Colorado 2022 Regular Session

Colorado Senate Bill SB093 Compare Versions

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1	1	Second Regular Session
2	2	Seventy-third General Assembly
3	3	STATE OF COLORADO
4	4	INTRODUCED
5	5
6	6
7	7	LLS NO. 22-0681.01 Jason Gelender x4330
8	8	SENATE BILL 22-093
9	9	Senate Committees House Committees
10	10	State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
11	11	A BILL FOR AN ACT
12	12	C
13	13	ONCERNING EXPANSION OF EXISTI NG PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS101
14	14	FOR CERTAIN OWNER-OCCUPIED PRIMARY RESIDENCES , AND, IN102
15	15	CONNECTION THEREWITH , INCREASING THE EXEMPT AMOUNT103
16	16	OF ACTUAL VALUE OF THE OWNER -OCCUPIED PRIMARY104
17	17	RESIDENCE OF A QUALIFYING SENIOR OR VETERAN WITH A105
18	18	DISABILITY AND PRESERVING THE EXEMPTION OF A SENIOR WHO106
19	19	CHANGES PRIMARY RESIDENCES DUE TO MEDICAL NECESSITY .107
20	20	Bill Summary
21	21	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
22	22	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
23	23	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
24	24	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
25	25	http://leg.colorado.gov
26	26	.)
27	27	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
28	28	Liston, Gardner, Hisey, Holbert, Lundeen, Priola, Rankin, Simpson, Smallwood, Woodward
29	29	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
30	30	Carver,
31	31	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
32	32	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
33	33	Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. For property tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2022, the
34	34	bill:
35	35	! Increases the maximum amount of actual value of the
36	36	owner-occupied residence of a qualifying senior or veteran
37	37	with a disability that is exempt from property taxation from
38	38	$200,000 to $400,000; and
39	39	! Specifies that a senior is deemed to be a 10-year
40	40	owner-occupier of a primary residence that the senior has
41	41	owned and occupied for less than 10 years and therefore
42	42	qualifies for the senior property tax exemption for the
43	43	residence if:
44	44	! The senior would have qualified for the senior
45	45	property tax exemption for the senior's former
46	46	primary residence but for the fact that medical
47	47	necessity required the senior to stop occupying the
48	48	former primary residence;
49	49	! The senior has not previously received the
50	50	exemption for a former primary residence on the
51	51	basis of medical necessity; and
52	52	! The senior has not owned and occupied another
53	53	primary residence since the senior first stopped
54	54	occupying his or her former primary residence due
55	55	to medical necessity.
56	56	"Medical necessity" is defined as a medical condition of a senior that a
57	57	physician licensed to practice medicine in Colorado has certified, on a
58	58	form developed by the state property tax administrator, as having required
59	59	the senior to stop occupying the senior's prior primary residence.
60	60	When applying for an exemption on the basis of medical necessity,
61	61	a senior must provide the form establishing proof of medical necessity.
62	62	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
63	63	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-3-201, amend2
64	64	(1)(a) as follows:3
65	65	39-3-201. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly4
66	66	hereby finds and declares that:5
67	67	(a) Section 3.5 of article X of the state constitution, which was6
68	68	approved by the registered electors of the state at the 2000 general7
69	69	election and amended by the registered electors of the state at the 20068
70	70	SB22-093-2- general election, provides property tax exemptions for qualifying seniors1
71	71	and qualifying disabled veterans. I
72	72	N ACCORDANCE WITH THE PEOPLE FIRST2
73	73	LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 2-2-802, SECTION 39-3-202 (3.5)3
74	74	DEFINES THE TERM "QUALIFYING VETERAN WITH A DISABILITY " FOR4
75	75	PURPOSES OF THIS PART 2 SO THAT THE TERM HAS THE SAME MEANING AS5
76	76	THE CONSTITUTIONALLY DEFINED TERM "DISABLED VETERAN".6
77	77	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-3-202, amend7
78	78	(1.5) and (3.5) as follows:8
79	79	39-3-202. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context9
80	80	otherwise requires:10
81	81	(1.5) "Exemption" means the property tax exemptions for11
82	82	qualifying seniors and qualifying disabled
83	83	veterans WITH A DISABILITY12
84	84	allowed by section 39-3-203.13
85	85	(3.5) "Qualifying disabled veteran WITH A DISABILITY" means an14
86	86	individual who has served on active duty in the United States armed15
87	87	forces, including a member of the Colorado National Guard who has been16
88	88	ordered into the active military service of the United States, has been17
89	89	separated therefrom under honorable conditions, and has established a18
90	90	service-connected disability that has been rated by the federal department19
91	91	of veterans affairs as a one hundred percent permanent disability through20
