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Red Book Footnotes 2019

1. This provision was passed in an act with a nonstatutory short title.

2. This provision was passed in an act with a nonstatutory legislative declaration.

3. This provision was passed in an act with an applicability clause.

4. This act was passed without a safety clause. It 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 (August 2, 2019, if adjournment sine die is on May 3, 2019); 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 November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

5. Identical.

6. This provision is amended as it will become effective July 1, 2019.

7. Senate Bill 19-011 harmonized with Senate Bill 19-028.

8. This act was passed without a safety clause. It takes effect September 1, 2019; 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 the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

9. This act was passed without a safety clause. It takes effect January 1, 2020; 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 the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

10. This section is superseded by the organizational recodification of title 12 in House Bill 19-1172, effective October 1, 2019.

11. This act was passed without a safety clause. This section of this act takes effect only if House Bill 19-1172 becomes law, in which case this section takes effect October 1, 2019.

12. This section of this act takes effect only if House Bill 19-1172 becomes law, in which case this section takes effect October 1, 2019.

13. This provision was relocated as added by section 4 of House Bill 19-1083.

14. This act was passed without a safety clause. Section 34-32-117 (6)(c), as amended in section 2 of this act, takes effect August 2, 2020, and the remainder of 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 (August 2, 2019, if adjournment sine die is on May 3, 2019); 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 November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

15. This act was passed without a safety clause. It takes effect September 1, 2019; 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 the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect January 1, 2021, or on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor, whichever is later.

16. This act was passed without a safety clause. This section of this act takes effect only if House Bill 19-1172 becomes law, in which case this section takes effect July 1, 2021.

17. This act was passed without a safety clause. This section of this act takes effect only if House Bill 19-1172 becomes law, in which case this section takes effect July 1, 2023.

18. Senate Bill 19-079 harmonized with House Bill 19-1077.

19. Section 16 of Senate Bill 19-079 harmonized with section 17 of Senate Bill 19-079, effective July 1, 2023.

20. This act was passed without a safety clause. It takes effect July 1, 2020; 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 the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

21. This section of House Bill 19-1166 takes effect only if House Bill 19-1090 does not become law.

22. House Bill 19-1166 harmonized with House Bill 19-1186.

23. This section of this act takes effect only if House Bill 19-1172 does not become law.

24. This section of this act takes effect only if House Bill 19-1172 becomes law.

25. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 12-1.5-101.

26. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 37-60-106 (1)(u).

27. This section was repealed and relocated to sections 12-20-103, 12-20-202, and 12-20-401.

28. This section was repealed and relocated to section 12-20-401.

29. This section was repealed and relocated to section 12-20-104.

30. This section was repealed and relocated to section 12-20-105.

31. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 25-3.5-203 (5).

32. This section was repealed and relocated to section 12-30-105.

33. This section was repealed and relocated to section 12-30-102.

34. This section was repealed and relocated to section 12-30-106.

35. This section was repealed and relocated to section 12-30-104.

36. This part was repealed and relocated to article 150 of title 12.

37. This section was repealed and relocated to section 37-60-106.3.

38. House Bill 19-1172 superseded by Senate Bill 19-081.

39. House Bill 19-1172 superseded by House Bill 19-1070.

40. This section was repealed and relocated to section 25-3.5-103 (8.8).

41. This section of Senate Bill 19-213 takes effect only if Senate Bill 19-224 becomes law, in which case this section takes effect January 1, 2020.

42. House Bill 19-1178 harmonized with House Bill 19-1206.

43. House Bill 19-1172 further amended by Senate Bills 19-046, 19-079, 19-153, 19-154, 19-155, 19-156, 19-159, 19-193, 19-227, 19-228, 19-234, 19-241, and 19-242 and House Bills 19-1003, 19-1035, 19-1077, 19-1083, 19-1086, 19-1095, 19-1109, 19-1120, 19-1129, 19-1131, 19-1166, 19-1174, 19-1242, 19-1264 and 19-1290.

44. Senate Bill 19-194 harmonized with House Bill 19-1178.

45. This act was passed without a safety clause. It takes effect May 1, 2020; 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 the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

46. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 7-111-105 (1).

47. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 7-111-106 (2).

48. This act is referred to the people under referendum. It will be submitted to a vote of the people at the November 2019 election and will become effective upon the date of the Governor's proclamation if approved by the people.

49. This section was repealed and relocated to section 7-108-403.

50. This act was passed without a safety clause. Sections 5 and 8 of this act take effect July 1, 2020, and the remainder of 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 (August 2, 2019, if adjournment sine die is on May 3, 2019); 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 November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

50. This act was passed without a safety clause. Sections 5 and 8 of this act take effect July 1, 2020, and the remainder of 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 (August 2, 2019, if adjournment sine die is on May 3, 2019); 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 November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

51. Senate Bill 19-024 further amended by House Bill 19-1256.

52. Senate Bill 19-154 harmonized with House Bill 19-1114 and Senate Bill 19-150.

53. Senate Bill 19-167 harmonized with House Bill 19-1255.

54. This part was added with amended provisions relocated from section 19-1-128.

55. This section was repealed and relocated to section 19-7-204.

56. House Bill 19-1150 harmonized with House Bill 19-1122 and House Bill 19-1134.

57. House Bill 19-1063 further amended by House Bill 19-1307.

58. This section of House Bill 19-1258 takes effect only if House Bill 19-1257 is approved by the voters at the 2019 statewide election and becomes law.

59. This provision is repealed as it will become effective July 1, 2019.

60. This section was amended with provisions relocated from section 12-2-122.5.

61. This section was repealed and relocated to section 12-2-115.5 (2).

62. House Bill 19-1172 superseded by Senate Bill 19-155.

63. Senate Bill 19-016 harmonized with House Bill 19-1259.

64. This section of Senate Bill 19-246 takes effect only if House Bill 19-1262 becomes law.

65. This section of Senate Bill 19-246 takes effect only if House Bill 19-1262 does not become law.

66. This section of Senate Bill 19-246 takes effect only if House Bill 19-1276 does not become law.

67. This section of Senate Bill 19-246 takes effect only if House Bill 19-1161 does not become law.

68. Senate Bill 19-212 harmonized with Senate Bill 19-221.

69. This section was repealed and relocated to part 2 of article 78 of title 23.

70. This part 2 was repealed and relocated to part 3 of article 78 of title 23.

71. This article was added with amended and relocated provisions from section 23-1-120.9 and part 2 of article 3.9 of title 23.

72. Senate Bill 19-199 harmonized with House Bill 19-1262.

73. This article was added with amended and relocated provisions from article 37.3 of title 24.

74. This article was repealed and relocated to part 11 of article 31 of title 23.

75. Senate Bill 19-227 harmonized with House Bill 19-1172.

76. Senate Bill 19-223 harmonized with Senate Bill 19-241.

77. This act was passed without a safety clause. Sections 5 through 37 of this act take effect January 1, 2020; except that sections 44-10-501 (3)(e), 44-10-503 (5)(b), 44-10-601 (3)(c), and 44-10-603 (11) of section 5 of this act take effect July 1, 2020, and the remainder of 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 (August 2, 2019, if adjournment sine die is on May 3, 2019); 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 the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

78. House Bill 19-1028 further amended by Senate Bill 19-013 and Senate Bill 19-218.

79. Senate Bill 19-224 superseded by Senate Bill 19-218.

80. Senate Bill 19-218 harmonized with House Bill 19-1172 and Senate Bill 19-241.

81. Senate Bill 19-224 harmonized with House Bill 19-1240 and relocated to section 39-26-102 (6.1).

82. This subsection (7) was amended with relocated provisions.

83. This act was passed without a safety clause. It takes effect January 1, 2021; 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 the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect January 1, 2021, or on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor, whichever is later.

84. Section 6 of Senate Bill 19-232 provides that subsection (7)(a), as amended in section 1 of House Bill 19-1007, does not take effect if Senate Bill 19-232 becomes law.

