House Bill 25-1066 Introduced

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning the creation of a Colorado Eagles special

• Page 1, Line 102license plate.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.)

The bill creates the Colorado Eagles special license plate. To be issued a plate, an applicant must make a donation to the Colorado Eagles Charities, Inc., and pay the normal fees for a license plate plus 2 one-time fees of $25. One of the $25 fees is transferred to the highway users tax fund and the other is transferred to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account.

• Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 42-3-272 as

• Page 2, Line 3follows:

• Page 2, Line 442-3-272.  Special plates - Colorado Eagles. (1)  Beginning on

• Page 2, Line 5January 1, 2026, or when the department is able to issue the

• Page 2, Line 6plates, the department shall issue special license plates to

• Page 2, Line 7qualified applicants in accordance with this section for

• Page 2, Line 8motorcycles, passenger cars, trucks, or noncommercial or

• Page 2, Line 9recreational motor vehicles that do not exceed sixteen

• Page 2, Line 10thousand pounds empty weight.

• Page 2, Line 11(2) (a)  The Colorado Eagles license plate is established.

• Page 2, Line 12(b)  The department shall use a design from the Colorado

• Page 2, Line 13Eagles, but the design must conform to department standards

• Page 2, Line 14and be approved by the department.

• Page 2, Line 15(3) (a)  A person may apply for a Colorado Eagles license

• Page 2, Line 16plate if the person pays the taxes and fees required under this

• Page 2, Line 17section and provides to the department or an authorized agent

• Page 2, Line 18a certificate issued by the Colorado Eagles Charities, Inc.,

• Page 2, Line 19confirming that the applicant has made a donation to the

• Page 2, Line 20organization. The organization may establish a minimum

• Page 2, Line 21donation amount to qualify for the license plate.

• Page 2, Line 22(b)  To be eligible to qualify applicants for the Colorado

• Page 2, Line 23Eagles license plate, the Colorado Eagles Charities, Inc., must

• Page 2, Line 24file with the department an annual statement verifying that it

• Page 2, Line 25is a nonprofit organization.

• Page 2, Line 26(4)  The amount of the taxes and fees for special license

• Page 3, Line 1plates under this section is the same as the amount of the taxes

• Page 3, Line 2and fees for regular motor vehicle license plates; except that

• Page 3, Line 3the department shall collect:

• Page 3, Line 4(a)  A one-time special license plate issuance fee as

• Page 3, Line 5specified in section 42-3-312; and

• Page 3, Line 6(b)  An additional one-time fee of twenty-five dollars for

• Page 3, Line 7issuance or replacement of the license plate. The state

• Page 3, Line 8treasurer shall transfer the additional one-time fee collected

• Page 3, Line 9pursuant to this subsection (4)(b) to the highway users tax fund

• Page 3, Line 10created in section 43-4-201.

• Page 3, Line 11(5)  An applicant may apply for personalized Colorado

• Page 3, Line 12Eagles license plates. Upon payment of the additional fee

• Page 3, Line 13required by section 42-3-211 (6)(a) for personalized license

• Page 3, Line 14plates, the department may issue the plates if the applicant

• Page 3, Line 15complies with section 42-3-211. If an applicant has existing

• Page 3, Line 16personalized license plates for a motor vehicle, the applicant

• Page 3, Line 17may transfer the combination of letters or numbers to a new set

• Page 3, Line 18of Colorado Eagles license plates for the vehicle upon paying

• Page 3, Line 19the fee required by section 42-3-211 (6)(a) and upon turning in the

• Page 3, Line 20existing plates to the department. A person who has obtained

• Page 3, Line 21personalized license plates under this subsection (5) must pay

• Page 3, Line 22the annual fee imposed by section 42-3-211 (6)(b) to renew the

• Page 3, Line 23personalized plates. The fees under this subsection (5) are in

• Page 3, Line 24addition to all other applicable taxes and fees.

• Page 3, Line 25SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 42-3-312 as

• Page 3, Line 26follows:

• Page 3, Line 2742-3-312.  Special license plate surcharge. In addition to any

• Page 4, Line 1other fee imposed by this article 3, an applicant for a special license plate

• Page 4, Line 2created by rule in accordance with section 42-3-207, as the section existed

• Page 4, Line 3when the plate was created, personalized plates issued under section

• Page 4, Line 442-3-211, or special license plates issued under sections 42-3-212 to

• Page 4, Line 542-3-214, sections 42-3-217 to 42-3-218, sections 42-3-221 to 42-3-234,

• Page 4, Line 6sections 42-3-237 to 42-3-258, sections 42-3-260 to 42-3-265, and

• Page 4, Line 7sections 42-3-267 to 42-3-271 42-3-272 shall pay an issuance fee of

• Page 4, Line 8twenty-five dollars; except that the fee is not imposed on special license

• Page 4, Line 9plates exempted from additional fees for the issuance of a military special

• Page 4, Line 10license plate by section 42-3-213 (1)(b)(II). The department shall transfer

• Page 4, Line 11the money from the fee to the state treasurer who shall credit it transfer

• Page 4, Line 12the fee to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account created in

• Page 4, Line 13section 42-1-211 (2).

• Page 4, Line 14SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act

• Page 4, Line 15takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the

• Page 4, Line 16ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except

• Page 4, Line 17that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V

• Page 4, Line 18of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this

• Page 4, Line 19act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take

• Page 4, Line 20effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in

• Page 4, Line 21November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the

• Page 4, Line 22official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.