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Red Book Footnotes 2020

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 5, 2020, if adjournment sine die is on May 6, 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 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. Because final adjournment of the general assembly occurred on June 15, 2020, the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly is September 14, 2020.

5. Identical.

6. This act was passed without a safety clause. This act specifies that it takes effect September 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. Due to the passage of Senate Bill 20-209, this act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after adjournment sine die of the second regular session of the seventy-second general assembly (September 14, 2020, because adjournment sine die was on June 15, 2020); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against such an act, item, section, or part of the act within the ninety-day period after adjournment sine die of the second regular session of the seventy-second general assembly, then the act, item, section, or part of the act will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

7. Sections 12-220-119 and 12-220-130 (1)(nn), (1)(oo), and (1)(pp) are relocated and amended as they exist until July 1, 2023, and as they will become effective July 1, 2023.

8. This act was passed without a safety clause. This act specifies that sections 2 to 4 of this act take effect January 7, 2025, and the remainder of this act takes effect September 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; except that sections 2 to 4 of this act take effect January 7, 2025. Due to the passage of Senate Bill 20-209, sections 1 and 5 of this act take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after adjournment sine die of the second regular session of the seventy-second general assembly (September 14, 2020, because adjournment sine die was on June 15, 2020); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against such an act, item, section, or part of the act within the ninety-day period after adjournment sine die of the second regular session of the seventy-second general assembly, then the act, item, section, or part of the act will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor; except that sections 2 to 4 of this act take effect January 7, 2025.

9. This act was passed without a safety clause. It takes effect December 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 December 1, 2020, or on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor, whichever is later.

10. This act was passed without a safety clause. It takes effect January 1, 2023; 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, 2023.

11. 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.

12. This act was passed without a safety clause. It takes effect July 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 July 1, 2021.

13. House Bill 20-1326 harmonized with House Bill 20-1056 and relocated to section 12-220-404.

14. House Bill 20-1326 harmonized with House Bill 20-1056 and relocated to section 12-220-407.

15. 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; 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 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

16. House Bill 20-1056 harmonized with House Bill 20-1216 and House Bill 20-1402.

17. House Bill 20-1216 harmonized in part with and superseded in part by House Bill 20-1326.

18. This section of House Bill 20-1388 takes effect on the effective date of this act or House Bill 20-1100, whichever is later.

19. House Bill 20-1100 further amended by House Bill 20-1388.

20. House Bill 20-1361 harmonized with House Bill 20-1385 and House Bill 20-1386.

21. This provision is added to a section as it will become effective July 1, 2020.

22. This provision is amended as it will become effective January 1, 2021.

23. House Bill 20-1261 harmonized with House Bill 20-1378.

24. House Bill 20-1246 further amended by House Bill 20-1385.

25. This provision is amended as it will become effective July 1, 2020.

26. This section of Senate Bill 20-217 takes effect upon passage; except that section 24-31-902, as enacted in section 2 of Senate Bill 20-217, takes effect July 1, 2023.

27. House Bill 20-1183 harmonized with House Bill 20-1216.

28. This section was amended with relocated provisions from section 12-260-101.

29. This subsection was added with amended provisions relocated from section 12-260-103 (3).

30. This subsection was added with amended provisions relocated from section 12-260-103 (4).

31. This subsection was added with amended provisions relocated from section 12-260-103 (5).

32. This subsection was added with amended provisions relocated from section 12-260-103 (6).

33. This subsection was added with amended provisions relocated from section 12-260-103 (7).

34. This subsection was added with amended provisions relocated from section 12-260-104 (4).

35. This subsection was added with amended provisions relocated from section 12-260-104 (5)(a).

36. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 12-260-109.

37. This part 2 was added with amended provisions relocated from article 260 of title 12.

38. This article was repealed and relocated to part 2 of article 255 of title 12.

39. House Bill 20-1183 harmonized with House Bill 20-1230.

40. Senate Bill 20-007 superseded by House Bill 20-1219.

41. House Bill 20-1184 harmonized with House Bill 20-1211, House Bill 20-1215, House Bill 20-1218, and House Bill 20-1219.

42. House Bill 20-1211 harmonized with House Bill 20-1213.

43. Senate Bill 20-136 harmonized with Senate Bill 20-181.

44. House Bill 20-1010 further amended by Senate Bill 20-186.

45. This section of Senate Bill 20-223 takes effect only if, at the November 2020 statewide election, a majority of voters approve the ballot issue referred in accordance with section 2 of Senate Concurrent Resolution 20-001. If the voters approve the ballot issue, then sections 1 to 4 of this act take effect on the date of the governor's proclamation or January 1, 2021, whichever is later.

