SB 23-145 Colorado Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Stegosaurus State Fossil License Plate

Summary
The act creates the stegosaurus state fossil license plate for motor vehicles. The department of revenue (department) must designate a nonprofit organization to qualify applicants for issuance of the license plate. The organization must provide educational services about the science and history of dinosaurs and support the stewardship and preservation of dinosaur fossils, tracks, and paleontology sites in Colorado. An applicant qualifies for issuance of the license plate if the applicant makes a donation to the organization and pays all required taxes and fees. In addition to the standard motor vehicle fees, the applicant must pay 2 one-time fees of $25 for issuance of the license plate. One fee is credited to the highway users tax fund and the other fee is credited to the licensing services cash fund. To implement this act, $39,151 is appropriated to the department for use by the division of motor vehicles. This appropriation consists of $5,492 from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account in the highway users tax fund and $33,659 from the license plate cash fund. APPROVED by Governor May 22, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 8, 2023 Signed May 22, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2023 · House May 7, 2023

How they voted

26–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Apr 18, 2023
D Democratic22
22 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
4 Yea 7 Nay 1
58% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 22, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
May 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
May 1, 2023
Committee
House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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