HB 22-1217 Summary

• Requires Colorado State Patrol to develop assessment reports for scrap metal dealers, junk shops, salvage yards, and secondhand property dealers to evaluate compliance with commodity metals purchase regulations, with facilities submitting reports annually by August 1 starting in 2023.

• Creates a Catalytic Converter Identification and Theft Prevention Grant Program administered by Colorado State Patrol to award grants for public awareness campaigns, theft prevention parts, victim assistance, and identification tracking efforts, with grants apportioned at 20% to victims, 20% to prevention, 25% to business impacts, 25% to enforcement, and 10% for administrative costs.

• Establishes standardized inspection forms and training for state, county, and local law enforcement to conduct facility inspections for compliance with commodity metals purchase regulations, with inspection results reported to Colorado State Patrol within two weeks.

• Appropriates $405,871 to the Department of Public Safety for fiscal year 2022-23, including $300,000 for the Colorado State Patrol's automobile theft prevention authority and $105,871 for information technology services.

• The grant program expires July 1, 2025; Section 1 takes effect only if Senate Bill 22-009 becomes law.