ColoradoTitle Register & Drive Kei Vehicles
What it does
A kei vehicle is the smallest road-legal, 4-wheeled vehicle in Japan and is imported into the United States as a used vehicle. The act defines a kei vehicle as a motor vehicle for the purposes of the "Uniform Motor Vehicle Law" and the "Certificate of Title Act". These acts govern issuing a certificate of title, registering a motor vehicle, and the rules of the road for motor vehicles.
More detail
The act authorizes a kei vehicle to operate on the roads and requires a kei vehicle to be issued a certificate of title, be registered, and obey motor vehicle traffic laws.
Driving a kei vehicle on a roadway that has a speed limit greater than 55 miles per hour or on a limited-access highway is prohibited.
For emissions testing, a kei vehicle is tested not using a dynamometer but using a 2-speed idle test. The vehicle must pass the emissions standards for the year it was manufactured.
The department of revenue, the Colorado state patrol, and the agents or contractors of these agencies may not require a vehicle to have an inspection because it is a kei vehicle or has the design or manufacturing parameters of a kei vehicle. And a kei vehicle may not be declared not roadworthy because of its design or manufacturing parameters.
Kei vehicles are included in the motor vehicle dealer and powersports vehicle dealer statutes, and this requires a person to be licensed as a dealer to sell kei vehicles at retail. (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
- 2025
- May 9Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- May 7Signed by the Speaker of the House
- May 7Signed by the President of the Senate
- May 7Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- May 1Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 30Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 30Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
- Apr 23Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to AppropriationsMinor
- Apr 15Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & EnergyMinor
- Apr 14House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 11House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Apr 11House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Mar 31House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Mar 12House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to FinanceMinor
- Feb 20Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local GovernmentIntroduced