First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 25-0705.01 Kristen Forrestal x4217
HOUSE BILL 25-1316
House Committees Senate Committees
Health & Human Services
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING TECHNICAL CHANGES TO DEFINITIONS THAT APPLY TO101
THE LAWS REGULATING ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF102
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.103
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/
.)
Statutory Revision Committee. The bill repeals a definition of
drug abuse from, and adds a definition of substance use disorder to, the
state laws regulating electronic monitoring of prescription drugs.
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
April 21, 2025
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
April 17, 2025
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Bradley and Carter, English, Espenoza, McCluskie, Ricks
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Exum and Rich,
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. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-280-402, repeal2
(2); and add (5) as follows:3
12-280-402. Definitions. As used in this part 4, unless the context4
otherwise requires:5
(2) "Drug abuse" or "abuse" means utilization of a controlled6
substance for nonmedical purposes or in a manner that does not meet7
generally accepted standards of medical practice.8
(5) "S
UBSTANCE USE DISORDER" MEANS A CHRONIC RELAPSING9
BRAIN DISEASE, CHARACTERIZED BY RECURRENT USE OF ALCOHOL , DRUGS,10
OR BOTH, CAUSING CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPAIRMENT , INCLUDING11
HEALTH PROBLEMS , DISABILITY, AND FAILURE TO MEET MAJOR12
RESPONSIBILITIES AT WORK, SCHOOL, OR HOME.13
SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act14
takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the15
ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except16
that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V17
of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this18
act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take19
effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in20
November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the21
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.22
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