85. This section of House Bill 19-1174 takes effect only if House Bill 19-1172 does not become law.

86. This section of House Bill 19-1174 takes effect only if House Bill 19-1172 becomes law.

87. This article was added with amended and relocated provisions from articles 11 and 12 of title 44 as those provisions existed on July 1, 2019.

88. This act was passed without a safety clause. Sections 12 through 24 of this act take effect January 1, 2020, only if Senate Bill 19-224 becomes law; 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 the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

89. Senate Bill 19-224 further amended by Senate Bill 19-213 and House Bill 19-1230.

90. The provisions of articles 11 and 12 of title 44 were repealed and relocated to article 10 of title 44. For more details, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index to the Colorado Revised Statutes.

91. House Bill 19-1230 superseded by House Bill 19-1076.

92. House Bill 19-1033 harmonized with House Bill 19-1076.

93. This section of Senate Bill 19-224 superseded by section 6 of Senate Bill 19-224, effective January 1, 2020.

94. Section 9 of House Bill 19-1230 further amended by section 23 of House Bill 19-1230, effective January 1, 2020.

95. Section 10 of House Bill 19-1230 further amended by section 24 of House Bill 19-1230, effective January 1, 2020.

96. This act was passed without a safety clause. This section of this act takes effect July 1, 2021.

97. This act was passed without a safety clause. This section of this act takes effect July 1, 2022.

98. Section 25-27.6-105 IP (2) and (2)(b) further amended by section 7 of this act.

99. Section 25-27.6-104 (1) further amended by section 10 of this act.

100. Section 4 and 17 of House Bill 19-1237 harmonized, effective July 1, 2022.

101. House Bill 19-1010 harmonized with House Bill 19-1237, effective July 1, 2021.

102. This section of Senate Bill 19-241 takes effect only if House Bill 19-1172 does not become law.

103. This section of Senate Bill 19-241 takes effect only if Senate Bill 19-224 does not become law.

104. Senate Bill 19-224 harmonized with House Bill 19-1289, effective January 1, 2020.

105. Senate Bill 19-088 harmonized with House Bill 19-1289, effective July 1, 2020.

106. House Bill 19-1090 superseded by section 6 of Senate Bill 19-224, effective January 1, 2020.

107. House Bill 19-1172 harmonized with Senate Bill 19-224 and relocated to section 44-10-103 (34), effective January 1, 2020.

108. This provision takes effect only if a citizen-initiated ballot issue that authorizes the state to issue transportation revenue anticipation notes but does not authorize the state to collect additional tax revenue for the purpose of providing a revenue source for repayment of the notes is submitted to the registered electors of the state for their approval or rejection at the November 2020 general election and a majority of the electors voting on the ballot issue vote "Yes/For", and, in such case, this provision takes effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

109. Senate Bill 19-261 superseded by Senate Bill 19-088, effective July 1, 2020.

110. Senate Bill 19-106 further amended by Senate Bill 19-260.

111. House Bill 19-1234 superseded by section 6 of Senate Bill 19-224, effective January 1, 2020.

112. Senate Bill 19-235 harmonized with House Bill 19-1278.

113. This section takes effect only if, at the November 2019 statewide election, a majority of voters do not approve a referred measure that allows the state to increase the cigarette tax, increase the tobacco products tax, and to create a new tax on nicotine products and use a significant portion of the tax revenue for preschool programs and expanded learning opportunities. If the voters at the November 2019 statewide election do not approve a measure described in subsection (2)(a) of this section, then this act takes effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

114. This act was passed without a safety clause. It takes effect January 1, 2021; 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 the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

115. This act was passed without a safety clause. Section 16-4-102 (2)(b), (2)(c) (2)(d), (2)(e), (2)(f), and (2)(g) in section 1 of this act takes effect January 1, 2020; and the remainder of 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 (August 2, 2019, if adjournment sine die is on May 3, 2019); 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 November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

116. Senate Bill 19-088 further amended by House Bill 19-1322.

117. This section of Senate Bill 19-181 takes effect on the earlier of July 1, 2020, or the date on which all rules required to be adopted by section 34-60-106 (2.5)(a), (11)(c), and (19) have become effective.

