HB 25-1103 Colorado House · 2025 Regular Session

Fallen Firefighter Special License Plate

Summary

The bill creates the fallen firefighter special license plate. An applicant becomes eligible to use the plate by providing a certificate to the department of revenue (department) confirming that the applicant has made a donation to a nonprofit organization (organization) chosen by the department based on the organization's provision of services to the families of firefighters who have been killed in the line of duty. In addition to the normal fees for a license plate, a person must pay 2 additional one-time fees in the amount of $25, one of which is credited to the highway users tax fund and the other to the Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action May 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced (01/27/2025) → PA1 (02/21/2025) · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add a minimum donation requirement of $25 to the nonprofit organization chosen by the department of revenue, and to clarify fee collection procedures. The Senate Appropriations committee was added as a sponsor committee, and the bill status changed from introduced to preamended.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on creating a fallen firefighter license plate, but the eligibility requirements were modified to include a minimum donation threshold.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that applicants must make a minimum donation of $25 to the nonprofit organization to qualify for the license plate.

Added a requirement for the chosen nonprofit organization to file an annual statement verifying its nonprofit status with the department.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the eligibility criteria to explicitly state the $25 minimum donation amount in the certificate requirements.

TECHNICAL

Added Senate Appropriations to the list of House and Senate committees for the bill.

Changed the bill status from 'Introduced' to 'Preamended' and updated the header information to reflect committee amendments.

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Committee

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Introduced

Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors