SENATE BILL 23-253
BY SENATOR(S) Cutter, Buckner, Danielson, Fields, Gonzales, Hansen,
Jaquez Lewis, Marchman, Moreno, Priola, Sullivan, Winter F., Fenberg;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Froelich and McCormick, Amabile, Bird,
Boesenecker, Brown, deGruy Kennedy, Dickson, Hamrick, Jodeh, Joseph, Kipp,
Lindsay, Michaelson Jenet, Ortiz, Parenti, Sirota, Snyder, Story, Titone, Valdez,
Velasco, Vigil, Willford, Young, McCluskie
.
C
ONCERNING STANDARDS FOR PRODUCTS REPRESENTED AS COMPOSTABLE
IN THE STATE
, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH , MAKING AN
APPROPRIATION
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add part 8 to article 17
of title 25 as follows:
PART 8
STANDARDS FOR PRODUCTS
REPRESENTED AS COMPOSTABLE
25-17-801. Legislative declaration. (1) T
HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FINDS AND DECLARES THAT
:
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.
________
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. (a) COMPOSTING AND RECYCLING ARE TWO OF THE MOST
COST
-EFFECTIVE CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED ;
(b) L
ANDFILLING FOOD SCRAPS AND YARD TRIMMINGS CAUSES THESE
ORGANIC MATERIALS TO DECOMPOSE WITHOUT OXYGEN
, CREATING VAST
AMOUNTS OF METHANE
, A GREENHOUSE GAS THAT IS EIGHTY-FOUR TIMES
MORE POTENT THAN CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE SHORT TERM
;
(c) D
IVERTING THESE ORGANIC MATERIALS INTO LOCAL CIRCULAR
SYSTEMS CREATES JOBS AND SUPPORTS THE GROWING NUMBER OF
COMPOSTING HAULING AND PROCESSING BUSINESSES IN THE STATE
;
(d) F
INISHED COMPOST IS A VALUABLE SOIL AMENDMENT THAT
BUILDS HEALTHIER SOILS THAT ARE MORE RESILIENT TO DROUGHT AND
FLOODING AND CREATES MORE PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURAL LANDS
;
(e) T
O LEVERAGE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF CERTIFIED
COMPOSTABLE BAGS AND PRODUCTS
, IT IS VITAL TO CLEARLY LABEL THESE
PRODUCTS IN A WAY THAT MAKES THEM IMMEDIATELY AND EASILY
IDENTIFIABLE AS CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE UPON QUICK INSPECTION AT
POINT OF SALE AND POINT OF USE AND IN A PUBLIC SORTING AREA AND
PROCESSING FACILITY
;
(f) S
ALES OF FALSELY MARKETED OR "GREENWASHED" FOOD SERVICE
WARE AND PACKAGING PRODUCTS THAT LOOK LIKE CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE
PRODUCTS YET DO NOT COMPOST ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS SET BY
ASTM INTERNATIONAL ARE HARMFUL TO OUR STATE 'S ECONOMY BY:
(I) C
REATING CONFUSION AND CAUSING UNDUE COST BURDEN TO
INDIVIDUAL AND BUSINESS CONSUMERS
;
(II) I
NCREASING COST AND OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES FOR COMPOST
MANUFACTURERS
;
(III) C
ONTAMINATING COMPOSTABLE MATERIAL STREAMS ; AND
(IV) REDUCING THE VALUE OF THE FINISHED COMPOST AND
SOMETIMES MAKING IT UNMARKETABLE
;
PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 23-253 (g) ENVIRONMENTAL MARKETING CLAIMS FOR PRODUCTS MARKETED
AS COMPOSTABLE
, WHETHER IMPLICIT OR IMPLIED, SHOULD ADHERE TO
UNIFORM AND RECOGNIZED STANDARDS FOR COMPOSTABILITY
;
(h) P
RODUCTS MARKETED AS COMPOSTABLE SHOULD BE READILY
AND EASILY IDENTIFIABLE AS COMPLYING WITH UNIFORM AND RECOGNIZED
STANDARDS
; AND
(i) IMPLEMENTING A STANDARDIZED SYSTEM AND VERIFICATION
METHODS MAY CREATE THE ABILITY FOR COMPOST FACILITIES TO ACCEPT
THESE PRODUCTS IN THE FUTURE
.
