Colorado 2025 Regular Session

Colorado House Bill HB1032 Compare Versions

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1	1	First Regular Session
2	2	Seventy-fifth General Assembly
3	3	STATE OF COLORADO
4	4	INTRODUCED
5	5
6	6
7	7	LLS NO. 25-0416.01 Caroline Martin x5902
8	8	HOUSE BILL 25-1032
9	9	House Committees Senate Committees
10	10	Transportation, Housing & Local Government
11	11	A BILL FOR AN ACT
12	12	C
13	13	ONCERNING IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE TO REDUCE101
14	14	HOMELESSNESS IN COLORADO.102
15	15	Bill Summary
16	16	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
17	17	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
18	18	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
19	19	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
20	20	http://leg.colorado.gov
21	21	.)
22	22	The bill creates the Colorado interagency council on homelessness
23	23	(council) within the governor's office. The council's powers and duties
24	24	include:
25	25	! Facilitating and coordinating homelessness response,
26	26	resources, and best practices between state and local
27	27	partners;
28	28	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
29	29	Rutinel,
30	30	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
31	31	(None),
32	32	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
33	33	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
34	34	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. ! Setting statewide strategy for homelessness resolution and
35	35	prevention;
36	36	! Developing an outreach and education campaign to
37	37	understand and respond to issues related to homelessness;
38	38	! Increasing access to supportive resources for homeless
39	39	individuals, including income benefits, food benefits,
40	40	healthcare coverage, and support related to mental health
41	41	and substance use;
42	42	! Identifying and maximizing housing resources provided by
43	43	state agencies;
44	44	! Improving cross-system policies and procedures for state
45	45	agencies and homelessness service providers; and
46	46	! Organizing other homelessness response measures as the
47	47	council sees fit.
48	48	The council is required to meet at least once a month and submit and
49	49	present an annual report providing a summary of the council's activities
50	50	and recommendations for legislative action to the general assembly no
51	51	later than January 26 of each year.
52	52	The council's membership consists of the directors, or the
53	53	directors' designees, of the following state agencies:
54	54	! The department of local affairs;
55	55	! The department of education;
56	56	! The department of corrections;
57	57	! The department of health care policy and financing;
58	58	! The behavioral health administration;
59	59	! The department of human services;
60	60	! The department of public health and environment; and
61	61	! The department of public safety.
62	62	The governor may appoint to the council the directors, or the directors'
63	63	designees, of other state agencies or individuals to represent political
64	64	subdivisions as the governor sees fit.
65	65	The bill creates an advisory council to the council consisting of
66	66	members who have experience working on the resolution and prevention
67	67	of homelessness and with homeless individuals, including the following
68	68	11 members appointed by the governor:
69	69	! The director, or the director's designee, of a nonprofit
70	70	organization with a mission related to homelessness;
71	71	! The leader of a faith-based organization that is primarily
72	72	focused on homelessness resolution and prevention;
73	73	! A homelessness service provider primarily focused on
74	74	specialized populations;
75	75	! The director, or the director's designee, of a philanthropic
76	76	organization that supports homelessness service providers;
77	77	! A representative from a continuum of care organization
78	78	that provides services in an urban area;
79	79	HB25-1032
80	80	-2- ! A representative from a continuum of care organization
81	81	that provides services in a rural area;
82	82	! An elected local government representative;
83	83	! An individual with lived experience of homelessness;
84	84	! An individual with lived experience navigating affordable
85	85	housing and housing resources;
86	86	! An owner or operator of permanent supportive housing;
87	87	and
88	88	! A housing navigator or representative from an organization
89	89	that administers housing vouchers.
90	90	The advisory council shall meet at least once a month, shall develop and
91	91	implement a plan to receive public feedback on statewide strategy related
92	92	to homelessness prevention and resolution, and shall recommend funding
93	93	and policies to support homelessness prevention and resolution to the
94	94	council.
95	95	The bill requires the office of homeless initiatives within the
96	96	division of housing in the department of local affairs to, at least once
97	97	every 4 months, convene the state continuum of care organizations for the
98	98	purposes of implementing state strategies and identifying best practices
99	99	to prevent and reduce homelessness in Colorado. The continuum of care
100	100	organizations shall consider methods and practices to:
101	101	! Improve the implementation of the Homeless Management
102	102	Information System and data reporting;
103	103	! Improve the implementation of the OneHome coordinated
104	104	entry system;
105	105	! Coordinate with regional navigation campuses to determine
106	106	best practices, identify gaps, and make referrals; and
107	107	! Improve data reporting within the regional navigation
108	108	campuses.
109	109	The continuum of care organizations are required to submit and present
110	110	a report to the general assembly providing a summary of the council's
111	111	activities from the prior year and recommendations for implementing the
112	112	methods and practices the organizations considered.
113	113	The bill creates a new type of special district, a regional
114	114	homelessness response district (district), which is formed by counties and
115	115	municipalities to reduce and prevent homelessness. The bill details
116	116	specifics of organizing and dissolving a district, submitting a district
117	117	service plan, voting in district elections, and the financial and taxing
118	118	powers of a district.