92	92	disability retirement benefits pursuant to a law or regulation administered21
93	93	by the department, the United States department of homeland security, or22
94	94	the department of the Army, Navy, or Air Force.23
95	95	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-3-203, amend (1)24
96	96	introductory portion, (1.5)(a) introductory portion, (1.5)(a.5), (6)(a)25
97	97	introductory portion, (6)(a)(I.5), and (6)(a)(II); and add (6)(a)(I.7) as26
98	98	follows:27
99	99	SB22-093
100	100	-3- 39-3-203. Property tax exemption - qualifications - definition.1
101	101	(1) For the property tax year commencing January 1, 2002, for property2
102	102	tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2006, but before January 1,3
103	103	2009, and for property tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2012,4
104	104	BUT BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2022, fifty percent of the first two hundred5
105	105	thousand dollars of actual value of residential real property that as of the6
106	106	assessment date is owner-occupied and is used as the primary residence7
107	107	of the owner-occupier shall be exempt from taxation, and
108	108	for property tax8
109	109	years commencing on or after January 1, 2003, but before January 1,9
110	110	2006, and on or after January 1, 2009, but before January 1, 2012, fifty10
111	111	percent of zero dollars of actual value of residential real property that as11
112	112	of the assessment date is owner-occupied and is used as the primary12
113	113	residence of the owner-occupier shall be exempt from taxation,
114	114	AND FOR13
115	115	PROPERTY TAX YEARS COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2022, FIFTY14
116	116	PERCENT OF THE FIRST FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF ACTUAL15
117	117	VALUE OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY THAT AS OF THE ASSESSMENT16
118	118	DATE IS OWNER-OCCUPIED AND IS USED AS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF17
119	119	THE OWNER-OCCUPIER SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION if:18
120	120	(1.5) (a) For property tax years commencing on or after January19
121	121	1, 2007,
122	122	BUT BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2022, fifty percent of the first two20
123	123	hundred thousand dollars of actual value of residential real property that21
124	124	as of the assessment date is owner-occupied and is used as the primary22
125	125	residence of an owner-occupier who is a qualifying disabled veteran shall
126	126	23
127	127	be VETERAN WITH A DISABILITY IS exempt from taxation, AND FOR24
128	128	PROPERTY TAX YEARS COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2022, FIFTY25
129	129	PERCENT OF THE FIRST FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF ACTUAL26
130	130	VALUE OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY THAT AS OF THE ASSESSMENT27
131	131	SB22-093
132	132	-4- DATE IS OWNER-OCCUPIED AND IS USED AS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF AN1
133	133	OWNER-OCCUPIER WHO IS A QUALIFYING VETERAN WITH A DISABILITY IS2
134	134	EXEMPT FROM TAXATION, if:3
135	135	(a.5) For property tax years commencing on or after January 1,4
136	136	2015,
137	137	BUT BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2022, fifty percent of the first two hundred5
138	138	thousand dollars of actual value of residential real property that as of the6
139	139	assessment date is owner-occupied and is used as the primary residence7
140	140	of an owner-occupier who is the surviving spouse of a qualifying disabled
141	141	8
142	142	veteran
143	143	WITH A DISABILITY who previously received an exemption under9
144	144	paragraph (a) of this subsection (1.5)
145	145	SUBSECTION (1.5)(a) OF THIS10
146	146	SECTION IS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION , AND FOR PROPERTY TAX YEARS11
147	147	COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2022, FIFTY PERCENT OF THE12
148	148	FIRST FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF ACTUAL VALUE OF13
149	149	RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY THAT AS OF THE ASSESSMENT DATE IS14
150	150	OWNER-OCCUPIED AND IS USED AS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF AN15
151	151	OWNER-OCCUPIER WHO IS THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF A QUALIFYING16
152	152	VETERAN WITH A DISABILITY WHO PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED AN EXEMPTION17
153	153	UNDER SUBSECTION (1.5)(a) OF THIS SECTION IS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.18
154	154	(6) (a) Notwithstanding the ten-year occupancy requirement set19
155	155	forth in subparagraph (I) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) SUBSECTION20
156	156	(1)(a)(I) of this section, an owner-occupier who has not actually owned21
157	157	and occupied residential real property for which the owner-occupier has22
158	158	claimed an exemption under said subsection (1) OF THIS SECTION for the23
159	159	ten years preceding the assessment date shall be IS deemed to have met24
160	160	the ten-year requirement and shall be IS allowed an exemption under said25
