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Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 037

Thursday, February 19, 2026·41m·▶ Watch / Listen

The Colorado House advanced four bills on second reading — covering automated vehicle identification systems, irrigation equipment standards, dental network leasing, and a public service pathways program — with all four passing the committee of the whole 41-20 over objections focused on government expansion, revenue motivation, and legislative redundancy.

Key Actions

·HB 26-1071 – Automated Vehicle Identification Systems on InterstatesPassed

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Controversies

Whether HB 1071 is a safety bill or a revenue bill

Sponsors Majority Leader Duran and Representative Morrow framed HB 1071 as a local control and safety measure that changes nothing else in law. Representative Suckla directly countered: 'I look at this bill as a revenue bill and not as a safety bill,' pointing to a flat $40 fee with no points assessed and arguing that real safety would require officers stopping speeders rather than automated ticketing.

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Notable Quotes

“I look at this bill as a revenue bill and not as a safety bill. The bill was stated that it was all about safety. So let's talk about safety. If you have somebody that is driving and they're drunk or they're on drugs or they're hauling drugs, it's just going to give them a speeding ticket. And in my opinion, if this was really about safety, what it would be, you would have stop them.”

Representative Suckla — Suckla was testifying against HB 1071, which would allow local governments to place automated vehicle identification systems on interstate highways, arguing the bill's true purpose was raising revenue rather than improving safety.

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Votes

Approval of the journal of Wednesday, February 18, 2026 as corrected by the Chief ClerkPassed
HB 1071, HB 1034, HB 1070, and HB 1136 made Special Orders on February 19, 2026 at 9:31amPassed
Adoption of HB 1071 committee report (technical amendment removing counties)Passed
Adoption of House Bill 1071Passed
Adoption of HB 1034 committee report (CDPHE amendment striking lines 22–26)Passed
Adoption of House Bill 1034Passed
Adoption of House Bill 1070Passed
Adoption of HB 1136 committee report (data and reporting amendment)Passed
Adoption of House Bill 1136Passed
Adoption of the report of the committee of the whole (HB 1034 amended, HB 1070, HB 1071 amended, HB 1136 amended — passed on second reading)Passed
Yes (1)Representative Velasco (only named individual recorded)
Absent (1)Representative Valdez (noted as excused)
Motion to lay over the balance of the calendar until Friday, February 20, 2026Passed
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TranscriptPreview
Today the Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Representative Zokai. Oh, and I had all that time. The House will come to order. Representative Zokai. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation, under all indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Schieble, please call the roll. Representatives Bacon. Aml bacon. Excused. Barone. Bassinecker. Bottoms. Bradfield. Bradley. Brooks. Brown. Caldwell. Camacho. Representative camacho. Excused. Carter. Clifford. Representative clifford degraff is excused. Duran. English. Espinoza. Foray. Flannel. Froelich. Garcia. Representative garcia. Garcia. Sander. Gilchrist. Goldstein. Gonzalez. Hamrick. Hartsuk. Jackson. Johnson. Joseph. Kelty. Representative kelty. Leader lindsey. Rep. Lindsey's excused. Luck. Representative luck. Excused. Lukens. Mabry. Hey. Representative mabry. Excused. Marshall. Rhett. Marshall. Excused. Martinez. Morrow. Mccormick. Win. Pascal. Phillips. Richardson. Ricks. Rutinel. Ryden. Sirota. Slaw. Smith. Rep. Soper is excused. Stuart k. Stuart r. Story. Rep. Storey is excused. Sukla. Taggart. Tatone valdez. A. Velasco. Present. Weinberg. Wilford. Representative wilford is excused. Winter is excused. Woodrow woog. Zokai. And madam speaker. Thank you. Marshall. With 57 present, eight excused. We do have a quorum. Representative Zocai. Thank you Madam Speaker. And I made it for…
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