(2) T
HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THEREFORE DECLARES THAT IT IS IN THE
PUBLIC INTEREST OF THE STATE TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR PRODUCTS
REPRESENTED
, MARKETED, OR ADVERTISED AS COMPOSTABLE .
25-17-802. Definitions. A
S USED IN THIS PART 8, UNLESS THE
CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES
:
(1) "ASTM
5988" MEANS THE ASTM INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
5988 ENTITLED "STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING AEROBIC
BIODEGRADATION OF PLASTIC MATERIALS IN SOIL", AS THAT STANDARD
EXISTED AS OF
JANUARY 1, 2019.
(2) "ASTM
D6400" MEANS THE ASTM INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
D6400 ENTITLED "STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR LABELING OF PLASTICS
DESIGNED TO BE AEROBICALLY COMPOSTED IN MUNICIPAL OR INDUSTRIAL
FACILITIES", AS THAT STANDARD EXISTED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2019.
(3) "ASTM
D6868" MEANS THE ASTM INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
D6868 ENTITLED "STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR LABELING OF END ITEMS
THAT
INCORPORATE PLASTICS AND POLYMERS AS COATINGS OR ADDITIVES
WITH
PAPER AND OTHER SUBSTRATES DESIGNED TO BE AEROBICALLY
COMPOSTED IN MUNICIPAL OR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES", AS THAT STANDARD
EXISTED AS OF
JANUARY 1, 2019.
(4) "ASTM
INTERNATIONAL" MEANS ASTM INTERNATIONAL OR
ANY SUCCESSOR ENTITY
.
(5) "B
IODEGRADABLE MULCH FILM" MEANS ANY FILM PRODUCT USED
PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 23-253 AS A TECHNICAL TOOL IN COMMERCIAL FARMING APPLICATIONS THAT :
(a) F
ULFILLS THE PLANT GROWTH AND REGULATED METALS
REQUIREMENTS OF
ASTM D6400; AND
(b) SHOWS AT LEAST A NINETY PERCENT BIODEGRADATION
ABSOLUTE OR RELATIVE TO MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE OVER A PERIOD
OF LESS THAN TWO YEARS ACCORDING TO
ISO 17556 OR ASTM 5988.
(6) "C
ERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE" MEANS THAT A PRODUCT HAS
RECEIVED CERTIFICATION BY A RECOGNIZED
, INDEPENDENT, THIRD-PARTY
VERIFICATION BODY THAT THE PRODUCT IS COMPOSTABLE
.
(7) "C
OMMERCIAL COMPOSTING FACILITY " MEANS ANY SOLID WASTE
COMPOSTING FACILITY REGULATED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT
:
(a) A
CCEPTS A FEE FOR SOLID WASTE COMPOSTING ; OR
(b) COMPOSTS SOLID WASTE TO CREATE A COMPOST OR SOIL
AMENDMENT AND DISTRIBUTES THE FINISHED COMPOST OR SOIL AMENDMENT
OFFSITE FOR A FEE
.
(8) "C
OMPOSTABLE" MEANS THAT A PRODUCT IS CAPABLE OF
UNDERGOING AEROBIC BIOLOGICAL DECOMPOSITION IN A CONTROLLED
COMPOSTING SYSTEM AS DEMONSTRATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ASTM
D6400
OR ASTM D6868, AS APPLICABLE.
(9) "D
EPARTMENT" MEANS THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENT CREATED IN SECTION
24-1-119.
(10) "F
EDERAL TRADE COMMISSION GUIDELINES " MEANS THE
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION GUIDES FOR THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MARKETING CLAIMS
, CODIFIED IN 16 CFR 260 ET SEQ., AS AMENDED.
(11) "F
ILM PRODUCT" MEANS A BAG, SACK, WRAP, OR OTHER SHEET
FILM PRODUCT THAT IS A SINGLE
-USE PRODUCT MADE PREDOMINANTLY OF
PLASTIC DERIVED FROM NATURAL GAS
, PETROLEUM, OR A BIOLOGICALLY
BASED SOURCE
, INCLUDING CORN AND OTHER PLANT SOURCES .
(12) (a) "F
OOD SERVICE PRODUCT " MEANS A PRODUCT INTENDED FOR
PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 23-253 ONE-TIME USE AND THAT IS USED FOR FOOD OR DRINK THAT IS OFFERED FOR
SALE OR USE
.