161	161	subsection (1)
162	162	OF THIS SECTION with respect to the property if:26
163	163	(I.5) For property tax years commencing on or after January 1,27
164	164	SB22-093
165	165	-5- 2015, the owner-occupier would have qualified for the exemption with1
166	166	respect to other residential real property that the owner-occupier owned2
167	167	and occupied as his or her primary residence before moving to the3
168	168	residential real property for which an exemption is claimed but for the4
169	169	fact that a natural disaster destroyed the former primary residence or5
170	170	otherwise rendered it uninhabitable; and OR6
171	171	(I.7) (A) F
172	172	OR PROPERTY TAX YEARS COMMENCING ON OR AFTER7
173	173	J
174	174	ANUARY 1, 2022, THE OWNER-OCCUPIER WOULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR8
175	175	THE EXEMPTION WITH RESPECT TO OTHER RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY9
176	176	THAT THE OWNER-OCCUPIER OWNED AND OCCUPIED AS HIS OR HER10
177	177	PRIMARY RESIDENCE BEFORE MOVING TO THE RESIDENTIAL REAL11
178	178	PROPERTY FOR WHICH AN EXEMPTION IS CLAIMED BUT FOR THE FACT THAT12
179	179	MEDICAL NECESSITY REQUIRED THE OWNER -OCCUPIER TO STOP OCCUPYING13
180	180	THE OTHER RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY AS HIS OR HER PRIMARY14
181	181	RESIDENCE, SO LONG AS THE OWNER -OCCUPIER HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY15
182	182	RECEIVED THE EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (6)(a)(I.7)(A)16
183	183	FOR PROPERTY OTHER THAN THE RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY FOR WHICH17
184	184	AN EXEMPTION IS CLAIMED AND THE OWNER -OCCUPIER PRESENTS TO THE18
185	185	ASSESSOR, WHEN APPLYING FOR THE EXEMPTION, THE FORM ESTABLISHING19
186	186	PROOF OF MEDICAL NECESSITY THAT IS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION20
187	187	(6)(a)(I.7)(B)
188	188	OF THIS SECTION.21
189	189	(B) A
190	190	S USED IN THIS SUBSECTION (6)(a), "MEDICAL NECESSITY"22
191	191	MEANS A MEDICAL CONDITION OF AN OWNER -OCCUPIER THAT A PHYSICIAN23
192	192	LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THE STATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 24024
193	193	OF TITLE 12 HAS CERTIFIED, ON A FORM DEVELOPED BY THE25
194	194	ADMINISTRATOR AND MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OF THE DIVISION26
195	195	OF PROPERTY TAXATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS , AS27
196	196	SB22-093
197	197	-6- HAVING REQUIRED THE OWNER -OCCUPIER TO STOP OCCUPYING THE1
198	198	OWNER-OCCUPIER'S PRIMARY RESIDENCE.2
199	199	(II) W
200	200	ITH RESPECT TO AN EXEMPTION CLAIMED PURSUANT TO3
201	201	SUBSECTION (6)(a)(I) OR (6)(a)(I.7) OF THIS SECTION, the owner-occupier4
202	202	has not owned and occupied residential property as his or her primary5
203	203	residence other than the residential real property for which an exemption6
204	204	is claimed since the condemnation occurred
205	205	OR SINCE THE7
206	206	OWNER-OCCUPIER FIRST STOPPED OCCUPYING HIS OR HER FORMER8
207	207	PRIMARY RESIDENCE DUE TO MEDICAL NECESSITY .9
208	208	SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 39-3-204 as10
209	209	follows:11
210	210	39-3-204. Notice of property tax exemption. No later than May12
211	211	1, 2013, and no later than May 1 of each year thereafter in which an13
212	212	assessor sends a notice of valuation pursuant to section 39-5-121 (1)(a)14
213	213	that is not included with the tax bill, each assessor shall mail to each15
214	214	residential real property address in the assessor's county notice of the16
215	215	exemption allowed by section 39-3-203 (1). As soon as practicable after17
216	216	January 1, 2014, and as soon as practicable after January 1 of each year18
217	217	thereafter, each county treasurer shall, at the treasurer's discretion, mail19
218	218	or electronically send to each person whose name appears on the tax list20
219	219	and warrant as an owner of residential real property notice of the21
220	220	exemption allowed by section 39-3-203 (1). The treasurer must mail or22
221	221	electronically send the notice in each year on or before the date on which23
222	222	the treasurer mails the property tax statement for the previous property tax24
223	223	year pursuant to section 39-10-103. No later than May 1, 2008, and no25
224	224	later than each May 1 thereafter, each assessor also shall mail to each26
225	225	residential property address in the assessor's county notice of the27
226	226	SB22-093
227	227	-7- exemption allowed by section 39-3-203 (1.5). No later than May 1, 2007,1
228	228	the division shall mail to the residential property address of each person2
229	229	residing in the state who the division believes is a qualifying disabled3
230	230	veteran
231	231	WITH A DISABILITY notice of the exemption allowed by section4
232	232	39-3-203 (1.5) for the 2007 property tax year. However, the sending of5
233	233	notice to a person by the division does not constitute a determination by6
234	234	the division that the person sent notice is entitled to an exemption. The7
235	235	notice shall be in a form prescribed by the administrator, who shall8
