Leg Team Update 3/28/2026
3/28/26
Today is day 74 of the legislative session and here are the numbers: S-149/15/8/3 and H-343/42/24/14.
I met with the Executive Director, Danny Katz, of CoPIRG (Colorado Public Interest Research Group) this week to discuss the Right to Repair (R2R) for motor vehicles. CoPIRG has been instrumental in getting R2R bills passed for agricultural equipment (HB23-1011) and R2R for electronic equipment (HB24-1121). They‘ve been very active in many other consumer issues also. Check out their website at https://pirg.org/colorado/. We had a brief but productive meeting on how to proceed with a R2R bill. With all the background work that needs to be done, we realize there isn’t enough time to pursue a bill this session but agreed to start something after this session. Getting all the stakeholders lined up and assessing the opponents, which there could be quite a few, is going to take time, so Danny suggested we start getting together in June already. I’ll keep the LegTeam updated so we can get as many people involved as possible, especially those directly affected by the R2R – all motor vehicles affected. It might be helpful if we get the Repair Acts, H.R. 1566 & S. 1379, included in the National Highway Bill, so reply to the Call to Action on these bills on the MRF website.
As far as the bills of direct concern to motorcyclists, there is no change.
HB26-1079 (Concerning a requirement that a minor have written permission to obtain an instruction permit to drive a motorcycle) is scheduled for a hearing in the S-T&E Committee on Wed., 4/1.
HB26-1329 (Concerning criminalizing certain motor vehicle activities, and, in connection therewith, criminalizing and creating penalties for motor vehicle racing, street takeovers, and stunt driving) is scheduled for a hearing in the H-JUD Committee on Wed., 4/1.
As I mentioned before, a lot of interesting facts and figures are presented in the legislative declarations section of the bills (reasons for needing the bill). Here’s one that I found interesting about Colorado black bears: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1342.
Lastly, “Do we really need this bill” this week is SB26-146 (Concerning restricting the distribution of single-use food serviceware). The bill prohibits a retail food establishment or third-party food delivery service from providing single-use food serviceware to a customer unless the customer requests it. Read the bill at https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/SB26-146.