119	119	The bill allows a county clerk and recorder to designate money
120	120	collected from documentary filing fees for granting or conveying real
121	121	property to be transferred to a housing agency for the purpose of
122	122	developing, preserving, or acquiring affordable housing aligned with
123	123	demonstrated community needs and for homeless individuals.
124	124	HB25-1032
125	125	-3- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
126	126	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add article 39 to title2
127	127	24 as follows:3
128	128	ARTICLE 394
129	129	Colorado Interagency Council on Homelessness5
130	130	24-39-101. Legislative declaration. T
131	131	HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY6
132	132	FINDS, DETERMINES, AND DECLARES THAT:7
133	133	(1) H
134	134	OMELESSNESS IS ON THE RISE IN COLORADO. THERE WERE8
135	135	FOURTEEN THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ON A9
136	136	SINGLE NIGHT IN JANUARY 2023, WHICH REPRESENTS A THIRTY -NINE10
137	137	PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR . IN 2022, OVER ONE11
138	138	HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS USING MEDICAID CLAIMED12
139	139	THEY HAD EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS IN COLORADO. STUDENT13
140	140	HOMELESSNESS HAS ALSO INCREASED , DESPITE DECLINING ENROLLMENT.14
141	141	(2) I
142	142	NDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE15
143	143	D
144	144	ENVER-METRO AREA CITED RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS OR BREAKUPS ,16
145	145	INABILITY TO FIND OR MAINTAIN A JOB, FAMILY ISSUES, INABILITY TO PAY17
146	146	RENTS OR MORTGAGES , AND COST OF HOUSING AS THE TOP REASONS18
147	147	CONTRIBUTING TO HOMELESSNESS .19
148	148	(3) A
149	149	S OF 2024, COLORADO WAS THE EIGHTH LEAST AFFORDABLE20
150	150	STATE IN THE NATION ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL LOW INCOME21
151	151	H
152	152	OUSING COALITION. THE COALITION FOUND THAT, IN ORDER TO PAY FOR22
153	153	A ONE-BEDROOM HOME , A COLORADO RENTER MUST EITHER MAKE23
154	154	SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR OR WORK EIGHTY -FIVE HOURS A24
155	155	WEEK MAKING MINIMUM WAGE . FORTY PERCENT OF UNSHELTERED25
156	156	INDIVIDUALS HAVE PAYING JOBS, AND ONLY ONE IN FOUR INDIVIDUALS26
157	157	HB25-1032-4- WHO QUALIFY FOR RENTAL SUBSIDIES RECEIVE THEM .1
158	158	(4) A
159	159	CCORDING TO THE COLORADO FUTURES CENTER, NEARLY2
160	160	HALF OF COLORADO HOUSEHOLDS HAVE ANNUAL INCOMES BELOW3
161	161	SEVENTY- FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THESE HOUSEHOLDS MUST SPEND AN4
162	162	OUTSIZED PORTION OF THEIR EARNINGS ON HOUSING , REPRESENTING OVER5
163	163	FIVE BILLION DOLLARS IN FOREGONE SPENDING IN OTHER SECTORS OF6
164	164	C
165	165	OLORADO'S ECONOMY.7
166	166	(5) H
167	167	OUSING INSTABILITY IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH, AND THERE IS8
168	168	A DEFICIT OF AFFORDABLE HOMES IN COLORADO. FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE9
169	169	D
170	170	ENVER-METRO AREA EARNING THIRTY PERCENT OR LESS OF THE AREA10
171	171	MEDIAN INCOME, THERE ARE ONLY TWENTY -SEVEN AVAILABLE HOMES11
172	172	CONSIDERED AFFORDABLE FOR EVERY ONE HUNDRED HOMES NEEDED .12
173	173	(6) C
174	174	OLORADO LACKS SPECIFIC STATEWIDE STRATEGIES NEEDED13
175	175	TO RESOLVE AND PREVENT HOMELESSNESS . THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT OR14
176	176	INFRASTRUCTURE CURRENTLY IN PLACE TO CONVENE LOCAL15
177	177	GOVERNMENTS, CONTINUUMS OF CARE, NONPROFITS, AND OTHER HOUSING16
178	178	ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT HOMELESSNESS SOLUTIONS .17
179	179	(7) T
180	180	HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTENDS TO BRING TOGETHER LOCAL18
181	181	GOVERNMENTS, CONTINUUMS OF CARE, NONPROFITS, AND HOUSING AND19
182	182	HOMELESSNESS ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE AND20
183	183	PREVENT HOMELESSNESS IN COLORADO.21
184	184	24-39-102. Definitions. A
185	185	S USED IN THIS PART 1, UNLESS THE22
186	186	CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :23
187	187	(1) "C
188	188	OUNCIL" MEANS THE COLORADO INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON24
189	189	HOMELESSNESS CREATED IN SECTION 24-39-103.25
190	190	(2) "H
191	191	OMELESSNESS SERVICE PROVIDER " MEANS AN26
192	192	ORGANIZATION PROVIDING AN OPERATIONAL SERVICE .27
193	193	HB25-1032
194	194	-5- (3) "OPERATIONAL SERVICE" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET1
195	195	FORTH IN SECTION 39-22-548 (2)(h).2
196	196	(4) "S
197	197	UPPORTIVE HOUSING" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH3
198	198	IN SECTION 24-32-3701 (17).4
199	199	24-39-103. Colorado interagency council on homelessness -5
200	200	created - powers and duties - report. (1) T
201	201	HE COLORADO6
202	202	INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS IS CREATED IN THE7
203	203	GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. THE COUNCIL'S POWERS AND DUTIES INCLUDE:8
204	204	(a) F
205	205	ACILITATING AND COORDINATING HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE ,9
206	206	RESOURCES, AND BEST PRACTICES BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS ;10
207	207	(b) S
208	208	ETTING STATEWIDE STRATEGY FOR HOMELESSNESS11
209	209	RESOLUTION AND PREVENTION ;12
210	210	(c) D
211	211	EVELOPING AN OUTREACH AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO13
212	212	UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO ISSUES RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS ;14
213	213	(d) I
214	214	NCREASING ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE RESOURCES FOR15
215	215	HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING INCOME BENEFITS, FOOD BENEFITS,16
216	216	HEALTHCARE COVERAGE , AND SUPPORT RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND17
217	217	SUBSTANCE USE;18
218	218	(e) I
219	219	DENTIFYING AND MAXIMIZING HOUSING RESOURCES PROVIDED19
220	220	BY STATE AGENCIES;20
221	221	(f) I
222	222	MPROVING CROSS-SYSTEM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR21
223	223	STATE AGENCIES AND HOMELESSNESS SERVICE PROVIDERS ; AND22
224	224	(g) O
225	225	RGANIZING OTHER HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE MEASURES AS23
226	226	THE COUNCIL SEES FIT.24
227	227	(2) T
228	228	HE COUNCIL SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE EVERY MONTH .25
229	229	(3) N
230	230	O LATER THAN JANUARY 26 OF EACH YEAR, THE COUNCIL26
231	231	SHALL SUBMIT AND PRESENT A REPORT , INCORPORATING INFORMATION27
232	232	HB25-1032
233	233	-6- AND FEEDBACK RECEIVED FROM THE ADVISORY COUNCIL CREATED IN1
234	234	SECTION 24-39-105, ON THE COUNCIL'S:2
235	235	(a) P
236	236	LAN, INCLUDING A TIMELINE , FOR DEVELOPING AND3
237	237	IMPLEMENTING STATEWIDE STRATEGY ON HOMELESSNESS RESOLUTION4
238	238	AND PREVENTION;5
239	239	(b) O
240	240	UTREACH AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN REQUIRED BY6
241	241	SUBSECTION (1)(c) OF THIS SECTION;7
242	242	(c) F
243	243	INDINGS ON ISSUES IMPEDING ACCESS TO OPERATIONAL8
244	244	SERVICES FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ;9
245	245	(d) F
246	246	INDINGS ON STATE AGENCY-PROVIDED HOUSING RESOURCES ,10
247	247	INCLUDING UTILIZATION RATES; AND11
248	248	(e) R
249	249	ECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING AND POLICIES TO SUPPORT12
250	250	HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION .13
251	251	24-39-104. Membership. (1) T
252	252	HE COUNCIL CONSISTS OF THE14
253	253	DIRECTORS, OR THE DIRECTORS' DESIGNEES, OF THE FOLLOWING STATE15
254	254	AGENCIES:16
255	255	(a) T
256	256	HE DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS ;17
257	257	(b) T
258	258	HE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ;18
259	259	(c) T
260	260	HE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ;19
261	261	(d) T
262	262	HE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING ;20
263	263	(e) T
264	264	HE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION OF THE21
265	265	DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ;22
266	266	(f) T
267	267	HE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ;23
268	268	(g) T
269	269	HE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT ; AND24
270	270	(h) T
271	271	HE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY .25
272	272	(2) T
273	273	HE GOVERNOR MAY APPOINT TO THE COUNCIL THE26
274	274	DIRECTORS, OR THE DIRECTORS' DESIGNEES, OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES OR27
275	275	HB25-1032
276	276	-7- INDIVIDUALS TO REPRESENT POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AS THE GOVERNOR1
277	277	SEES FIT.2
278	278	24-39-105. Advisory council to the interagency council -3
279	279	creation - membership. (1) T
280	280	HE ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE COLORADO4
281	281	INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS IS CREATED TO PROVIDE5
282	282	RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HOUSING AND REDUCE6
283	283	HOMELESSNESS FOR ALL COLORADO RESIDENTS.7
284	284	(2) T
285	285	HE ADVISORY COUNCIL MUST CONSIST OF AT LEAST ELEVEN8
286	286	MEMBERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING FOR THE RESOLUTION AND9
287	287	PREVENTION OF HOMELESSNESS AND WITH INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING10
288	288	HOMELESSNESS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE11
289	289	GOVERNOR:12
290	290	(a) T
291	291	HE DIRECTOR, OR THE DIRECTOR'S DESIGNEE, OF A NONPROFIT13
292	292	ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS ;14
293	293	(b) T
294	294	HE LEADER OF A FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION THAT IS15
295	295	PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON HOMELESSNESS RESOLUTION AND PREVENTION ;16
296	296	(c) A
297	297	HOMELESSNESS SERVICE PROVIDER THAT IS PRIMARILY17
298	298	FOCUSED ON SPECIALIZED POPULATIONS ;18
299	299	(d) T
300	300	HE DIRECTOR, OR THE DIRECTOR 'S DESIGNEE, OF A19
301	301	PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS HOMELESSNESS SERVICE20
