalities
Public Safety
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.