ColoradoTransportation Safety Modifications
What it does
The act makes the following changes to transportation- and traffic-related statutes:Clarifies tire, chain, and alternate traction device requirements for use on a state highway by removing references to four-wheel and all-wheel drive; Prohibits an individual from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in the portion of a roadway designated as a bike lane, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or an official traffic control device;Clarifies that specified officers and authorized employees may move an attended or unattended motor vehicle, vehicle, cargo, or debris that is on a highway right-of-way and that obstructs or impedes traffic or highway maintenance or operations; andUpdates statutory references relating to vehicle or traffic collisions or collisions involving other transportation devices to use the term 'crash' or 'incident' in addition to or in place of the term 'accident' and defines 'crash' to include events involving motor vehicles, vulnerable road users, or other transportation devices.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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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 5Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 1Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- May 1Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- May 1Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 8Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 7Senate Second Reading Passed - No AmendmentsMinor
- Apr 1Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1237 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 17Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & EnergyMinor
- Mar 12House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 11House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Mar 10House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1237, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment A). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local GovernmentIntroduced