(b) "F
OOD SERVICE PRODUCT " INCLUDES CONTAINERS, PLATES,
BOWLS, CUPS, LIDS, BEVERAGE CONTAINERS, MEAT TRAYS, DELI ROUNDS,
UTENSILS, SACHETS, STRAWS, CONDIMENT PACKAGING , CLAMSHELLS AND
OTHER HINGED OR LIDDED CONTAINERS
, WRAPS, AND PORTION CUPS.
(13) "ISO
17556" MEANS THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR
STANDARDIZATION DOCUMENT ENTITLED "PLASTICS - DETERMINATION OF
THE ULTIMATE AEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITY OF PLASTIC MATERIALS IN SOIL
BY MEASURING THE OXYGEN DEMAND IN A RESPIROMETER OR THE AMOUNT
OF CARBON DIOXIDE EVOLVED
", AS THAT DOCUMENT EXISTED AS OF
JANUARY 1, 2019.
(14) "L
OCAL GOVERNMENT " MEANS A HOME RULE OR STATUTORY
COUNTY
, MUNICIPALITY, OR CITY AND COUNTY.
(15) "P
ACKAGING" MEANS ANY MATERIAL THAT IS INTENDED FOR
SINGLE OR SHORT
-TERM USE AND IS DESIGNED FOR THE CONTAINMENT ,
PROTECTION, HANDLING, OR DELIVERY OF A PRODUCT.
(16) (a) "P
LASTIC PRODUCT" MEANS A PRODUCT MADE OF PLASTIC ,
WHETHER ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANOTHER MATERIAL , INCLUDING
PAPERBOARD
.
(b) "P
LASTIC PRODUCT" INCLUDES:
(I) A
PRODUCT MADE OF PETROCHEMICAL OR PLANT -BASED
PLASTICS
;
(II) A
PACKAGE OR PACKAGING COMPONENT ;
(III) A
FILM PRODUCT; AND
(IV) A FOOD SERVICE PRODUCT THAT IS A PLASTIC PRODUCT .
(17) (a) "P
RODUCER" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN SECTION
25-17-703 (30).
PAGE 5-SENATE BILL 23-253 (b) "PRODUCER" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PERSON DESCRIBED IN
SECTION
25-17-713 (1)(e) AND (1)(f).
(18) (a) "P
RODUCT ACCESSORY" MEANS ANY STANDARD OR COMMON
COMPONENTS
, APPURTENANCES, OR ACCESSORIES THAT ARE SOLD, OFFERED
FOR SALE
, OR DISTRIBUTED WITH A PARTICULAR PRODUCT .
(b) "P
RODUCT ACCESSORY" INCLUDES LIDS, STRAWS, AND LABELS.
(19) "P
ROPRIETARY INFORMATION" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN
SECTION
25-17-703 (34).
(20) (a) "S
MALL PRODUCT" MEANS A PRODUCT WITH A WIDTH OF
ONE
-HALF INCH OR LESS OF PRINTABLE SURFACE SPACE .
(b) "S
MALL PRODUCT" INCLUDES STRAWS AND UTENSILS.
(21) "U
NTREATED WOOD" MEANS WOOD, INCLUDING RAW OR
KILN
-DRIED WOOD, THAT IS UNPAINTED AND NOT TREATED WITH ANY
CHEMICALS INTENDED TO RESIST DECOMPOSITION
.
(22) (a) "U
TENSIL" MEANS A PRODUCT DESIGNED TO BE USED BY A
CONSUMER TO FACILITATE THE CONSUMPTION OF FOOD OR BEVERAGES
.
(b) "U
TENSIL" INCLUDES KNIVES, FORKS, SPOONS, SPORKS, COCKTAIL
PICKS
, CHOPSTICKS, SPLASH STICKS, AND STIRRERS.
(23) "W
OOD" MEANS RENEWABLE WOOD OR FIBER -BASED
SUBSTRATE
.