302	302	PROVIDERS;21
303	303	(e) A
304	304	REPRESENTATIVE FROM A CONTINUUM OF CARE22
305	305	ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SERVICES IN AN URBAN AREA ;23
306	306	(f) A
307	307	REPRESENTATIVE FROM A CONTINUUM OF CARE24
308	308	ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SERVICES IN A RURAL AREA ;25
309	309	(g) A
310	310	N ELECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE ;26
311	311	(h) A
312	312	N INDIVIDUAL WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS ;27
313	313	HB25-1032
314	314	-8- (i) AN INDIVIDUAL WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE NAVIGATING1
315	315	AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOUSING RESOURCES ;2
316	316	(j) A
317	317	N OWNER OR OPERATOR OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING ;3
318	318	AND4
319	319	(k) A
320	320	HOUSING NAVIGATOR OR REPRESENTATIVE FROM AN5
321	321	ORGANIZATION THAT ADMINISTERS HOUSING VOUCHERS .6
322	322	(3) T
323	323	HE ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL MEET AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH .7
324	324	(4)
325	325	THE ADVISORY COUNCIL SHALL:8
326	326	(a) D
327	327	EVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PLAN TO RECEIVE PUBLIC9
328	328	FEEDBACK ON STATEWIDE STRATEGIES , BEST PRACTICES, POLICIES, AND10
329	329	FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION11
330	330	AND RESOLUTION;12
331	331	(b) R
332	332	ECOMMEND FUNDING AND POLICIES TO SUPPORT13
333	333	HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION TO THE COUNCIL PRIOR TO14
334	334	THE COUNCIL'S FINALIZATION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED BY15
335	335	SECTION 24-39-103 (3); AND16
336	336	(c) A
337	337	NSWER QUESTIONS AND INQUIRIES RECEIVED FROM THE17
338	338	COUNCIL.18
339	339	24-39-106. Repeal of article - review of functions. T
340	340	HIS ARTICLE19
341	341	39
342	342	IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2027. BEFORE THE REPEAL,20
343	343	THIS ARTICLE 39 IS SCHEDULED FOR REVIEW IN ACCORDANCE WITH21
344	344	SECTION 24-34-104.22
345	345	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-34-104, add23
346	346	(28)(a)(XI) and (28)(a)(XII) as follows:24
347	347	24-34-104. General assembly review of regulatory agencies25
348	348	and functions for repeal, continuation, or reestablishment - legislative26
349	349	declaration - repeal. (28) (a) The following agencies, functions, or both,27
350	350	HB25-1032
351	351	-9- are scheduled for repeal on September 1, 2027:1
352	352	(XI) T
353	353	HE COLORADO INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS ,2
354	354	CREATED IN ARTICLE 39 OF TITLE 24;3
355	355	(XII) T
356	356	HE CONVENTION OF CONTINUUM OF CARE ORGANIZATIONS4
357	357	REQUIRED BY SECTION 24-32-735.5
358	358	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-32-735 as6
359	359	follows:7
360	360	24-32-735. Convention of continuum of care organizations -8
361	361	definition - report - repeal. (1) (a) A
362	362	T LEAST ONCE EVERY FOUR9
363	363	MONTHS, THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS INITIATIVES WITHIN THE DIVISION10
364	364	SHALL CONVENE THE CONTINUUM OF CARE ORGANIZATIONS ESTABLISHED11
365	365	PURSUANT TO 24 CFR 578, INCLUDING THE METRO DENVER HOMELESS12
366	366	I
367	367	NITIATIVE, THE COLORADO BALANCE OF STATE CONTINUUM OF CARE,13
368	368	THE NORTHERN COLORADO CONTINUUM OF CARE, AND THE PIKES PEAK14
369	369	C
370	370	ONTINUUM OF CARE, FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTING STATE15
371	371	STRATEGIES AND IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES TO PREVENT AND REDUCE16
372	372	HOMELESSNESS IN COLORADO.17
373	373	(b) A
374	374	S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE18
375	375	REQUIRES, "ORGANIZATIONS" MEANS THE FOUR CONTINUUM OF CARE19
376	376	ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1)(a) OF THIS SECTION.20
377	377	(2) T
378	378	HE ORGANIZATIONS SHALL CONSIDER MET HODS AND21
379	379	PRACTICES TO:22
380	380	(a) I
381	381	MPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOMELESS23
382	382	M
383	383	ANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND DATA REPORTING ;24
384	384	(b) I
385	385	MPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ONEHOME25
386	386	COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM ;26
387	387	(c) C
388	388	OORDINATE WITH REGIONAL NAVIGATION CAMPUSES27
389	389	HB25-1032
390	390	-10- CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-32-727 TO DETERMINE BEST1
391	391	PRACTICES, IDENTIFY GAPS, AND MAKE REFERRALS; AND2
392	392	(d) I
393	393	MPROVE DATA REPORTING WITHIN THE REGIONAL NAVIGATION3
394	394	CAMPUSES CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-32-727.4
395	395	(3) N
396	396	O LATER THAN JANUARY 26 OF EACH YEAR , THE5
397	397	ORGANIZATIONS SHALL SUBMIT AND PRESENT A REPORT PROVIDING A6
398	398	SUMMARY OF THE COUNCIL 'S ACTIVITIES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR AND7
