HOUSE BILL 22-1339
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Herod and McCluskie, Ransom, Gray, Titone;
also SENATOR(S) Zenzinger and Rankin, Hansen, Fields, Moreno.
C
ONCERNING THE COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT OF THE
HIGHWAY USERS TAX FUND
, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,
MERGING THE LICENSING SERVICES CASH FUND INTO THE ACCOUNT
AND REQUIRING ACCOUNT INVESTMENT EARNINGS TO BE CREDITED
TO THE ACCOUNT
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-1-211, amend (2)
as follows:
42-1-211. Driver's license, record, identification, and vehicle
enterprise solution. (2) (a) Repealed.
(b) (I) There is hereby created the Colorado DRIVES vehicle
services account in the highway users tax fund for the purpose of providing
funds for the development and operation of Colorado DRIVES, including
operations performed under articles 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 12 of this title 42, to
cover the costs of administration and enforcement of the motorist insurance
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
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Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. identification database program created in section 42-7-604, and to
purchase and issue license plates, decals, and validating tabs in accordance
with article 3 of this title 42. Money received from the fees imposed by
section
SECTIONS 38-29-138 (1), (2), (4), and (5), and sections 42-1-206
(2)(a), 42-1-210 (1)(a)(II), 42-1-231, 42-1-233 (3)(b), 42-2-107 (1)(a)(I),
42-2-114 (2)(b), (2)(c)(I), (2)(c)(II), (2)(e), and (4)(a), 42-2-114.5 (1),
42-2-117 (1), 42-2-118 (1)(b)(I)(C) and (1.5)(b), 42-2-133 (2), 42-2-306
(2), 42-2-406 (1), (2), (3)(d), and (6), 42-2-508 (1), 42-3-107 (22), 42-3-213
(1)(b)(IV), 42-3-304 (18)(d)(I)(B), 42-3-306 (14), 42-3-312, 42-3-313
(2)(c)(I), and
42-6-110 (1.7)(c), 42-6-137 (1), (2), (4), (5), and (6), as well
as AND 42-6-138 (1)(a), (2), AND (4) AND any money received through gifts,
grants, and donations to the account from private or public sources for the
purposes of this section, shall be credited by the state treasurer to the
Colorado DRIVES vehicle services account. T
HE STATE TREASURER SHALL
CREDIT ALL INTEREST AND INCOME DERIVED FROM THE DEPOSIT AND
INVESTMENT OF MONEY IN THE
COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES
ACCOUNT TO THE ACCOUNT
. The general assembly shall appropriate
annually the money in the account for the purposes of this subsection (2).
If any unexpended and unencumbered money remains in the account at the
end of a fiscal year, the balance remains in the account and is not
transferred to the general fund or any other fund.
(II) Repealed.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-2-114.5, amend (1)
and (3); and add (5) and (6) as follows:
42-2-114.5. Fees for drivers' licenses, identification cards, and
related services - crediting to DRIVES account - fee setting procedures
- rules - repeal. (1) The licensing services cash fund is hereby created in
the state treasury. The general assembly shall appropriate moneys in the
fund to the department for the cost of implementing this article ALL NET
REVENUE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT FROM THE FEES SPECIFIED IN
SUBSECTION
(2) OF THIS SECTION, AS SUCH FEES MAY BE RAISED OR
LOWERED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION
(3) OF
THIS SECTION
, SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE
SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
(3) (a) Except as set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3),
beginning July 1, 2015, The department may raise or lower the fees listed
PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 22-1339 in subsection (2) of this section, but the department shall not increase the
fee by more than twenty percent before July 1, 2016, or by more than five
percent per year. on or after July 1, 2016.
(b) The department shall not raise or lower the fees listed in
paragraphs (a), (b), (f), (g), (n), and (o) of subsection (2) of this section
before July 1, 2017, and the fee listed in paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of
this section before July 1, 2019.
(5) (a) ON JULY 1, 2022, THE STATE TREASURER SHALL TRANSFER
ALL MONEY IN THE LICENSING SERVICES CASH FUND THAT WAS CREATED IN
SUBSECTION
(1) OF THIS SECTION AS IT EXISTED PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2022, TO
THE
COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
(b) T
HIS SUBSECTION (5) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023.
