# Colorado SB25-162: Railroad Safety Requirements Colorado SB25-162, Railroad Safety Requirements, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), Javier Mabrey (Democratic), Lisa Cutter (Democratic) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-06-04 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-162-2025A - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Colorado SB25-162 - State: Colorado - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Railroad Safety Requirements - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-06-04, Governor Signed - Sponsors: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), Javier Mabrey (Democratic), Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Marc Snyder (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 40 - Subjects: State Government, Transportation & Motor Vehicles - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (150 yes, 58 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Rail safety advisers can receive pay: benefit, low. Rail Industry Safety Advisory Committee members may receive daily pay if their regular job does not compensate them for this work. The Office of Rail Safety provides this pay. Members may also receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses while performing committee duties. The law states… - Colorado centralizes railroad safety oversight: benefit, low. The law creates an Office of Rail Safety within Colorado's Public Utilities Commission, replacing shared state inspection and enforcement authority. Oversight covers Class I railroads, passenger railroads, and railroads operating lines used by Class I railroads on July 1, 2024. The separate fee exe… - Colorado reviews readiness for hazardous train spills: benefit, low. Beginning February 1, 2027, the Office of Rail Safety must assess readiness for a large hazardous-material release from trains. It must work with state public safety and public health agencies. The review covers responder training, equipment, freight-route risks, and response plans. A report is due… - Rail crews gain emergency response protections: benefit, low. During train emergencies, crew members may contact first responders after notifying railroad dispatch. They may take appropriate emergency action, including cutting a crossing. Railroad employees and crew members are protected from civil liability for good-faith emergency actions. When a railroad r… - Rail safety funds support safety projects: benefit, low. The Rail District Maintenance and Safety Fund ends July 1, 2025. Its unspent money not already committed on June 30, 2025, transfers to the State Highway Fund, along with specified rail-safety fines. Colorado's Transit and Rail Division must use this money for passenger-rail safety planning and dev… - Railroads pay new annual safety fees: cost, low. Covered railroads must begin paying annual safety fees on or before January 1, 2027, under commission rules. Payers include Class I railroads, passenger systems, and operators of lines used by Class I railroads on July 1, 2024. Class II and III railroads are exempt when using trackage or haulage ri… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Elizabeth Velasco (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Javier Mabrey (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Lisa Cutter (Democratic), Senate - Sponsor: Marc Snyder (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Boesenecker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Paschal (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brianna Titone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chad Clifford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Eliza Hamrick (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Sirota (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Jackson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Junie Joseph (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie McCluskie (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lorena Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Monica Duran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Froelich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mandy Lindsay (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Manny Rutinel (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rep. S. Bird - Cosponsor: Tisha Mauro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tammy Story (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Lindstedt (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cathy Kipp (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Kolker (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dylan Roberts (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sen. F. Winter - Cosponsor: Iman Jodeh (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Judy Amabile (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jessie Danielson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Julie Gonzales (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Janice Marchman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kyle Mullica (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Katie Wallace (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Daugherty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Ball (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Weissman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Rodriguez (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tony Exum (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Sullivan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | House amendments: Concur | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | House amendments: Repass | pass | 23 | 12 | | | 2025-05-02 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 44 | 19 | | | 2025-05-01 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-162 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 7 | 4 | | | 2025-04-29 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-162, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 8 | 5 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 23 | 12 | | | 2025-04-17 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-162, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-162, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. | pass | 6 | 3 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-06-04: Governor Signed (House) - 2025-05-14: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House) - 2025-05-14: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (Senate) - 2025-05-02: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House) - 2025-05-01: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-05-01: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (House) - 2025-04-29: House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations (House) - 2025-04-28: Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance (House) - 2025-04-23: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy (Senate) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83922/download) - Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83908/download) - House Finance Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83936/download) - Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83926/download) - Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83918/download) - Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83910/download) - Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83914/download) - Senate Appropriations Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83933/download) - Senate Transportation & Energy Preamend: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83930/download) - Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40776/download) ## Related bills - SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed) - HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed) - HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed) - SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed) - SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed) - SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83922/download) - [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83908/download) - [House Finance Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83936/download) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83926/download) - [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83918/download) - [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83910/download) - [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83914/download) - [Senate Appropriations Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83933/download) - [Senate Transportation & Energy Preamend (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/83930/download) - [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40776/download) ## Related - [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A) - [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A) - [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A) - [SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-163-2025A) - [SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-261-2025A) - [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A) - [Colorado bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado/bills) - [Colorado state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/colorado) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-162-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).