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Read. Follow. Verify.Colorado HB 1076 updates transportation laws, commercial vehicle rules, and driver licensing requirements
Last action · June 1, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Mandy Lindsay and 13 others
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What This Bill Does
Colorado HB 1076 reorganizes transportation statutes to rename a department division office, mandate state agencies pay for fleet fueling infrastructure, update motorcycle safety training rules for drivers under 21, and establish new online driver license renewal eye exam attestations and photo age limits. The law also defines toll evasion, revises commercial vehicle winter driving and left-lane restrictions, and adjusts state transportation enterprise fund management.
Commercial drivers, young motorists, state agencies, and toll road users face updated operational rules, compliance standards, and fee allocations across Colorado's highway and transit networks.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Commercial vehicle drivers
Commercial vehicle drivers must adhere to updated tire chain rules, avoid tire cables as acceptable traction devices, and follow new restrictions prohibiting travel in the farthest left-hand general purpose lane on specified sections of Interstate 70.
State agencies
State agencies are required to pay their proportionate share of the cost of maintenance and operation of fueling infrastructure supporting their motor vehicle fleets.
Motorcycle license applicants under 21
Applicants under 21 years old must complete a state patrol-approved motorcycle safety instruction program before obtaining an instruction permit or endorsement.
Residents renewing driver licenses online
Residents renewing licenses online must attest to having an eye exam within the past year and benefit from rules allowing credential renewal when photographs are over 10 years old.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the new eyesight requirements for renewing a driver license online?
How is 'toll evasion' defined under the new law?
What is the training requirement for drivers under 21 seeking a motorcycle permit?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Jun 1, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledGovernor Signed
- May 29, 2026HouseFloorSigned by the Speaker of the House
- May 29, 2026SenateFloorSigned by the President of the Senate
- May 28, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSent to the Governor
- May 7, 2026HouseHouse Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- May 6, 2026HouseHouse Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
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- May 5, 2026SenateFloorSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- May 4, 2026SenateFloorSenate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Apr 29, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
- Feb 20, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
- Feb 18, 2026HouseFloorHouse Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Feb 10, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
- Feb 2, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Refer House Bill 26-1076, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
9
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 1
How they voted (9)
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Adopt amendment L.002
Total
1
- Yes
- 0
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 1
How they voted (1)
Refer House Bill 26-1076, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
Total
3
- Yes
- 2
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Comprehensive Transportation Statutory Clean-Up
The legislation systematically updates definitions, agency names, commercial vehicle restrictions, and fund rules across multiple chapters of Colorado transportation law in a single omnibus measure.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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