ColoradoClean Fleet Enterprise Replace Aging Diesel Trucks
What it does
The act authorizes the clean fleet enterprise (enterprise) to incentivize, support, and accelerate the replacement of a truck that is part of a fleet and that is powered by a diesel-fueled internal combustion engine, is a model year of 2009 or earlier, and is registered, operable, and capable of independent roadway operation (aging diesel truck) with a diesel truck that is a model year of 2018 or later (new diesel truck) until December 31, 2031. The act also allows the enterprise to provide funding or financing through grant programs, rebate programs, revolving loan funds, or other strategies to help owners and operators of aging diesel truck fleets finance the replacement of aging diesel trucks with new diesel trucks to reduce the up-front costs of acquiring new diesel trucks until December 31, 2031. The enterprise may use the clean fleet enterprise fund to provide money to support the replacement of aging diesel trucks with new diesel trucks, but the enterprise is required to ensure that it does not expend more than 20% of the fund's income during a state fiscal year for the support.
More detail
To qualify for any money provided by the enterprise for the replacement of aging diesel trucks with new diesel trucks, the act requires a purchaser of the new diesel truck to surrender an aging diesel truck to the seller of the new truck. The seller of the new diesel truck must decommission the aging diesel truck by drilling a hole in the engine's block and cutting the chassis rails in half. The seller must be an authorized dealer of new diesel trucks who must certify that the new diesel truck meets all state and federal emissions and safety standards for its model year. The enterprise must prioritize applications to replace aging diesel trucks from businesses that are privately owned, independently owned, or have limited access to capital. The enterprise is not allowed to accept an application from the owner or operator of a motor vehicle fleet that owns, leases, or operates more than 50 heavy-duty motor vehicles or from a business entity with annual gross revenue exceeding $100 million. The enterprise is required to prioritize the replacement of an aging diesel truck that has a model year of no later than 2006. The act expands the business purpose of the enterprise to include providing incentives and support for refrigerated transport units powered by zero emission technology. The act allows the enterprise to exercise its rights and powers without regard to the state 'Procurement Code'. The act requires the enterprise to annually prepare a report that includes the estimated pollution reduction benefits of the enterprise. The enterprise must seek to ensure that all projects funded by the enterprise achieve measurable results and outcomes.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 20Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Apr 8Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 7Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Apr 7Signed by the Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Apr 6Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- Vote recorded CONCUR. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded REPASS. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 2House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - FloorPassed House
- Vote recorded AMD (L.014). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded PERM. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 1House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 31House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Floor
- Mar 23House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 20House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Mar 17House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-021 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local GovernmentMinor
- Mar 2Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - CommitteeMinor
- Feb 27Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/02/2026 - No Amendments
- Feb 26Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/27/2026 - No Amendments
- Feb 23Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.005. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt amendment L.006. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Refer Senate Bill 26-021, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 14Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & EnergyIntroduced