(6) (a) A
NY REFERENCE IN THE STATE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 LONG
APPROPRIATIONS BILL TO THE LICENSING SERVICES CASH FUND SHALL BE
DEEMED TO BE A REFERENCE TO THE
COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES
ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2), AND ANY APPROPRIATION
MADE IN THE STATE FISCAL YEAR
2022-23 LONG BILL FROM OR TO THE
LICENSING SERVICES CASH FUND SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE AN
APPROPRIATION FROM OR TO THE
COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES
ACCOUNT
.
(b) T
HIS SUBSECTION (6) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024.
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-75-402, repeal
(5)(jj) as follows:
24-75-402. Cash funds - limit on uncommitted reserves -
reduction in the amount of fees - exclusions. (5) Notwithstanding any
provision of this section to the contrary, the following cash funds are
excluded from the limitations specified in this section:
(jj) The licensing services cash fund created in section 42-2-114.5
(1);
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-28.8-501, amend
PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 22-1339 (7)(a) as follows:
39-28.8-501. Marijuana tax cash fund - creation - distribution
- legislative declaration - repeal. (7) (a) On July 1, 2022, and on July 1 of
each year thereafter, the state treasurer shall make the following transfers
from the fund:
(I) Seven hundred fifty-three thousand dollars to the licensing
services cash fund created in section 42-2-114.5 COLORADO DRIVES
VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION 42-1-211 (2) for use by
the hearings division; and
(II) Six hundred forty-eight thousand dollars to the licensing
services cash fund created in section 42-2-114.5 COLORADO DRIVES
VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION 42-1-211 (2) for use by
the division of motor vehicles.
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-1-206, amend (2)(a)
as follows:
42-1-206. Records open to inspection - furnishing of copies -
rules. (2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, upon
written application and the payment of a fee per copy, or a record search for
each copy requested, the department shall furnish to any person a
photostatic copy of any specified record or accident report specifically made
a public record by this title and shall, if requested, certify the same. The
department shall set the fee in accordance with section 42-2-114.5. The
department shall transfer the fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit the
fee to the licensing services cash fund; except that the treasurer shall credit:
(I) Ten cents of each fee collected by the authorized agent to the
special purpose account established under section 42-1-211; and
(II) The entire fee for vehicle and manufactured home records, if
collected directly by the department, to the special purpose account
established under section 42-1-211 COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES
ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-1-233, amend
(3)(b) as follows:
PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 22-1339 42-1-233. Expedited registration program - private vendor
providing services to register Class A commercial vehicles - rules.
(3) (b) The department shall transfer any money accepted under this
subsection (3) to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the Colorado
DRIVES vehicle services account created in section 42-1-211 (2)(b)(I)
SECTION 42-1-211 (2).
SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-2-107, amend
(1)(a)(I) as follows:
42-2-107. Application for license or instruction permit -
anatomical gifts - donations to Emily Keyes - John W. Buckner organ
and tissue donation awareness fund - legislative declaration - rules -
annual report - repeal. (1) (a) (I) To be acceptable, every application for
an instruction permit or for a driver's or minor driver's license must be made
upon forms furnished by the department and accompanied by the required
fee. The department shall set the fee in accordance with section 42-2-114.5
(2). The department shall transfer the fee to the state treasurer, who shall
credit it to the licensing services cash fund created in section 42-2-114.5 (1)
COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2). Every applicant shall submit with the application proof of age
or proof of identity, or both, as the department may require.
SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 42-2-113 as
follows:
42-2-113. License examiners appointed. The department may
appoint license examiners for any county in this state to conduct local
examinations for all types of drivers' licenses. The officers of the
department shall conduct the examination as prescribed by law for all
drivers in the county and collect the fees as provided in section 42-2-114
and remit the same to the department, which shall transfer the same to the
credit of the highway users tax fund. except that, for fiscal years 2012-13
through 2014-15, to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fees to the
licensing services cash fund created in section 42-2-114.5.
SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-2-114, amend
(2)(b), (2)(c) introductory portion, (2)(c)(I), (2)(c)(II), (2)(e), and (4)(a) as
follows:
PAGE 5-HOUSE BILL 22-1339 42-2-114. License issued - voluntary disability identifier symbol
- fees - rules - report - definitions. (2) (b) The department shall transfer
the fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fee to the licensing
services cash fund created in section 42-2-114.5 COLORADO DRIVES
VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION 42-1-211 (2).
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this subsection (2) SUBSECTION
(2)(b) OF THIS SECTION:
(I) If the driver's license is issued by the office of a county clerk and
recorder in a county with a population of at least one hundred thousand
individuals, the county clerk and recorder shall retain the sum set forth in
subparagraph (I.5) of this paragraph (c)
SUBSECTION (2)(c)(I.5) OF THIS
SECTION
and forward the remainder to the department for transmission to
the state treasurer, who shall credit the remainder of the fee to the licensingservices cash fund COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT
CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
(II) If the driver's license is issued by an office of a county clerk and
recorder in a county with a population of fewer than one hundred thousand
individuals, the county clerk and recorder shall retain the sum set forth in
subparagraph (II.5) of this paragraph (c)
SUBSECTION (2)(c)(II.5) OF THIS
SECTION
and forward the remainder to the department for transmission to
the state treasurer, who shall credit the remainder of the fee to the licensingservices cash fund COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT
CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
(e) In addition to the fee established in paragraph (a) of thissubsection (2) SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION, a surcharge is added for
issuance of a driver's or minor driver's license, or instruction permit, when
an applicant retakes either the examination of knowledge of the traffic laws
of this state or the demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise
ordinary and reasonable care and control in the operation of a motor
vehicle. The surcharge applies regardless of whether the applicant retakes
the examination or demonstration with the department or a vendor approved
by the department. The department shall set the surcharge by rule in an
amount to offset the direct and indirect cost of giving the failed examination
or demonstration. The department shall transfer the surcharge to the state
treasurer, who shall credit it to the licensing services cash fund, created in
section 42-2-114.5 COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT
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(4) (a) A fee is required for the issuance of a minor driver's license,
which expires twenty days after the twenty-first birthday of the licensee.
The department shall set the fee in accordance with section 42-2-114.5 (2).
The department shall transfer the fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit
it to the licensing services cash fund created in section 42-2-114.5 (1)
COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2). In the case of the issuance of any minor driver's license by the
office of the county clerk and recorder, the fee for the minor driver's license
is apportioned in the same manner as for the issuance of a driver's license
in accordance with paragraph (c) of subsection (2)
SUBSECTION (2)(c) of
this section.
SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-2-117, amend (1)
as follows:
42-2-117. Duplicate permits and minor licenses - replacement
licenses. (1) If an instruction permit or a minor driver's license issued under
this article is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued,
upon request and the payment of a fee to the department, may obtain a
duplicate or substitute upon furnishing satisfactory proof to the department
that the permit or minor license was lost, stolen, or destroyed and that the
applicant is qualified to have a permit or license. The department shall set
the fees for a first duplicate and for any subsequent duplicate in accordance
with section 42-2-114.5. The department shall transfer either fee to the state
treasurer, who shall credit it to the licensing services cash fund created in
section 42-2-114.5 COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT
CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
SECTION 11. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-2-118, amend
(1)(b)(I)(C) and (1.5)(b) as follows:
42-2-118. Renewal of license in person, by mail, or electronically
- donations to Emily Keyes - John W. Buckner organ and tissue
donation awareness fund - rules - report - repeal. (1) (b) (I) (C) The
department shall transfer the fees paid in accordance with this subsection
(1)(b) to the state treasurer, who shall credit them to the licensing services
cash fund, created in section 42-2-114.5 (1) COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE
SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2). The extensions
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the licensee renews his or her residency in the state or otherwise becomes
able to comply with subsection (1)(a) of this section. The department shall
grant no more than one extension under this subsection (1)(b) unless a
resident of this state, other than a resident who had been issued a license
under part 5 of this article 2, is temporarily residing in a foreign country, in
which case the department may grant no more than two one-year extensions.