118. House Bill 19-1166 superseded by section 6 of Senate Bill 19-224, effective January 1, 2020.

119. House Bill 19-1166 superseded by House Bill 19-1090.

120. This section takes effect only if House Bill 19-1275 does not become law.

121. Senate Bill 19-213 superseded by section 6 of Senate Bill 19-224, effective January 1, 2020.

122. House Bill 19-1028 harmonized with Senate Bill 19-013.

123. House Bill 19-1230 superseded by section 6 of Senate Bill 19-224, effective January 1, 2020.

124. This section of House Bill 19-1245 takes effect only if House Bill 19-1240 does not become law.

125. This section of House Bill 19-1245 takes effect only if House Bill 19-1240 becomes law, in which case this section of House Bill 19-1245 takes effect on the effective date of this act or House Bill 19-1240, whichever is later.

126. House Bill 19-1240 further amended by House Bill 19-1245.

127. House Bill 19-1206 harmonized with Senate Bill 19-176.

128. House Bill 19-1206 further amended by Senate Bill 19-176.

129. This act was passed without a safety clause. This section of House Bill 19-1263 takes effect March 1, 2020.

130. House Bill 19-1322 harmonized with House Bill 19-1245.

131. This act was passed without a safety clause. It takes effect October 1, 2019; 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 the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2020 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

132. House Bill 19-1172 harmonized with House Bill 19-1264.

133. This act was passed without a safety clause. Sections 1 to 3, 6, 7, 13, and 14 of House Bill 19-1327 and sections 44-30-1501, 44-30-1502, and 44-30-1506 to 44-30-1514, enacted by section 12 of House Bill 19-1327, take effect only if, at the November 2019 statewide election, a majority of voters approve the ballot question submitted pursuant to section 44-30-1514, enacted in section 12 of House Bill 19-1327, in which case said sections take effect May 1, 2020.

134. Section 14 of House Bill 19-1327 takes effect only if Senate Bill 19-212 becomes law.

135. Section 5 of House Bill 19-1229 takes effect only if Senate Bill 19-088 does not becomes law.

136. House Bill 19-1172 harmonized with Senate Bill 19-228.

137. Senate Bill 19-108 harmonized with House Bill 19-1219.

138. House Bill 19-1172 superseded by Senate Bill 19-156.

139. House Bill 19-1240 harmonized with House Bill 19-1245.

140. Senate Bill 19-241 harmonized with House Bill 19-1172.

141. House Bill 19-1172 superseded by Senate Bill 19-241.

142. Senate Bill 19-241 superseded by Senate Bill 19-224, effective January 1, 2020.

143. Senate Bill 19-241 harmonized with Senate Bill 19-142.

144. Senate Bill 19-241 harmonized with House Bill 19-1256.

145. Senate Bill 19-242 harmonized with Senate Bill 19-052.

146. Senate Bill 19-242 harmonized with House Bill 19-1172.

147. Senate Bill 19-242 superseded by House Bill 19-1044.

148. House Bill 19-1090 harmonized with House Bill 19-1166.

149. House Bill 19-1090 harmonized with House Bill 19-1230.

150. The subsection will be renumbered on revision as (6) in 2019 Colorado Revised Statutes.

151. The subsection will be renumbered on revision as (1)(b)(VII) in 2019 Colorado Revised Statutes.

152. The subsection will be renumbered on revision as (4)(g) in 2019 Colorado Revised Statutes.

153. House Bill 19-1010 harmonized with House Bill 19-1237, effective July 1, 2022.

154. House Bill 19-1287 harmonized with House Bill 19-1237, effective July 1, 2022.

155. This subsection will be renumbered on revision as (15) in the 2019 Colorado Revised Statutes.

156. This section will be renumbered on revision as 27-80-123 in the 2019 Colorado Revised Statutes.

157. House Bill 19-1148 harmonized with House Bill 19-1263, effective March 1, 2020.

158. This subsection will be renumbered on revision as (1)(kkk) in the 2019 Colorado Revised Statutes.

159. This section was amended with provisions relocated from section 12-100-119.

160. This section was repealed and relocated to section 12-100-113 (2).

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