399	399	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHODS AND PRACTICES8
400	400	LISTED IN SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SECTION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY .9
401	401	(4) T
402	402	HIS SECTION IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2027.10
403	403	B
404	404	EFORE THE REPEAL, THIS SECTION IS SCHEDULED FOR REVIEW IN11
405	405	ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 24-34-104.12
406	406	SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add article 23 to title13
407	407	32 as follows:14
408	408	ARTICLE 2315
409	409	Regional Homelessness Response Districts16
410	410	32-23-101. Legislative declaration. T
411	411	HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY17
412	412	FINDS, DETERMINES, AND DECLARES THAT, IN COLORADO, THERE ARE TENS18
413	413	OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS , HOUSING19
414	414	INSTABILITY IS PREVALENT, AND THERE IS A DEFICIT OF AFFORDABLE20
415	415	HOMES. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ALLOW COUNTIES21
416	416	AND MUNICIPALITIES TO FORM SPECIAL REGIONAL DISTRICTS TO REDUCE22
417	417	AND PREVENT HOMELESSNESS .23
418	418	32-23-102. Definitions. A
419	419	S USED IN THIS ARTICLE 23, UNLESS THE24
420	420	CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :25
421	421	(1) "C
422	422	OURT" MEANS THE DISTRICT COURT IN ANY COUNTY IN26
423	423	WHICH THE PETITION FOR ORGANIZATION OF THE DISTRICT WAS27
424	424	HB25-1032
425	425	-11- ORIGINALLY FILED AND WHICH ENTERED THE ORDER ORGANIZING SAID1
426	426	DISTRICT, OR THE DISTRICT COURT TO WHICH THE FILE PERTAINING TO THE2
427	427	DISTRICT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 32-1-303 (1)(b).3
428	428	(2) "D
429	429	ISTRICT" MEANS A REGIONAL HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE4
430	430	DISTRICT CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 23 TO REDUCE AND5
431	431	PREVENT HOMELESSNESS.6
432	432	(3) "E
433	433	LIGIBLE ELECTOR" MEANS A PERSON WHO , AT THE7
434	434	DESIGNATED TIME OR EVENT, IS REGISTERED TO VOTE PURSUANT TO THE8
435	435	"U
436	436	NIFORM ELECTION CODE OF 1992", ARTICLES 1 TO 13 OF TITLE 1, AND9
437	437	WHO RESIDES WITHIN THE DISTRICT OR PROPOSED DISTRICT .10
438	438	(4) "I
439	439	NTERESTED PARTY" MEANS A RESIDENT OR ELIGIBLE ELECTOR11
440	440	OF THE DISTRICT OR A MUNICIPALITY LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT .12
441	441	32-23-103. Special districts file - notice of organization or13
442	442	dissolution. (1) I
443	443	N ADDITION TO COMPLYING WITH SECTION 32-1-104 (2),14
444	444	A DISTRICT CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 23 SHALL PROVIDE A15
445	445	COPY OF THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY SECTION 32-1-809 (1) TO THE16
446	446	DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE .17
447	447	(2) I
448	448	N ADDITION TO COMPLYING WITH SECTION 32-1-105, THE18
449	449	COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER SHALL FILE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE19
450	450	DECREE OR ORDER CONFIRMING THE ORGANIZATION OR DISSOLUTION OF20
451	451	A DISTRICT CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 23 WITH THE21
452	452	DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE .22
453	453	32-23-104. Service area of district - governmental immunity.23
454	454	(1) A
455	455	DISTRICT MAY BE ENTIRELY WITHIN OR ENTIRELY WITHOUT , OR24
456	456	PARTLY WITHIN AND PARTLY WITHOUT , THE TERRITORY OF ONE OR MORE25
457	457	SPECIAL DISTRICTS, MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, OR OTHER EXISTING26
458	458	TAXING ENTITIES, AS MAY BE PROPOSED . A DISTRICT IS A BODY27
459	459	HB25-1032
460	460	-12- CORPORATE AND POLITIC AND A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE .1
461	461	(2) T
462	462	HE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE DISTRICT2
463	463	ARE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR PURPOSES OF THE "COLORADO3
464	464	G
465	465	OVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY ACT", ARTICLE 10 OF TITLE 24.4
466	466	32-23-105. Service plan required - contents - action on plan.5
467	467	(1) P
468	468	ERSONS PROPOSING THE ORGANIZATION OF A DISTRICT , EXCEPT FOR6
469	469	A DISTRICT THAT IS CONTAINED ENTIRELY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF A7
470	470	MUNICIPALITY AND SUBJECT TO SECTION 32-23-106, SHALL SUBMIT A8
471	471	SERVICE PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 32-1-202 (1) AND SHALL9
472	472	PAY ANY FEE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 32-1-202 (3).10
473	473	(2) N
474	474	OTWITHSTANDING SECTION 32-1-202 (2), THE SERVICE PLAN11
475	475	FOR THE DISTRICT MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION :12
476	476	(a) A
477	477	DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED AND THE13
478	478	PERSONS WHO WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THOSE SERVICES ;14
479	479	(b) A
480	480	FINANCIAL PLAN SHOWING HOW THE PROPOSED SERVICES ARE15
481	481	TO BE FINANCED, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED OPERATING REVENUE DERIVED16
482	482	FROM PROPERTY TAXES AND SALES AND USE TAXES FOR THE FIRST BUDGET17
483	483	YEAR OF THE DISTRICT, WHICH SHALL NOT BE MATERIALLY EXCEEDED18
484	484	EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION 32-1-207. ALL PROPOSED19
485	485	INDEBTEDNESS FOR THE DISTRICT MUST BE DISPLAYED TOGETHER WITH A20
486	486	SCHEDULE INDICATING THE YEAR OR YEARS IN WHICH THE DEBT IS21
487	487	SCHEDULED TO BE ISSUED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DISTRICT22
488	488	SHALL NOTIFY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR THE23
489	489	GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY , WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, OF24
490	490	ANY ALTERATION OR REVISION OF THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF DEBT25
491	491	ISSUANCE SET FORTH IN THE FINANCIAL PLAN.26
492	492	(c) A
493	493	MAP OF THE PROPOSED DISTRICT BOUNDARIES ;27
494	494	HB25-1032
495	495	-13- (d) IF APPLICABLE, A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ESTIMATED1
496	496	COST OF ACQUIRING OR LEASING LAND OR FACILITIES ; THE ESTIMATED2
497	497	COSTS OF ACQUIRING ENGINEERING , LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE3
498	498	SERVICES; THE INITIAL PROPOSED INDEBTEDNESS AND ESTIMATED4
499	499	PROPOSED MAXIMUM INTEREST RATES AND DISCOUNTS ; AND OTHER MAJOR5
500	500	EXPENSES RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION AND INITIAL OPERATION OF6
501	501	THE DISTRICT;7
502	502	(e) A
503	503	DESCRIPTION OF ANY ARRANGEMENT OR PROPOSED8
504	504	AGREEMENT WITH ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF9
505	505	ANY SERVICES BETWEEN THE PROPOSED DISTRICT AND SUCH OTHER10
506	506	POLITICAL SUBDIVISION AND, IF THE FORM CONTRACT TO BE USED IS11
507	507	AVAILABLE, IT SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE SERVICE PLAN;12
508	508	(f) I
509	509	NFORMATION, ALONG WITH OTHER EVIDENCE PRESENTED AT13
510	510	THE HEARING, SATISFACTORY TO ESTABLISH THAT THE CRITERIA SET14
511	511	FORTH IN SECTION 32-1-203, IF APPLICABLE, IS MET; AND15
512	512	(g) A
513	513	NY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY16
514	514	COMMISSIONERS OR THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY ,17
515	515	WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, MAY REQUIRE ON WHICH TO BASE ITS FINDINGS18
516	516	PURSUANT TO SECTION 32-1-203.19
517	517	32-23-106. Public hearing on service plan - procedures -20
518	518	decision - judicial review - modifications - enforcement. (1) F
519	519	OR21
520	520	PURPOSES OF SECTION 32-1-204 (1) AND (1.5), THE BOARD OF COUNTY22
521	521	COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE DISTRICT WILL BE23
522	522	LOCATED OR THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE24
523	523	DISTRICT WILL BE LOCATED, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE, SHALL BE DEEMED25
524	524	TO HAVE COMPLIED WITH THAT SECTION IF THE BOARD OR GOVERNING26
525	525	BODY PROVIDES WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE DATE , TIME, AND LOCATION OF27
526	526	HB25-1032
527	527	-14- THE HEARING TO THE PETITIONERS AND, AT LEAST TWENTY DAYS PRIOR TO1
528	528	THE HEARING DATE, PUBLISHES NOTICE OF THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION,2
529	529	AND PURPOSE OF THE HEARING . THE PUBLISHED NOTICE CONSTITUTES3
530	530	CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE TO THE INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE PROPOSED4
531	531	DISTRICT.5
532	532	(2) T
533	533	HE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY IN6
534	534	WHICH THE DISTRICT WILL BE LOCATED OR THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE7
535	535	MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE DISTRICT WILL BE LOCATED , WHICHEVER IS8
536	536	APPLICABLE, SHALL CONDUCT THE HEARING PURSUANT TO SECTION9
537	537	32-1-204
538	538	(3) AND MAKE ITS DECISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION10
539	539	32-1-204
540	540	(3) AND (4). THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OR GOVERNING BODY ,11
541	541	WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE , IS SUBJECT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW IN12
542	542	ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 32-1-206; EXCEPT THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF13
543	543	JUDICIAL REVIEW, "INTERESTED PARTY" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET14
544	544	FORTH IN SECTION 32-23-101 (4).15
545	545	(3) U
546	546	PON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE COURT FOR THE ORGANIZATION16
547	547	OF A DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 23, THE DISTRICT SHALL17
548	548	CONFORM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO THE APPROVED SERVICE PLAN AND18
549	549	ANY MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE PLAN MUST BE APPROVED IN19
550	550	ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 32-1-207 (2). ANY MATERIAL DEPARTURE20
551	551	FROM THE PLAN MAY BE ENJOINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION21
552	552	32-1-207
553	553	(3); EXCEPT THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF ENFORCEMENT OF THE22
554	554	PLAN, "INTERESTED PARTY" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN23
555	555	SECTION 32-23-101 (4).24
556	556	32-23-107. Organization. (1) E
557	557	XCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS25
558	558	SECTION, THE ORGANIZATION OF A DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE26
559	559	23
560	560	IS GOVERNED BY PART 3 OF ARTICLE 1 OF THIS TITLE 32.27
561	561	HB25-1032
562	562	-15- (2) FOR PURPOSES OF COMPLYING WITH SECTION 32-1-301 (1), A1
563	563	PETITION FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF A DISTRICT PROPOSED PURSUANT TO2
564	564	THIS ARTICLE 23 MUST BE SIGNED BY NOT LESS THAN THIRTY PERCENT OR3
565	565	TWO HUNDRED ELIGIBLE ELECTORS OF THE PROPOSED DISTRICT ,4
566	566	WHICHEVER NUMBER IS SMALLER .5
567	567	(3) F
568	568	OR PURPOSES OF COMPLYING WITH SECTION 32-1-301 (2)(d.1),6
569	569	THE PETITION FOR ORGANIZATION MUST SET FORTH THE ESTIMATED7
570	570	PROPERTY TAX AND SALES AND USE TAX REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT 'S8
571	571	FIRST BUDGET YEAR.9
572	572	(4) F
573	573	OR PURPOSES OF COMPLYING WITH SECTION 32-1-304, WHEN10
574	574	THE COURT WITH WHOM A PETITION FOR ORGANIZATION OF A DISTRICT11
575	575	PROPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 23 HAS BEEN FILED SETS A HEARING12
576	576	DATE, THE CLERK OF COURT SHALL PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE HEARING AND13
577	577	MAIL THE REQUIRED NOTICE TO THE APPROPRIATE BOARD OF COUNTY14
578	578	COMMISSIONERS OR GOVERNING BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY , BUT THE15
579	579	CLERK OF COURT IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAIL NOTICE OF THE HEARING TO16
580	580	ALL INTERESTED PARTIES.17
581	581	(5) F
582	582	OR PURPOSES OF COMPLYING WITH SECTION 32-1-305 (1), THE18
583	583	COURT SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE19
584	584	ELECTORS OF THE PROPOSED DISTRICT HAVE SIGNED THE PETITION .20
585	585	(6) I
586	586	N ADDITION TO COMPLYING WITH THE FILING REQUIREMENTS21
587	587	IN SECTION 32-1-306, THE DISTRICT SHALL FILE A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE22
588	588	FINDINGS AND ORDER OF THE COURT ORGANIZING THE DISTRICT WITH THE23
589	589	DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE .24
590	590	32-23-108. Persons entitled to vote at district elections.25
591	591	N
592	592	OTWITHSTANDING SECTION 32-1-806, ANY PERSON WHO IS AN ELIGIBLE26
593	593	ELECTOR IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN AN ORGANIZATIONAL ELECTION OR ANY27
594	594	HB25-1032
595	595	-16- ELECTION CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A DISTRICT1
596	596	ORGANIZED UNDER THIS ARTICLE 23.2
597	597	32-23-109. Financial powers. A
598	598	NY DISTRICT CREATED PURSUANT3
599	599	TO THIS ARTICLE 23 HAS ALL THE FINANCIAL POWERS DESCRIBED IN4
600	600	SECTION 32-1-1101. THE DISTRICT ALSO HAS THE POWER , UPON VOTER5
601	601	APPROVAL, TO LEVY AND COLLECT A UNIFORM SALES AND USE TAX6
602	602	THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE DISTRICT UPON7
603	603	EVERY TRANSACTION OR OTHER INCIDENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A8
604	604	SALES AND USE TAX IS LEVIED BY THE STATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 26 OF9
605	605	TITLE 39; EXCEPT THAT SUCH SALES AND USE TAX SHALL NOT BE LEVIED10
606	606	ON THE SALE OF CIGARETTES . ANY SALES AND USE TAX AUTHORIZED11
607	607	PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE LEVIED AND COLLECTED AS12
608	608	PROVIDED IN SECTION 32-23-111.13
609	609	32-23-110. Sales and use tax imposed - collection -14
610	610	administration of tax. (1) (a) U
611	611	PON THE APPROVAL OF THE ELIGIBLE15
612	612	ELECTORS IN THE DISTRICT AT AN ELECTION HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH16
613	613	SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE X OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND PART 8 OF17
614	614	ARTICLE 1 OF THIS TITLE 32, THE DISTRICT SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO18
615	615	LEVY A UNIFORM SALES AND USE TAX THR OUGHOUT THE ENTIRE19
616	616	GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF THE DISTRICT UPON EVERY TRANSACTION OR20
617	617	OTHER INCIDENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH A SALES AND USE TAX IS LEVIED21
618	618	BY THE STATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 26 OF TITLE 39; EXCEPT THAT SUCH22
619	619	SALES AND USE TAX SHALL NOT BE LEVIED ON THE SALE OF CIGARETTES .23
620	620	A
621	621	TAX LEVIED BY A DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION SHALL24
622	622	TAKE EFFECT ON EITHER JANUARY 1 OR JULY 1 OF THE YEAR SPECIFIED IN25
623	623	THE BALLOT ISSUE SUBMITTED TO THE ELIGIBLE ELECTORS OF THE26
624	624	DISTRICT.27
625	625	HB25-1032
626	626	-17- (b) THE SALES AND USE TAX IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION1
627	627	(1)(a)
628	628	OF THIS SECTION IS IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER SALES AND USE TAX2
629	629	IMPOSED PURSUANT TO LAW.3
630	630	(2) T
631	631	HE COLLECTION, ADMINISTRATION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF4
632	632	THE SALES AND USE TAX SHALL BE PERFORMED BY THE EXECUTIVE5
633	633	DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE PURSUANT TO PART 2 OF6
634	634	ARTICLE 2 OF TITLE 29. THE DISTRICT SHALL PAY THE NET INCREMENTAL7
635	635	COST INCURRED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND8
636	636	COLLECTION OF THE SALES AND USE TAX .9
637	637	32-23-111. District revenues. (1) A
638	638	NY REVENUES RAISED OR10
639	639	GENERATED BY THE DISTRICT SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO AND SHALL NOT11
640	640	BE USED TO REPLACE ANY FUNDING THAT THE COUNTIES IN THE DISTRICT12
641	641	WOULD OTHERWISE BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE FROM THE STATE OR13
642	642	FEDERAL GOVERNMENT .14
643	643	(2) A
644	644	NY DISTRICT MAY SEEK, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS, GRANTS,15
645	645	OR DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF16
646	646	REDUCING OR PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS .17
647	647	32-23-112. Cooperation between districts or other existing18
648	648	providers permitted. A
649	649	DISTRICT ORGANIZED UNDER THIS ARTICLE 2319
650	650	HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT WITH OR WORK COOPERATIVELY AND20
651	651	IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANOTHER DISTRICT OR OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE21
652	652	PROVIDER OF HOMELESSNESS REDUCTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES TO22
653	653	PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF SUCH DISTRICTS .23
654	654	32-23-113. Levy and collection of ad valorem taxes. A
655	655	DISTRICT24
656	656	CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 23 HAS THE POWER, PURSUANT TO25
657	657	SECTION 32-1-1101 AND UPON APPROVAL BY THE ELIGIBLE ELECTORS OF26
658	658	THE DISTRICT, TO LEVY AND COLLECT AD VALOREM TAXES ON AND27
659	659	HB25-1032
660	660	-18- AGAINST ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE DISTRICT . A TAX LEVIED BY1
661	661	A DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON2
662	662	EITHER JANUARY 1 OR JULY 1 OF THE YEAR SPECIFIED IN THE BALLOT3
663	663	ISSUE SUBMITTED TO THE ELIGIBLE ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT .4
664	664	SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-13-102 , add (6)5
665	665	as follows:6
666	666	39-13-102. Documentary fee imposed - amount - to whom7
667	667	payable - legislative declaration - definition. (6) (a) T
668	668	HE COUNTY8
669	669	CLERK AND RECORDER MAY DESIGNATE MONEY COLLECTED FROM THE9
670	670	DOCUMENTARY FEE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO A HOUSING AGENCY FOR THE10
671	671	PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING , PRESERVING, OR ACQUIRING AFFORDABLE11
672	672	HOUSING ALIGNED WITH DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY NEEDS AND FOR12
673	673	HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE HOUSING13
674	674	AGENCY.14
675	675	(b) T
676	676	HE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT :15
677	677	(I) A
678	678	S THE VOLUME OF REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS HAS16
679	679	INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, REAL ESTATE PRICES AND COSTS HAVE ALSO17
680	680	INCREASED, IMPACTING THE AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF18
681	681	HOUSING IN COLORADO.19
682	682	(II) L
683	683	OCAL GOVERNMENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO USE THE20
684	684	DOCUMENTARY FEE TO OFFSET THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED21
685	685	WITH RECORDING AND MAINTAINING REAL ESTATE RECORDS AND THE22
686	686	COSTS OF BUILDING AND MAINTAINING AFFORDABLE HOUSING .23
687	687	(c) A
688	688	S USED IN THIS SECTION, "HOUSING AGENCY" MEANS A24
689	689	COUNTY GOVERNMENT , LOCAL OR REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, OR THE25
690	690	C
691	691	OLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY .26
692	692	SECTION 6. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act27
693	693	HB25-1032
694	694	-19- takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the1
695	695	ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except2
696	696	that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V3
697	697	of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this4
698	698	act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take5
699	699	effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in6
700	700	November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the7
701	701	official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.8
702	702	HB25-1032
703	703	-20-