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SB 25-175

Sunset Bill Towing Task Force

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Judy Amabile and 17 co-sponsors

The bill extends the Towing Task Force's life to Sept 1, 2035 and maintains its duties and advisory role to the PUC on towing matters.

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Bill Summary · SB 25-175

Summary — SB 25‑175: Sunset Bill — Towing Task Force

Status: Governor signed (May 31, 2025)
Introduced: February 20, 2025
Primary sponsors: Sen. Julie Gonzales; Rep. Andrew Boesenecker and Rep. Tisha Mauro
Classification: Bill

Purpose

SB 25‑175 continues Colorado’s Towing Task Force by extending its statutory authorization. The bill implements recommendations from the Department of Regulatory Agencies’ 2024 sunset report and preserves the task force’s role advising the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on towing‑related matters.

Key provisions

  • Extends the repeal date for the Towing Task Force (statute section 40‑10.1‑403) from September 1, 2025 to September 1, 2035.
  • Amends the sunset review statute (C.R.S. 2‑3‑1203) to list the towing task force as an advisory committee scheduled to repeal on September 1, 2035; the added subsection itself is set to repeal on September 1, 2037 (technical drafting detail).
  • Leaves the task force’s existing duties, membership structure, and conflict‑of‑interest rules intact (the task force was originally created by HB 14‑1031 and later modified by HB 21‑1283 and HB 22‑1314).

Background / what the task force does

  • The Towing Task Force makes recommendations to the PUC regarding maximum rates for nonconsensual tows and assists with certain investigations of towing carriers.
  • The task force has 14 members and operates under conflict‑of‑interest constraints. Its prior sunset review and report are available from the Department of Regulatory Agencies.

Fiscal and administrative impact

  • Continuing the task force extends current annual revenue and expenditures of approximately $79,000 (cash funds) and 1.0 FTE to support the task force.
  • Funding source: PUC Motor Carrier Cash Fund (revenues from towing company permit fees cover these costs).
  • FY 2025‑26 appropriation: $79,000 and 1.0 FTE were required but funding was included in the FY 2025‑26 Long Bill so no separate appropriation in SB 25‑175 was necessary.
  • Revenue is subject to TABOR; the fiscal note reports an annual TABOR refund impact of about $79,000 if the task force continues.
  • If the bill had not passed, state revenue and expenditures would have decreased by roughly $79,000 beginning FY 2025‑26.

Who is affected

  • Department of Regulatory Agencies / Public Utilities Commission (administration, staff support)
  • Towing industry (permit fees fund the activity; PUC decisions informed by task force)
  • Members of the Towing Task Force and stakeholders who participate in or are regulated through PUC towing rules

Timeline and procedural notes

  • Governor signed: May 31, 2025.
  • Effective date: the act takes effect following the statutory 90‑day post‑adjournment period (the fiscal note cites an effective date of August 6, 2025, assuming no referendum). If a referendum is filed, implementation would be delayed until approved by voters.
  • New statutory repeal of the task force is scheduled for September 1, 2035 (with related drafting subsection removed on September 1, 2037).

For more detail, see the Legislative Council fiscal notes and the enacted bill text (LLS 25‑0399).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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