(1.5) (b) Pursuant to sections 24-19.5-103 (3) and 29-11.5-103 (3),
C.R.S.,
the department shall not allow any third-party charges that may be
assessed to complete the electronic transaction to reduce the amount of
revenue that would otherwise be required to be distributed to the highway
users tax fund or the licensing services cash fund
COLORADO DRIVES
VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION 42-1-211 (2).
SECTION 12. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-2-133, amend (2)
as follows:
42-2-133. Surrender and return of license. (2) At the end of the
period of suspension, the licensee may apply for and receive a replacement
license upon payment of a fee. The department shall set the fee in
accordance with section 42-2-114.5 (2). The department shall transfer the
fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the licensing services cash
fund created by section 42-2-114.5 (1) COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE
SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
SECTION 13. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-2-306, amend (2)
as follows:
42-2-306. Fees - disposition. (2) Fees collected under this section
shall be remitted monthly to the state treasurer, who shall deposit the fee in
the licensing services cash fund created in section 42-2-114.5
COLORADO
DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION 42-1-211 (2).
SECTION 14. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-2-406, amend (1),
(2), (3)(d), and (6) as follows:
42-2-406. Fees - rules. (1) A fee is required for the issuance of a
commercial driver's license. The department shall set the fee in accordance
with section 42-2-114.5. The department shall transfer the fee to the state
PAGE 8-HOUSE BILL 22-1339 treasurer, who shall credit it to the licensing services cash fund created in
section 42-2-114.5 COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT
CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2). The license expires on the birthday of the
applicant in the fourth year after its issuance. When issuing a commercial
driver's license, the office of the county clerk and recorder shall retain eight
dollars and shall forward the remainder to the department for transmission
to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the licensing services cash fund
COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
(2) The fee for a person eighteen years of age or older for issuance
of a minor driver's license that authorizes operation of a commercial motor
vehicle upon the highways is the same as for a commercial driver's license
issued under subsection (1) of this section. The department shall transfer the
fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the licensing services cash
fund created in section 42-2-114.5 COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES
ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2). When issuing a minor driver's
license, the office of the county clerk and recorder shall retain eight dollars
and shall forward the remainder to the department for transmission to the
state treasurer, who shall credit it to the licensing services cash fund created
in section 42-2-114.5 COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT
CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
(3) (d) The department shall forward all fees collected for the
administration of driving tests to the state treasurer, who shall credit them
to the licensing services cash fund
COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES
ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
(6) The department shall forward all fees collected for the issuance
of testing unit licenses and driving test licenses under subsections (4) and
(5) of this section to the state treasurer, who shall credit the fees to the
licensing services cash fund
COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES
ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
SECTION 15. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-2-508, amend (1)
as follows:
42-2-508. Fees - operations - rule. (1) The department may
promulgate a rule imposing an additional fee for issuance of a document
issued under this part 5 to cover the direct and indirect cost of implementing
PAGE 9-HOUSE BILL 22-1339 this part 5. The department shall set the fee in accordance with section
42-2-114.5 (2). The department shall transfer the fees to the state treasurer,
who shall credit the fees to the licensing services cash fund, created in
section 42-2-114.5 (1) COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT
CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
SECTION 16. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-3-107, amend (22)
as follows:
42-3-107. Taxable value of classes of property - rate of tax -
when and where payable - department duties - apportionment of tax
collections - definitions - rules - repeal. (22) Each authorized agent shall
retain, out of the amount of annual specific ownership tax collected on each
item of classified personal property, the sum of fifty cents which sum shall
constitute AS remuneration for the collection of such tax. The sums so
retained shall be transmitted to the county treasurer and credited in the
manner provided by law. In addition, each authorized agent shall retain, out
of the amount of annual specific ownership tax collected on each item of
classified personal property, the sum of fifty cents, which sum
shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer who shall credit the same AND CREDITED
to the special purpose account established under section 42-1-211
COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
SECTION 17. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-3-213, amend
(1)(b)(IV) as follows:
42-3-213. License plates - military veterans - rules - retirement.
