CO HB1190

Clarifies that disabled veterans do not need to obtain a disabled veteran license plate to qualify for exemptions from vehicle ownership tax and registration fees.

Modifies Colorado Revised Statutes section 42-3-104(5) to explicitly state that veterans with service-connected disabilities of 50 percent or more need not obtain a disabled veteran license plate to receive the annual specific ownership tax exemption for one Class B or Class C motor vehicle.

Modifies Colorado Revised Statutes section 42-3-304(3)(a) to explicitly state that veterans with service-connected disabilities need not obtain a disabled veteran license plate to receive the annual registration fee exemption for one motor vehicle.

Applies to veterans with qualifying disabilities including permanent service-connected disability of 50 percent or more, loss of use of feet or hands, or permanent impairment or loss of vision constituting virtual or actual blindness.

Takes effect August 5, 2020, unless subject to a referendum petition filed within 90 days after final adjournment of the general assembly.