# Colorado SB25-320: Commercial Motor Vehicle Transportation

Colorado SB25-320, Commercial Motor Vehicle Transportation, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-06-03 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Colorado SB25-320
- State: Colorado
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Commercial Motor Vehicle Transportation
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-29
- Last action: 2025-06-03, Governor Signed
- Sponsors: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Rick Taggart (Republican), Shannon Bird
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Transportation & Motor Vehicles
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (93 yes, 23 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tax break returns for heavy-duty vehicle buyers: benefit, low. Colorado restores a state sales and use tax exemption from August 1, 2025, through December 31, 2028. It covers qualifying heavy-duty vehicles, their power sources, and parts that convert vehicles to low-emitting power. Purchases must meet the standards in Colorado law, C.R.S. § 39-26-719. Buyers'…
- Higher fuel fee limits for fuel users: cost, low. Colorado raises the bridge and tunnel fee limits on special fuel acquired, sold, offered for sale, or used in Colorado. The maximum is 7 cents per gallon in state budget years 2025-26 and 2026-27, up from 5 and 6 cents. The maximum is 8 cents per gallon for 2027-28 through 2031-32; the old 2027-28…
- State funding to administer vehicle changes: cost, low. The law provides $3,959 to Colorado's Department of Revenue for state budget year 2025-26 to carry out these changes. Money comes from the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account in the highway users tax fund. It covers $315 for administration staff, $396 for technology services, and $224 for vehi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jeff Bridges (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Taggart (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shannon Bird
- Cosponsor: Nick Hinrichsen (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-05 | House | Third reading: Bill | pass | 44 | 20 |   |
| 2025-05-03 | House | Refer Senate Bill 25-320 to the Committee of the Whole. | pass | 8 | 3 |   |
| 2025-05-02 | Senate | Third reading: Bill | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Refer Senate Bill 25-320, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-06-03: Governor Signed (House)
- 2025-05-13: Sent to the Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Signed by the Speaker of the House (House)
- 2025-05-05: House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2025-05-03: House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole (House)
- 2025-05-03: House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments (House)
- 2025-05-02: Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations (House)
- 2025-05-01: Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Appropriations (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84941/download)
- Final Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84933/download)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84942/download)
- Reengrossed: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84939/download)
- Rerevised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84935/download)
- Revised: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84937/download)
- Signed Act: [PDF](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40866/download)

## Related bills

- SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates (signed)
- HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law (signed)
- HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection (signed)
- SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities (signed)
- SB25-163: Battery Stewardship Programs (signed)
- SB25-261: Property Tax Deferral Program Administration (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84941/download)
- [Final Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84933/download)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84942/download)
- [Reengrossed (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84939/download)
- [Rerevised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84935/download)
- [Revised (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/84937/download)
- [Signed Act (PDF)](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/40866/download)

## Related
- [SB25-279: Colorado Code of Military Justice Updates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-279-2025A)
- [HB25-1307: Updating Technical References in Education Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1307-2025A)
- [HB25-1234: Utility Consumer Protection](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-HB25-1234-2025A)
- [SB25-167: Invest State Funds to Benefit Communities](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-167-2025A)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CO-SB25-320-2025A (as of 2026-10-16).