(1) (b) (IV) One dollar of each additional fee collected from purchasers of
license plates issued under subsections (4) and (5) of this section shall be
retained by the authorized agent, and one dollar and fifteen cents of each
additional fee shall be credited to the special purpose account established
under section 42-1-211 COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT
CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
SECTION 18. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 42-3-312 as
follows:
42-3-312. Special license plate surcharge. In addition to any other
fee imposed by this article 3, an applicant for a special license plate created
PAGE 10-HOUSE BILL 22-1339 by rule in accordance with section 42-3-207, as the section existed when the
plate was created, or special license plates issued pursuant to sections
42-3-211 to 42-3-214, sections 42-3-217 to 42-3-218, sections 42-3-221 to
42-3-234, sections 42-3-237 to 42-3-258, and section 42-3-260 shall pay an
issuance fee of twenty-five dollars; except that the fee is not imposed on
special license plates exempted from additional fees for the issuance of a
military special license plate by section 42-3-213 (1)(b)(II). The department
shall transfer the fee to the state treasurer, who shall credit it to the licensing
services cash fund created in section 42-2-114.5 COLORADO DRIVES
VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION 42-1-211 (2).
SECTION 19. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-6-110, amend
(1.7)(c) as follows:
42-6-110. Certificate of title - transfer - department records -
rules - definition. (1.7) (c) The department may charge the insurer, the
insurer's agent, the salvage pool, a motor vehicle dealer, a used motor
vehicle dealer, or a person approved by the department a fee in an amount
not to exceed the lesser of five dollars or the direct and indirect costs of
implementing this subsection (1.7). The department shall deposit the fee in
the special purpose account created in section 42-1-211
COLORADO
DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION 42-1-211 (2).
SECTION 20. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-6-138, amend
(1)(a), (2), and (4) as follows:
42-6-138. Disposition of fees. (1) (a) All fees received by the
authorized agent under section 42-6-137 (1)(a), (2), or (4) or 38-29-138
(1)(a), (2), or (4) C.R.S.,
upon application for a certificate of title, shall be
disposed of as follows: Four dollars shall be retained by the authorized
agent and disposition made as provided by law; three dollars and twenty
cents shall be credited to the special purpose account established by section
42-1-211 COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN
SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
(2) The authorized agent shall dispose of all fees collected under
section 42-6-137 (5) or 38-29-138 (5) C.R.S.,
as follows:
(a) For a copy of a recorded certificate of title, six dollars and fifty
cents shall be retained by the authorized agent and disposition made as
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special purpose account established by section 42-1-211 COLORADO
DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION 42-1-211 (2);
and
(b) For assignment of a new identifying number to a motor or
off-highway vehicle or manufactured home, the authorized agent shall
retain two dollars and fifty cents and dispose of it as provided by law and
shall credit one dollar to the special purpose account established by section
42-1-211 COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN
SECTION
42-1-211 (2). The department shall credit all fees it collects under
section 42-6-137 (1)(a), (4), or (5) or 38-29-138 (1)(a), (4), or (5) C.R.S.,to the special purpose account COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE SERVICES
ACCOUNT
.
(4) The director shall credit the fee paid by a motor or off-highway
vehicle dealer pursuant to section 42-6-137 (6) for issuance of a certificate
of title within one working day after application to the special purpose
account established by section 42-1-211 (2) COLORADO DRIVES VEHICLE
SERVICES ACCOUNT CREATED IN SECTION
42-1-211 (2).
SECTION 21. Effective date. (1) Except as otherwise provided in
this section, this act takes effect July 1, 2022.
(2) Section 4 of this act takes effect only if House Bill 22-1338 does
not become law.
SECTION 22. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
PAGE 12-HOUSE BILL 22-1339 determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
____________________________ ____________________________
Alec Garnett Steve Fenberg
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Robin Jones Cindi L. Markwell
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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