HB 1237: Transportation Safety Modifications - Colorado

Rerevised → Final Act · 5 edits · Apr 28, 2026

MODERATE

This bill updates Colorado statutes to improve transportation safety and clarify legal procedures. It modifies requirements for winter driving equipment, adds a specific prohibition against parking in bike lanes, and clarifies the authority of law enforcement to move obstructing vehicles. Additionally, it updates statutory language to use 'crash' instead of 'accident' and adjusts the statute of limitations for wrongful death claims involving vehicular homicide.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of prohibited parking to explicitly include bike lanes and clarifies the scope of vehicle removal authority to include debris and cargo in addition to vehicles.

REQUIREMENT

Updated winter driving equipment requirements to clarify that four-wheel or all-wheel drive vehicles must also have tires with sufficient tread depth and specific snow capability ratings.

Added a new provision prohibiting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in designated bike lanes.

ENFORCEMENT

Clarified that law enforcement and agency employees are authorized to move attended or unattended vehicles, cargo, or debris that obstruct highways, and specified that approval from local law enforcement is required before moving a vehicle.

DEFINITION

Changed the term 'accident' to 'crash' in various sections of the law to ensure consistent terminology.

TIMELINE

Extended the statute of limitations for filing wrongful death lawsuits against defendants who committed vehicular homicide and left the scene of a crash from two years to four years.

Revised → Rerevised · 3 edits · Apr 8, 2026

MINOR

The bill was re-revised to incorporate all amendments adopted by the Senate during its second reading. The primary change is the addition of three new Senate sponsors (Coleman, Exum, and Marchman) to the official list of supporters, while the original Senate sponsor (Lindstedt) remains. Additionally, the document now explicitly marks the version as '3rd Reading Unamended' with a specific date of April 8, 2026, indicating the bill has passed the Senate without further amendments at that stage.

Scope change

No substantive changes to the bill's scope, applicability, funding, or policy requirements were identified; the changes are administrative and procedural.

TECHNICAL

Added three new Senate sponsors (Coleman, Exum, and Marchman) to the list of bill sponsors.

Added a header indicating this is the '3rd Reading Unamended' version dated April 8, 2026.

Updated the revision status text to reflect that amendments were adopted in the Second House rather than on Second Reading.

Reengrossed → Revised · 4 edits · Apr 7, 2026

MODERATE

The bill's title page was updated to reflect its current status as 'Revised' rather than 'Reengrossed,' indicating it has passed second reading in the second house. Additionally, the document now includes specific dates for the Senate and House readings, providing a clearer timeline for the legislative process.

Scope change

No substantive policy changes to the bill's scope, applicability, or content were identified in this diff.

TECHNICAL

The bill status header was changed from 'REENGROSSED' to 'REVISED' to accurately reflect the legislative stage.

New dates were added for the Senate (April 7, 2026) and House (March 12, 2026) readings.

The text 'Adopted in the House of Introduction' was removed from the header.

The bill summary note was updated to reference the 'reengrossed version' instead of the 'revised version' to maintain consistency with the bill's history.

Engrossed → Reengrossed · 3 edits · Mar 12, 2026

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include additional co-sponsors and updated the legislative session header to reflect that all amendments have been adopted. The document also added a specific date and version identifier for the House of Introduction, clarifying the bill's current status.

TECHNICAL

Added five new co-sponsors (Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Carter, Duran, Froelich, Hamrick, Lindsay, Marshall, McCluskie, Nguyen, Paschal, Rutinel, Woodrow) to the House sponsorship list.

Updated the session header text from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and refined the description of included amendments.

Inserted a specific date (March 12, 2026) and version label ('3rd Reading Unamended') to the bill summary notice.

Introduced → Engrossed · 2 edits · Mar 11, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove references to four-wheel and all-wheel drive vehicles, clarifying that tire and traction device requirements apply to all vehicles regardless of drive type. Additionally, the bill was renumbered from HB 26-1237 to LLS No. 26-0658.01 and marked as 'Engrossed' to reflect its final status after House amendments.

Scope change

The bill's scope was broadened by removing exemptions for four-wheel and all-wheel drive vehicles, ensuring the traction device requirements apply universally to all vehicles on state highways.

REQUIREMENT

Removed references to four-wheel and all-wheel drive vehicles from the requirements for tires, chains, and alternate traction devices, ensuring these rules apply to every vehicle.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill's identifier from HB 26-1237 to LLS No. 26-0658.01 and changed the status header from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed'.

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