ColoradoCreating Equal Justice License Plate
What it does
The bill creates the equal justice license plate (plate). An applicant becomes eligible for the plate by making a donation to the equal justice authority (authority). The department of revenue (department) will collect the donation on behalf of, and remit the money to, the authority.
More detail
The authority must spend the donation in the same manner as currently required by law for the equal justice fee.In addition to the donation and the normal fees for a license plate, a person must pay 2 additional one-time fees in the amount of $25, one of which is credited to the highway users tax fund and the other to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account.The bill allows the department to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations, and mandates that the department will not commence work on the creation of the plate until the department has received sufficient gifts, grants, and donations to cover the cost of creating the plate and any other related administrative or programming needs.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 14House Committee on Appropriations Lay Over Unamended - Amendment(s) FailedLatest
- Mar 19House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1251 to the Committee on Appropriations. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Introduced In House - Assigned to FinanceIntroduced