236	236	consult with the division before prescribing the form of the notice of the9
237	237	exemption allowed by section 39-3-203 (1.5), and shall include a10
238	238	statement of the eligibility criteria for the exemptions and instructions for11
239	239	obtaining an exemption application. To reduce mailing costs, an assessor12
240	240	may coordinate with the treasurer of the same county to include notice13
241	241	with the tax statement for the previous property tax year mailed pursuant14
242	242	to section 39-10-103 or may include notice with the notice of valuation15
243	243	mailed pursuant to section 39-5-121 (1)(a).16
244	244	SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-3-205, amend17
245	245	(2.5) as follows:18
246	246	39-3-205. Exemption applications - penalty for providing false19
247	247	information - confidentiality. (2.5) For the purpose of verifying the20
248	248	eligibility of each applicant for the exemption allowed to qualifying21
249	249	disabled
250	250	veterans WITH A DISABILITY under section 39-3-203 (1.5)22
251	251	efficiently and with minimal inconvenience to each applicant, the division23
252	252	shall determine whether an applicant for the exemption is a qualifying24
253	253	disabled veteran WITH A DISABILITY. With respect to any application25
254	254	timely filed by July 1 pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (1)26
255	255	SUBSECTION (1)(b) of this section, the division shall, if possible,27
256	256	SB22-093
257	257	-8- determine whether the applicant is a qualifying disabled veteran WITH A1
258	258	DISABILITY and send notice of its determination to the applicant on or2
259	259	before the immediately succeeding August 1. If the division determines3
260	260	that the applicant is a qualifying disabled veteran WITH A DISABILITY, it4
261	261	shall also send notice of its determination and a copy of the exemption5
262	262	application to the assessor for the county where the property is located.6
263	263	If the division is unable to determine whether the applicant is a qualifying7
264	264	disabled veteran WITH A DISABILITY on or before said August 1, it shall8
265	265	send preliminary notice to both the applicant and the assessor that its9
266	266	determination is pending and shall follow up the preliminary notice by10
267	267	sending final notice of its ultimate determination to the applicant and,11
268	268	together with a copy of the exemption application, to the assessor as soon12
269	269	as possible thereafter.13
270	270	SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-3-206, amend14
271	271	(1.5), (2)(a), and (2)(a.7) as follows:15
272	272	39-3-206. Notice to individuals returning incomplete or16
273	273	nonqualifying exemption applications - denial of exemption -17
274	274	administrative remedies. (1.5) (a) Except as otherwise provided in18
275	275	paragraph (a.7) of subsection (2) SUBSECTION (2)(a.7) of this section, the19
276	276	division shall only accept an application for the exemption allowed to20
277	277	qualifying disabled veterans WITH A DISABILITY under section 39-3-20321
278	278	(1.5) if the applicant timely returned the exemption application in22
279	279	accordance with section 39-3-205 (1)(b), and an assessor shall only grant23
280	280	the exemption if the division verifies that the applicant is a qualified24
281	281	disabled veteran WITH A DISABILITY and the exemption application25
282	282	forwarded by the division to the assessor pursuant to section 39-3-20526
283	283	(2.5) establishes that the applicant meets the other requirements to be27
284	284	SB22-093
285	285	-9- entitled to the exemption.1
286	286	(b) If the information provided on or with an application for the2
287	287	exemption allowed to qualifying disabled veterans WITH A DISABILITY3
288	288	under section 39-3-203 (1.5) that is forwarded by the division to an4
289	289	assessor pursuant to section 39-3-205 (2.5) indicates that the applicant is5
290	290	not entitled to the exemption, or is insufficient to allow the assessor to6
291	291	determine whether or not the applicant is entitled to the exemption, the7
292	292	assessor shall deny the application and mail to the applicant a statement8
293	293	providing the reasons for the denial and informing the applicant of the9
294	294	applicant's right to contest the denial pursuant to subsection (2) of this10
295	295	section. The assessor shall mail the statement no later than August 1 of11
296	296	the property tax year for which the exemption application was filed.12
297	297	(2) (a) An applicant whose exemption application has been denied13
298	298	pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (1) or paragraph (b) of subsection14
299	299	(1.5) SUBSECTION (1)(b) OR (1.5)(b) of this section may contest the denial15
300	300	by requesting a hearing before the county commissioners sitting as the16
301	301	county board of equalization no later than August 15 of the property tax17
302	302	year for which the exemption application was filed. The hearing shall be18
303	303	held on or after August 1 and no later than September 1 of the property19