46. Senate Bill 20-162 harmonized with House Bill 20-1402.

47. Section 4 of House Bill 20-1206 harmonized with section 49 of House Bill 20-1206.

48. Section 51 of House Bill 20-1206 superseded by section 10 of House Bill 20-1206.

49. Section 10 of House Bill 20-1206 harmonized with section 51 of House Bill 20-1206.

50. This section will be renumbered on revision as 44-10-801 (1)(d)(IV) in the 2020 Colorado Revised Statutes.

51. This provision is amended as it exists until July 1, 2021.

52. Senate Bill 20-007 superseded by House Bill 20-1183.

53. House Bill 20-1326 harmonized with House Bill 20-1183 and relocated to section 12-255-204.

54. House Bill 20-1361 superseded by House Bill 20-1386.

55. This section of House Bill 20-1065 takes effect only if Senate Bill 20-007 does not become law.

56. This section of House Bill 20-1065 takes effect only if Senate Bill 20-007 becomes law, in which case this section takes effect on the effective date of House Bill 20-1065 or Senate Bill 20-007, whichever is later.

57. Section 56 of House Bill 20-1206 superseded by section 18 of House Bill 20-1206.

58. House Bill 20-1167 harmonized with House Bill 20-1143 and Senate Bill 20-218.

59. House Bill 20-1167 harmonized with House Bill 20-1143.

60. This act takes effect November 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 2022 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

61. This provision is amended as it is effective until a ballot issue is proclaimed by the governor.

62. This provision is amended as it will become effective only if a ballot issue is proclaimed by the governor.

63. This provision is repealed as it will become effective only if a ballot issue is proclaimed by the governor.

64. This section of House Bill 20-1408 takes effect on the effective date of this act or House Bill 20-1377, whichever is later.

65. House Bill 20-1218 harmonized with House Bill 20-1219.

66. This section will be renumbered on revision as 10-16-153 in the 2020 Colorado Revised Statutes.

67. House Bill 20-1216 harmonized with House Bill 20-1219.

68. This article was amended with relocated provisions from articles 36 and 37 of title 35.

69. This article was repealed and relocated to article 36 of title 35.

70. House Bill 20-1213 harmonized with House Bill 20-1343.

71. House Bill 20-1128 further amended by House Bill 20-1312.

72. This part 16 was added with amended provisions relocated from article 125 of title 12.

73. House Bill 20-1212 harmonized with House Bill 20-1286.

74. This section of House Bill 20-1427 takes effect only if, at the November 2020 statewide election, a majority of voters approve the ballot issue referred in accordance with section 39-28-401. If the voters approve the ballot issue, then this section takes effect on the date of the governor's proclamation or January 1, 2021, whichever is later.

75. House Bill 20-1260 further amended by House Bill 20-1418.

76. House Bill 20-1300 further amended by House Bill 20-1418.

77. House Bill 20-1014 superseded by House Bill 20-1216.

78. House Bill 20-1260 further amended by House Bill 20-1418.

79. House Bill 20-1244 further amended by House Bill 20-1418.

80. House Bill 20-1360 further amended by House Bill 20-1418.

81. House Bill 20-1061 harmonized with House Bill 20-1216.

82. This provision is amended as it exists until July 1, 2022.

83. This provision is amended as it will become effective July 1, 2022.

84. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 27-81-102 (1) as it exists until July 1, 2022.

85. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 27-81-102 (1) as it will become effective July 1, 2022.

86. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 27-82-102 (7).

87. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 27-82-102 (10).

88. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 27-82-102 (13).

89. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 27-82-102 (13.5) as it will become effective July 1, 2022.

90. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 27-82-102 (14).

91. This section was added with amended provisions relocated from section 27-82-114.

92. This part 1 was repealed and relocated to various sections within article 81 of title 27.

93. House Bill 20-1183 harmonized with Senate Bill 20-007 and relocated to section 27-81-118 (2)(a)(I)(C).

94. House Bill 20-1211 superseded by House Bill 20-1343.

95. House Bill 20-1211 harmonized in part with and superseded in part by House Bill 20-1343.

96. House Bill 20-1345 further amended by Senate Bill 20-214.

97. House Bill 20-1360 further amended by House Bill 20-1418.

98. This article was repealed and relocated to part 16 of article 30 of title 44.

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