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SB 23-025

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In God We Trust Special License Plate

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Senate Bill 23-025, which has been signed into law and will take effect on August 7, 2023, allows Colorado drivers to get a new license plate that says "In God We Trust." To get this special plate, drivers need to pay an extra $25 fee in addition to the regular fees. This money goes partly to road maintenance funds and partly to support vehicle services in Colorado. The bill also sets aside some funding for the Department of Revenue to help with implementing the new plates.

Official Summary

The act creates the "In God We Trust" license plate for motor vehicles. In addition to the normal fees for a license plate, a person must pay 2 additional one-time fees of $25 for the issuance of the plate. One of these fees is credited to the highway users tax fund and the other fee is credited to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account. To implement the act, $31,212 is appropriated to the department of revenue for use by the division of motor vehicles. The appropriation consists of $4,293 from the general fund and $26,919 from the license plate cash fund. APPROVED by Governor June 2, 2023 EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Details

Chamber
Senate
First action
2023-06-02
Latest action
2023-01-10
Last action desc.
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
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Votes

BILL
2023-05-07 · House · passYes: 44 · No: 20 · Other:
BILL
2023-04-19 · Senate · passYes: 24 · No: 7 · Other: