First Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the Second House
LLS NO. 23-0496.02 Jery Payne x2157
SENATE BILL 23-148
Senate Committees House Committees
Local Government & Housing Transportation, Housing & Local Government
Finance Finance
Appropriations Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING PROPERTY USED TO ILLEGALLY MANUFACTURE DRUGS ,
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AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN APPROPRIATION .102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
Under current law, the department of public health and
environment (department) certifies people who assess, decontaminate, or
sample property that contained illegal drug laboratories. The bill adds a
requirement that the department inspect the work of each certified person
at least once every 3 years. If the department determines that a certified
person failed to perform an assessment, decontamination, or sampling
HOUSE
Amended 2nd Reading
May 5, 2023
SENATE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 24, 2023
SENATE
Amended 2nd Reading
April 21, 2023
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Cutter, Buckner, Coleman, Exum, Gonzales, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Jaquez Lewis, Marchman,
Moreno, Priola
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Lindsay,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. correctly, the department is directed to require the person to participate
in remedial education or, if the failure was willful and is likely to be
repeated, the department shall decertify the person.
The bill requires the department to create a public database of
buildings that have been used as illegal drug laboratories. A building must
be removed from the database 5 years after the property has been
decontaminated.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-18.5-103, amend
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(2)(a) introductory portion and (2)(a)(I) as follows:3
25-18.5-103. Discovery of illegal drug laboratory - property4
owner - cleanup - liability. (2) (a) Except as specified in paragraph (b)5
of this subsection (2) SUBSECTION (2)(b) OF THIS SECTION, once a property6
owner has received certificates of compliance from a contractor and a7
consultant in accordance with section 25-18.5-102 (1)(e), or has8
demolished the property, or has met the clean-up standards and9
documentation requirements of this section as it existed before August 7,10
2013, the property owner:11
(I) Shall furnish copies of the certificates of compliance to the12
governing body
AND THE DEPARTMENT; and
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SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-18.5-106, add (2)14
as follows:15
25-18.5-106. Powers and duties of department. (2) O
N AND
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AFTER JANUARY 1, 2024, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE AND MAKE17
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AN ONLINE DATABASE OF ANY RESIDENTIAL18
REAL PROPERTY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 38-35.7-103 (5), THAT HAS BEEN19
USED AS AN ILLEGAL DRUG LABORATORY INVOLVING METHAMPHETAMINE .20
T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL REMOVE A RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY FROM
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THE DATABASE FIVE YEARS AFTER THE LATER DATE ON THE CERTIFICATES22
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ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 25-18.5-102 (1)(e). EACH RESIDENTIAL REAL2
PROPERTY ON THE DATABASE MUST CONTAIN A FIELD THAT IS MADE3
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT RECORDS WHETHER THE PROPERTY4
HAS A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION5
25-18.5-102 (1)(e).6
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 25-18.5-110 as7
follows:8
25-18.5-110. Reporting - rules. (1) U
PON DISCOVERING AN
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ILLEGAL DRUG LABORATORY INVOLVING METHAMPHETAMINE ON A10
RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 38-35.7-103 (5), A11
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND A CONSULTANT SHALL NOTIFY THE12
DEPARTMENT OF THE FACT. THE NOTICE MUST INCLUDE THE PROPERTY 'S13
ADDRESS, THE NAME OF THE PROPERTY OWNER , AND ANY OTHER14
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY RULE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (2)15
OF THIS SECTION.16
(2) T
HE BOARD MAY ADOPT RULES AS NECESSARY TO SPECIFY ANY
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE NOTICE18
REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION.19
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 38-12-505, amend20
(1)(b)(XI) and (1)(b)(XII); and add (1)(b)(XIII) as follows:21
38-12-505. Uninhabitable residential premises. (1) A22
residential premises is deemed uninhabitable if:23
(b) It substantially lacks any of the following characteristics:24
(XI) Locks on all exterior doors and locks or security devices on25
windows designed to be opened that are maintained in good working26
order; or27
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-3- (XII) Compliance with all applicable building, housing, and health1
codes, the violation of which would constitute a condition that materially2
interferes with the life, health, or safety of the tenant;
OR
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(XIII) R
EMEDIATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 18.5 OF TITLE
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IF THE RESIDENTIAL PREMISES WAS USED AS AN ILLEGAL DRUG
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LABORATORY, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 25-18.5-101 (8), INVOLVING6
METHAMPHETAMINE .7
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 38-35.7-103, amend8
(4) and (5) as follows:9
38-35.7-103. Disclosure - methamphetamine laboratory. (4) If10
the seller becomes aware that the property was an illegal11
METHAMPHETAMINE drug laboratory, and remediates the property in12
accordance with the standards established by PURSUANT TO section13
25-18.5-102, C.R.S., and receives certificates of compliance under14
section 25-18.5-102 (1)(e), C.R.S., then:15
(a) The seller shall not be IS NOT required to disclose that the16
property was used as a methamphetamine AN ILLEGAL17
METHAMPHETAMINE DRUG laboratory to a buyer; and18
(b) F
IVE YEARS AFTER THE LATER DATE ON THE CERTIFICATES OF
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COMPLIANCE ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 25-18.5-102 (1)(e), the20
property is no longer eligible for inclusion in any government-sponsored21
informational service INCLUDED IN THE DATABASE listing properties that22
have been used for the production of AS AN ILLEGAL methamphetamine23
DRUG LABORATORY IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 25-18.5-106 (2).24
(5) For purposes of this section, "residential real property"
OR
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PROPERTY" includes a manufactured home; mobile home; condominium;
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townhome; home sold by the owner, a financial institution, or the federal27
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-4- department of housing and urban development; rental property, including1
an apartment; and short-term residence such as a motel or hotel.2
SECTION 6. Appropriation. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year,3
$74,516 is appropriated to the department of public health and4
environment for use by the hazardous materials and waste management5
division. This appropriation is from the general fund and is based on an6
assumption that the division will require an additional 1.0 FTE. To7
implement this act, the division may use this appropriation for program8
costs.9
SECTION 7. Act subject to petition - effective date -10
applicability. (1) This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following11
the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the12
general assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant13
to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an14
item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item,15
section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the16
general election to be held in November 2024 and, in such case, will take17
effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the18
governor.19
(2) This act applies to residential properties on which an illegal20
methamphetamine drug laboratory has been discovered on or after the21
applicable effective date of this act.22
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