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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB18-1191

Local Government Alter Speed Limits

Type Bill
Session 2018 Regular Session
Subjects
Local Government Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Concerning a local authority's ability to alter speed limits within the local authority's jurisdiction.

Bill Summary:

Local authorities - altering speed limits - residential neighborhoods - permissive factors to consider. In addition to conducting the traffic investigation or survey already required, the act allows a county or municipal authority to consider the following factors before increasing or decreasing speed limits for residential neighborhoods within the authority's jurisdiction:

  • Road characteristics;
  • Current and future development;
  • Environmental factors;
  • Parking practices;
  • Pedestrian and bicycle activity in the vicinity; and
  • Crash statistics from the most recent year.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Faith Winter

Representative

Faith Winter

Senator Beth Humenik

Senator

Beth Humenik

Senator John Kefalas

Senator

John Kefalas

Committees

House

Transportation & Energy

Senate

Local Government

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/23/2018 Signed Act PDF
04/16/2018 Final Act PDF
03/23/2018 Rerevised PDF
03/21/2018 Revised PDF
02/27/2018 Reengrossed PDF
02/26/2018 Engrossed PDF
02/02/2018 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
02/23/2018 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/23/2018 FN2 PDF
02/16/2018 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 18-1191 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-1. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 18-1191, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-3. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/03/2018 Senate Amendments REPASS
37
AYE
27
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/03/2018 Senate Amendments CONCUR
41
AYE
23
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
02/27/2018 Third Reading BILL
38
AYE
26
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/23/2018 Third Reading BILL
20
AYE
15
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
04/23/2018 Governor Governor Signed
04/16/2018 Governor Sent to the Governor
04/16/2018 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
04/13/2018 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/03/2018 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
03/23/2018 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over to 04/03/2018
03/23/2018 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/22/2018 Senate Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/21/2018 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
03/20/2018 Senate Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
03/16/2018 Senate Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 03/20/2018 - No Amendments
03/13/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Local Government Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/05/2018 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government
02/27/2018 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/26/2018 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee
02/22/2018 House House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
02/02/2018 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/08/2018 156 Local Government Alter Speed Limits PDF

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