HB 26-1041
signedElectronic Vehicle Records
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedHouse Bill 26-1041, also known as the Electronic Vehicle Records Act, allows vehicle owners in Colorado to use electronic versions of their car titles for all transactions instead of just paper copies. This means that when buying or selling a car, transferring ownership, or dealing with other vehicle-related paperwork, people can now choose to handle everything digitally if they prefer. The bill has been signed into law, so it is now active and being implemented in practice, affecting anyone who needs to manage their vehicle's title documentation.
Official Summary
The act repeals the existing requirement that a paper certificate of title be used for specific vehicle transactions, thereby allowing the use of a certificate of title in an electronic format in all circumstances. Any party to a vehicle transaction may request either a paper or electronic version of a certificate of title.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Details
- Chamber
- House
- First action
- 2026-03-26
- Latest action
- 2026-01-14
- Last action desc.
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government
- OpenStates
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Sponsors
- Andy Boesenecker (sponsor) · Democratic
- Amy Paschal (sponsor) · Democratic
- Byron Pelton (sponsor) · Republican
- Meg Froelich (sponsor) · Democratic
- Jamie Jackson (sponsor) · Democratic
- Mandy Lindsay (sponsor) · Democratic
- Rebekah Stewart (sponsor) · Democratic
- John Carson (sponsor) · Republican
- Lisa Cutter (sponsor) · Democratic
- Tony Exum (sponsor) · Democratic
- Tom Sullivan (sponsor) · Democratic
- Jennifer Bacon (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Kyle Brown (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Michael Carter (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Chad Clifford (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Monica Duran (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Regina English (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Junie Joseph (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Kenny Nguyen (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Emily Sirota (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Steven Woodrow (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Judy Amabile (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Adrienne Benavidez (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Jeff Bridges (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Scott Bright (cosponsor) · Republican
- James Coleman (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lindsey Daugherty (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lisa Frizell (cosponsor) · Republican
- Julie Gonzales (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Iman Jodeh (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Cathy Kipp (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Barbara Kirkmeyer (cosponsor) · Republican
- Chris Kolker (cosponsor) · Democratic
- William Lindstedt (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Larry Liston (cosponsor) · Republican
- Janice Marchman (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Kyle Mullica (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Janice Rich (cosponsor) · Republican
- Marc Snyder (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Katie Wallace (cosponsor) · Democratic
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