304	304	tax year for which the exemption application was filed, and the decision20
305	305	of the county board of equalization is not subject to further administrative21
306	306	appeal by either the applicant or the assessor. An applicant may not22
307	307	contest a determination by the division that the applicant is not a23
308	308	qualifying disabled veteran WITH A DISABILITY at a hearing requested24
309	309	pursuant to this paragraph (a) SUBSECTION (2)(a).25
310	310	(a.7) An individual who wishes to claim the exemption for26
311	311	qualifying disabled veterans WITH A DISABILITY allowed by section27
312	312	SB22-093
313	313	-10- 39-3-203 (1.5), but who has not timely filed an exemption application1
314	314	with the division, may request that the division waive the application2
315	315	deadline and allow the individual to file a late exemption application no3
316	316	later than the August 1 that immediately follows the original application4
317	317	deadline. The division may accept an application if, in the division's sole5
318	318	discretion, the applicant shows good cause for not timely filing an6
319	319	application. If the division accepts a late application, it shall determine7
320	320	whether the applicant is a qualifying disabled veteran WITH A DISABILITY8
321	321	and shall mail notice of its determination to the applicant no later than the9
322	322	August 25 that immediately follows the late application deadline. If the10
323	323	division determines that a veteran is a qualifying disabled veteran WITH11
324	324	A DISABILITY, it shall mail a copy of the notice of its determination to the12
325	325	assessor for the county in which the property for which the applicant has13
326	326	claimed the exemption is located and shall include with the notice a copy14
327	327	of the applicant's exemption application. The assessor shall grant an15
328	328	exemption if the notice and application forwarded by the division to the16
329	329	assessor establish that the applicant is entitled to the exemption. A17
330	330	decision of the division to allow or disallow the filing of a late application18
331	331	or of an assessor to grant or deny an exemption to an applicant who has19
332	332	filed a late application is final, and an applicant who is denied late filing20
333	333	or an exemption may not contest the denial.21
334	334	SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-2-103, amend22
335	335	(4.5) as follows:23
336	336	25-2-103. Centralized registration system for all vital statistics24
337	337	- appointment of registrar - rules. (4.5) Notwithstanding any other25
338	338	provision of law that limits the sharing of vital statistics, after receiving26
339	339	the list of names and social security numbers of individuals who received27
340	340	SB22-093
341	341	-11- property tax exemptions as either qualifying seniors or disabled1
342	342	QUALIFYING veterans WITH A DISABILITY for the prior year that is provided2
343	343	by the property tax administrator pursuant to section 39-3-207, C.R.S., the3
344	344	state registrar shall identify all individuals on the list who have died and4
345	345	transmit a list of the names and social security numbers of such5
346	346	individuals to the administrator.6
347	347	SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-21-113, amend7
348	348	(24) as follows:8
349	349	39-21-113. Reports and returns - rule. (24) Notwithstanding9
350	350	any other provision of this section, the executive director, after receiving10
351	351	from the property tax administrator a list of individuals who are claiming11
352	352	the property tax exemptions for qualifying seniors and disabled12
353	353	QUALIFYING veterans WITH A DISABILITY allowed under part 2 of article13
354	354	3 of this title TITLE 39, shall provide to the property tax administrator14
355	355	information pertaining to the listed individuals, including their names,15
356	356	social security numbers, marital and income tax filing status, and16
357	357	residency status, needed by the administrator to verify that the exemption17
358	358	is allowed only to applicants who satisfy legal requirements for claiming18
359	359	it. The administrator and the administrator's agents, clerks, and employees19
360	360	shall keep all information received from the executive director20
361	361	confidential, and any individual who fails to do so is guilty of a21
362	362	misdemeanor and subject to punishment as specified in subsection (6) of22
363	363	this section.23
364	364	SECTION 9. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act24
365	365	takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the25
366	366	ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except26
367	367	that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V27
368	368	SB22-093
369	369	-12- of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this1
370	370	act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take2
371	371	effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in3
372	372	November 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the4
373	373	official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.5
374	374	SB22-093
375	375	-13-