HB 25-1179: Auto Insurance Coverage Child Restraint System - Colorado

Rerevised (03/25/2025) → Revised (03/24/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from a 'Rerevised' version to a 'Revised' version, indicating it has been amended on second reading in the Senate. The Senate sponsorship list was significantly shortened, removing most co-sponsors while retaining the primary sponsors Daugherty and Jodeh. This reflects procedural progress in the legislative process rather than substantive policy changes.

TECHNICAL

Header text changed from 'REREVISED' to 'REVISED' with updated language about amendments adopted on second reading in the Second House.

Senate co-sponsorship list was reduced from 16 names to just 2 names (Daugherty and Jodeh), removing Ball, Bridges, Coleman, Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Hinrichsen, Kipp, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Roberts, Snyder, Wallace, Weissman, and Winter F.

The '3rd Reading Unamended' stamp dated March 25, 2025 was removed from the document header.

PA1 (02/28/2025) → Rerevised (03/25/2025) · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reorganized and reformatted between the PA1 and Rerevised versions, with no substantive policy changes to the insurance coverage requirements. The core provision requiring insurers to cover child restraint system replacement costs after vehicle accidents remains identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout changes including updated sponsor lists, committee assignments, and reading dates. The bill text itself was restructured but the legal language regarding insurance coverage requirements remained unchanged.

Final Act (04/08/2025) → PA1 (02/28/2025) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a House-only version to include Senate sponsorship and committee information, while the substantive policy language regarding child restraint system insurance coverage remained unchanged. The core requirement for insurers to cover child restraint replacement costs after vehicle accidents is identical in both versions.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and sponsorship information were added.

TECHNICAL

Added Senate sponsorship information and committee assignments that were missing in the original House-only version

Added bill summary and explanatory notes about amendments and committee changes

Reformatted page headers and removed original House-only title page elements

REQUIREMENT

Core insurance coverage requirements for child restraint system replacement remain identical

Signed Act (04/17/2025) → Final Act (04/08/2025) · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent minor formatting and signature line corrections between its signed and final act versions. The primary substantive content regarding automobile insurance coverage for child restraint system replacement remains unchanged. The changes include formatting adjustments to the sponsor list, signature lines for legislative officers, and the Governor's signature area.

TECHNICAL

Formatting corrections to the list of bill sponsors, ensuring proper line breaks and capitalization in the representative and senator names.

Signature line corrections for the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and Governor, replacing placeholder text with proper names and formatting.

Minor text formatting adjustments in the signature approval section, replacing placeholder text with proper signature lines.

Reengrossed (03/05/2025) → Signed Act (04/17/2025) · 3 edits · Apr 17, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to add more senators as co-sponsors and to clarify the bill's purpose and legal text formatting. The substantive policy content regarding insurance coverage for child restraint systems remains unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope, applicability, or policy requirements.

TECHNICAL

Added additional senator co-sponsors (Ball, Bridges, Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Hinrichsen, Kipp, Marchman, Michaelson Jenet, Roberts, Snyder, Wallace, Weissman, Winter F., Coleman) to the Senate sponsorship list.

Reformatted the bill header and sponsorship section to match standard legislative formatting conventions for the signed act version.

Added explanatory text about how to read the bill (capital letters indicate new material, dashes indicate deletions) which was present in the reengrossed version but not in the final signed act.

Engrossed (03/04/2025) → Reengrossed (03/05/2025) · 3 edits · Mar 25, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reengrossed to include additional co-sponsors from both the House and Senate, expanding the coalition supporting the legislation. A new note was added indicating that a bill summary for the reengrossed version will be available after third reading in the House of Introduction, clarifying the legislative process timeline.

TECHNICAL

Added seven new House co-sponsors (Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Duran, Froelich, Jackson, Lieder, Lindsay, Mabrey, Stewart R., Story, Willford) to the existing list of Zokaie and Feret.

Updated the bill header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' to reflect the legislative status change.

Added a new note dated March 5, 2025, informing readers that a bill summary for the reengrossed version will be available after third reading in the House of Introduction.

Introduced (02/10/2025) → Engrossed (03/04/2025) · 3 edits · Mar 25, 2025

MINOR

The bill was amended to clarify that insurance coverage for child restraint system replacement applies when the restraint was in the vehicle at the time of the accident, and to explicitly require insurers to ask claimants about child restraint systems involved in accidents. The applicability date was also expanded to include insurance claims filed on or after the effective date, not just policies issued or renewed.

Scope change

The bill's applicability was expanded to cover insurance claims filed on or after the effective date, in addition to policies issued or renewed on or after that date.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for insurers to ask claimants if a child restraint system was in the vehicle at the time of the accident when processing a claim.

SCOPE

Clarified that coverage applies to child restraint systems that were in the motor vehicle at the time of the accident, rather than just those that sustained damage during the accident.

TIMELINE

Expanded applicability to include insurance claims filed on or after the effective date, in addition to policies issued or renewed on or after the effective date.

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