HB 21-1245 Colorado House · 2021 Regular Session

On-track Equipment Railroad Crossings

Summary
Colorado law requires a driver or operator of certain types of motor vehicles or equipment to, in certain circumstances, stop at a railroad crossing at a safe place, look for trains at the crossing, proceed safely through the crossing, not block the train's crossing, and obey signals. The act amends these safety provisions to apply to, in addition to trains, any equipment that operates on railroad tracks.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 24, 2021 Signed Jun 7, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2021 · House Apr 12, 2021

How they voted

330
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
May 21, 2021
D Democratic20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican14
14 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 7, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
May 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
May 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors