HB 25-1230 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Changes Violation Driver Overtaking School Bus

Summary
The act permits the state, a county, a city and county, a school district, or a municipality to, with approval from a school district's board of education, install and utilize automated vehicle identification systems (system) on the school district's school buses to detect a driver of a vehicle that overtakes a stopped school bus with actuated visual signal lights in violation of current law. A school district that installs and utilizes a system for this purpose must enter into a memorandum of understanding with one or more law enforcement agencies. If a system detects a violation, the state, a county, a city and county, or a municipality may impose a civil penalty of up to $300. The act creates a rebuttable presumption that when an image produced by a system includes an electronic indicator signifying that a school bus's visual signal lights are actuated, the visual signal lights are presumed to be actuated and operational and the school bus is presumed to be stopped to receive or discharge school children. The act mandates that the fines collected through the use of the system must not be used as the basis for the compensation to the system manufacturer or vendor and that the compensation must not be based exclusively upon the number of citations issued or revenue generated by the system.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Signed May 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Revised (03/31/2025) PA2 (03/27/2025) · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to update the maximum civil penalty for overtaking a school bus to $300 and added new requirements for automated vehicle identification systems to capture images of both the vehicle and license plate when issuing violations.
Scope change
The penalty amount increased and enforcement technology requirements were expanded to include automated systems.
ENFORCEMENT

Maximum civil penalty for overtaking a school bus increased to $300, including surcharges or fees.

REQUIREMENT

Automated vehicle identification systems must capture images of both the motor vehicle and its license plate to issue notices of violation or civil penalties.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025 · House Mar 17, 2025

How they voted

331
Passed
Total votes 34
Apr 1, 2025
D Democratic22
22 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican12
11 Yea 1 Nay
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
2
May 24, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 11, 2025
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
lower
3 primary · 25 co-sponsors

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