25-17-803. Requirements for products represented as
compostable. (1) A
PRODUCER OF A PRODUCT THAT IS SOLD, OFFERED FOR
SALE
, OR DISTRIBUTED IN THE STATE SHALL NOT REPRESENT THE PRODUCT
AS COMPOSTABLE IN THE STATE UNLESS
:
(a) T
HE PRODUCT IS CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ASTM D6400 OR ASTM D6868, AS APPLICABLE; AND
(b) TO THE EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
GUIDELINES AND IN A MANNER THAT ENSURES THAT THE PRODUCT IS EASILY
PAGE 6-SENATE BILL 23-253 AND IMMEDIATELY DISTINGUISHABLE AS CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE , AS
DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION
(1)(a) OF THIS SECTION, UPON QUICK INSPECTION
AT POINT OF SALE AND POINT OF USE AND IN A PUBLIC SORTING AREA AND
PROCESSING FACILITY
, THE PRODUCT AND ITS PACKAGING:
(I) D
ISPLAY A CERTIFICATION LOGO THAT INDICATES THAT THE
PRODUCT IS CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE
;
(II) D
ISPLAY THE WORD "COMPOSTABLE" WHERE POSSIBLE; AND
(III) USE GREEN-COLORED LABELING OR STRIPING OR OTHER EASILY
RECOGNIZABLE GREEN SYMBOLS
, COLORS, TINTING, MARKS, OR DESIGN
PATTERNS THAT DIFFERENTIATE THE PRODUCT FROM PRODUCTS THAT ARE
NOT CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE
.
(2) N
OTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION TO THE
CONTRARY
, A PRODUCER OF ANY PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) OF
THIS SECTION THAT IS A SMALL PRODUCT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY ONLY
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTION
(1)(b)(I), (1)(b)(II), OR (1)(b)(III)
OF THIS SECTION.
(3) (a) A
NY PRODUCT ACCESSORY THAT IS NOT A SMALL PRODUCT
AND THAT IS SOLD
, OFFERED FOR SALE, OR DISTRIBUTED WITH ANY PRODUCT
DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION
(1) OF THIS SECTION MUST:
(I) C
OMPLY WITH SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS SECTION IF THE PRODUCT
IS CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE
;
(II) D
ISPLAY A LABEL ON THE PRODUCT ACCESSORY AND ITS
PACKAGING THAT CLEARLY DESCRIBES THE RECYCLABILITY OF THE PRODUCT
ACCESSORY
; OR
(III) DISPLAY A LABEL ON THE PRODUCT ACCESSORY AND ITS
PACKAGING THAT INCLUDES THE PHRASE
"LANDFILL ONLY".
(b) A
NY PRODUCT ACCESSORY THAT IS A SMALL PR ODUCT MAY
COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBSECTIONS
(2) AND (3)(a) OF THIS
SECTION
, AS APPLICABLE, IN A MANNER THAT IS IN PROPORTION TO THE SIZE
OF THE PRODUCT ACCESSORY
.
PAGE 7-SENATE BILL 23-253 (4) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS SECTION TO THE
CONTRARY
, THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION DO NOT APPLY TO A
PRODUCER OF A PRODUCT THAT IS COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF UNTREATED
WOOD
.
(5) T
HIS SECTION IS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024.
25-17-804. Marketing and advertising prohibitions for products
that are not certified compostable - misleading labels, images, and
words - plastic products. (1) A
PRODUCER OF A PRODUCT THAT IS NOT
CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE SHALL NOT MARKET OR ADVERTISE THE PRODUCT
IN THE STATE USING
:
(a) T
INTING, COLOR SCHEMES, LABELING, OR WORDS THAT ARE
REQUIRED FOR PRODUCTS REPRESENTED AS COMPOSTABLE PURSUANT TO
SECTION
25-17-803; OR
(b) LABELING, IMAGES, OR WORDS THAT COULD BE REASONABLY
ANTICIPATED TO MISLEAD CONSUMERS INTO BELIEVING THAT THE PRODUCT
IS COMPOSTABLE
.
(2) (a) A
PRODUCER OF A PLASTIC PRODUCT SHALL NOT MARKET OR
ADVERTISE THE PRODUCT IN THE STATE USING
:
(I) T
HE WORDS "NATURAL", "BIODEGRADABLE", "DEGRADABLE",
"
DECOMPOSABLE ", "OXO-DEGRADABLE ", "BIOASSIMILABLE ",
"
OMNIDEGRADABLE", OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR FORM OF THESE WORDS ; OR
(II) ANY LABELING, IMAGES, OR WORDS THAT IMPLY THAT THE
PLASTIC PRODUCT WILL EVENTUALLY BREAK DOWN
, FRAGMENT,
BIODEGRADE, OR DECOMPOSE IN A LANDFILL OR OTHER ENVIRONMENT IN
THE SAME MANNER AS A PRODUCT THAT IS CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE
.
(b) T
HE PROHIBITIONS IN SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS SECTION DO NOT
APPLY TO BIODEGRADABLE MULCH FILM
.
(3) A
PRODUCER OF A PRODUCT THAT IS COMPOSTABLE SHALL NOT
MARKET OR ADVERTISE THE PRODUCT USING A CHASING ARROW RESIN
IDENTIFICATION CODE OR RECYCLING SYMBOL OF ANY FORM
.
PAGE 8-SENATE BILL 23-253 (4) EACH PRODUCER THAT SELLS, OFFERS FOR SALE, OR DISTRIBUTES
A PRODUCT IN THE STATE IS ENCOURAGED TO USE LABELING
, IMAGES, AND
WORDS THAT ASSIST CONSUMERS IN IDENTIFYING PRODUCTS THAT ARE
SUITABLE FOR RECYCLING OR LANDFILL ONLY
, AS APPLICABLE, AND THAT
ARE NOT COMPOSTABLE
.
(5) T
HE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION APPLY ONLY TO THE
EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH ANY APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW
.
(6) T
HE PROHIBITION IN SUBSECTION (1)(a) OF THIS SECTION DOES
NOT APPLY TO BRAND COLORS OR COLORS USED IN A MANNER THAT IS NOT
CLEARLY INTENDED TO INDICATE COMPOSTABILITY
.
(7) T
HIS SECTION IS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024.
25-17-805. Proof of compliance - information on commercial
composting environment. (1) O
N AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2024, AT THE
REQUEST OF ANY PERSON
, INCLUDING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, A PRODUCER
SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION DEMONSTRATING THE
PRODUCER
'S COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PART 8 IN A FORMAT THAT IS EASILY
UNDERSTANDABLE AND SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE
, WHICH MAY INCLUDE
PROVIDING A CERTIFICATION DEMONSTRATING THAT A PRODUCT IS CERTIFIED
COMPOSTABLE
.
(2) A
T THE REQUEST OF A COMMERCIAL COMPOSTING FACILITY , A
PRODUCER IS ENCOURAGED TO PROVIDE THE COMMERCIAL COMPOSTING
FACILITY INFORMATION REGARDING THE CHARACTERISTICS
, SUCH AS HEAT
OR MOISTURE LEVELS
, OF THE COMMERCIAL COMPOSTING ENVIRONMENT IN
WHICH THE PRODUCER
'S PRODUCT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO BE
COMPOSTABLE
.
(3) N
OTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS SECTION TO THE
CONTRARY
, NOTHING IN THIS SECTION REQUIRES A PRODUCER TO DISCLOSE
PROPRIETARY INFORMATION TO ANY PERSON
.
25-17-806. Education and outreach - complaint forum. (1) T
HE
DEPARTMENT SHALL
, IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ,
CONDUCT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO INFORM RETAIL
ESTABLISHMENTS
, CONSUMERS, PRODUCERS, AND RETAILERS ABOUT THE
REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS OF THIS PART
8.
PAGE 9-SENATE BILL 23-253 (2) (a) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2024, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
ESTABLISH A FORUM THAT ALLOWS ANY PERSON TO FILE A COMPLAINT
AGAINST A PRODUCER FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS PART
8. THE FORUM
ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT MAY INCLUDE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
MECHANISMS TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS
:
(I) A
COMPLAINT FORM ON THE DEPARTMENT 'S WEBSITE;
(II) A
TELEPHONE HOTLINE; OR
(III) A PUBLIC OUTREACH STRATEGY BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA .
(b) T
HE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE ANY NONFRIVOLOUS AND
NONTRIVIAL COMPLAINTS RECEIVED THROUGH THE FORUM TO THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL
'S OFFICE.
SECTION 2. Appropriation. For the 2023-24 state fiscal year,
$26,250 is appropriated to the department of public health and environment
for use by the hazardous materials and waste management division. This
appropriation is from the general fund and is based on an assumption that
the division will require an additional 0.4 FTE. To implement this act, the
division may use this appropriation for the solid waste control program.
SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect
unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
PAGE 10-SENATE BILL 23-253 November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official
declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
____________________________ ____________________________
Steve Fenberg
Julie McCluskie
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
____________________________ ____________________________
Cindi L. Markwell Robin Jones
SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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