HB 1041 — Electronic Vehicle Records

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

26-0205.01This Rebeccabill Bayettihas x4348been HOUSEprepared BILLfor 26-1041the HOUSEsignatures SPONSORSHIPof BoeseneckerandPaschal,the Froelich,Jackson,Lindsay,StewartR.,Bacon,Brown,Carter,appropriate Clifford,legislative Duran,officers English,and Joseph,the Nguyen,Governor. Sirota, Woodrow SENATE SPONSORSHIP Pelton B.,Carson,Cutter, Exum,Sullivan,Amabile,Benavidez,Bridges,Bright,Coleman, Daugherty, Frizell, Gonzales J., Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Liston, Marchman, Mullica, Rich, Snyder, Wallace e n e 2 E a 2 A U 0, N g 1 S d hr House Committees Senate Committees e a Transportation, Housing & Local Government Transportation & Energy R M r e A BILL FOR AN ACT n m 2 C ONCERNING THE USE OF AN ELECTRONIC VEHICLE RECORD FOR A T n 2 N U 9 CERTIFICATE OF TITLE , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , E i r S a a REPEALING THE REQUIREMENT FOR A PAPER CERTIFICATE OF R M n TITLE .

2To Billdetermine Summarywhether ethe nGovernor 2has msigned 0the (Note:bill or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative history, or the Session Laws.

ThisHOUSE summaryBILL applies26-1041 toBY thisREPRESENTATIVE(S) billBoesenecker as introduced and doesPaschal, EFroelich, nJackson, ,Lindsay, notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.IfthisbillStewart UR., UBacon, yBrown, OCarter, iClifford, aDuran, passesEnglish, thirdJoseph, readingNguyen, inSirota, theWoodrow; house of introduction, a bill summary that H a r applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at R e r F http://leg.colorado.gov/.) 3 TransportationLegislationReviewCommittee.Thebillrepeals the existing requirement that a paper certificate of title be used for g 6 d 0 specific vehicle transactions, thereby allowing the use of a certificate of E e , S R 5 U d r H 2 r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

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e A title in an electronic format in all circumstances.

SECTION1.SECTION 1.

InColoradoRevisedStatutes,42-6-109,amend(1),In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-6-109, amend (1), (3)(a), and (3)(b)(IV);

(1) Exceptasprovidedinsection42-6-113,apersonshallnotsellExcept as provided in section 42-6-113, a person shall not sell or otherwise transfer a motor or off-highway vehicle to a purchaser or transferee without delivering to the purchaser or transferee a certificate of title________ toCapital theletters vehicleor dulytransferredbold in& theitalic mannernumbers prescribedindicate innew sectionmaterial 42-6-110.added to existing law;

Exceptdashes asthrough providedwords inor subsectionnumbers (2)indicate ofdeletions thisfrom section,existing thelaw certificateand ofsuch titlematerial mayis benot inpart anof electronicthe format.act.

Excepttitle asto provided in section 42-6-115, a purchaser or transferee does not acquire any right, title,orinterestinandtoamotororoff-highwayvehiclepurchasedbythe purchaser or transferee unless and until he or sheRCHASER OR TRANSFEREE obtains from the transferorvehicle the certificate of title duly transferred in accordancethe withmanner thisprescribed partin 1.oldersection NY42-6-110. PARTY TO THE TRANSACTION may request either a paper or electronic version of a certificate of title.

Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the T HE certificate of title may be in an electronic format.

Except as provided in section42-6-115,apurchaserortransfereedoesnotacquireanyright, title, or interest in and to a motor or off-highway vehicle purchased by the purchaser or transferee unless and until he or she THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE obtains from the transferor the certificate of title duly transferred in accordance with this part 1.

A lienholderY PARTY TO THE TRANSACTION may request either a paper or electronic version of a certificate of title.

or (b) Thepurchaserpaysforamotororoff-highwayvehicleentirelyThe purchaser pays for a motor or off-highway vehicle entirely with cash.

(3)(a)(3) BeginningJanuary1,2019,thedepartmentshallimplement(a) Beginning January1, 2019, the department shall implement a voluntary program for an owner of a motor vehicle to notify the department or an authorized agent after ownership of the motor vehicle -2-is 1041transferred istransferredtoanotherpersoninaccordancewithsubsections(1)and(2)to another person in accordance with subsections (1) and (2) SUBSECTION (1) of this section.

(b) A report of ownership transfer is properlyfiledproperly filed if the report is mademadeinamanner,whichmayincludebyelectronicmeans,approvedbythe indepartment aand manner,received whichbythe mayincludedepartment byelectronicor means,authorized approvedagent bywithin thedepartmentandreceivedbythedepartmentorauthorizedagentwithin five business days after the transfer of ownership, and includes the following:

on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodafterfinaladjournmentofthegeneralassembly(Augustninety-dayperiod after final adjournment of the general assembly(August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026);

except that, if a referendumreferendumpetitionisfiledpursuanttosection1(3)ofarticleVofthestate petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1041 such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approvedapprovedbythepeopleatthegeneralelectiontobeheldinNovember2026 by the people at the general election to be held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

-3-____________________________ 1041____________________________ Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE ____________________________ ____________________________ Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

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