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Red Book Footnotes 2008

1.    Deleted by amendment.

2.    This act was passed without a safety clause. It shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution, (August 6, 2008, if adjournment sine die is on May 7, 2008); except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.

3.    This act was passed without a safety clause. It shall take effect September 1, 2008.  However, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act during the 90-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution, then the act, item, section, or part, shall not take effect unless approved by the people at a biennial regular general election and shall take effect on the date specified or on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor, whichever is later.

4.    This act was passed without a safety clause. It shall take effect September 11, 2009.  However, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act during the 90-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution, then the act, item, section, or part, shall not take effect unless approved by the people at a biennial regular general election and shall take effect on the date specified or on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor, whichever is later.

5.    This act was passed without a safety clause. It shall take effect January 1, 2009.  However, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act during the 90-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution, then the act, item, section, or part, shall not take effect unless approved by the people at a biennial regular general election and shall take effect on the date specified or on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor, whichever is later.

6.    Senate Bill 08-107 harmonized with House Bill 08-1305.

7.    House Bill 08-1061 harmonized with House Bill 08-1199, effective January 1, 2009.

8.    This section of House Bill 08-1266 was passed without a safety clause. It shall take effect simultaneously with Senate Bill 06-188, enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-fifth General Assembly; except that, if Senate Bill 06-188 takes effect during the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly, this section of House Bill 08-1266 shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution, (August 6, 2008, if adjournment sine die is on May 7, 2008); except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor.

9.    This paragraph will be relettered on revision as (o) in the 2008 Colorado Revised Statutes.

10.    House Bill 08-1213 harmonized with House Bill 08-1244.

11.    House Bill 08-1121 harmonized with House Bill 08-1166.

12.    This paragraph will be relettered on revision as (g) in the 2008 Colorado Revised Statutes.

13.    If Senate Bill 08-176 is enacted and becomes law before April 20, 2008, this section of said bill shall take effect upon passage. If Senate Bill 08-176 is enacted and becomes law on or after April 20, 2008, this section of said bill shall not take effect.

14.    If Senate Bill 08-176 is enacted and becomes law before April 20, 2008, this section of said bill shall not take effect. If Senate Bill 08-176 is enacted and becomes law on or after April 20, 2008, this section of said bill shall take effect upon passage.

15.    This provision is amended as it will become effective April 21, 2008.

16.    Senate Bill 08-171 harmonized with Senate Bill 08-172.

17.    Senate Bill 08-126 harmonized with Senate Bill 08-181.

18.    House Bill 08-1106 harmonized with House Bill 08-1347.

19.    This article will be renumbered on revision as 39 in the 2008 Colorado Revised Statutes.

20.    This section of House Bill 08-1371 shall take effect only if the director of research of the legislative council files written notice with the staff director of the joint budget committee and the state controller no later than October 1, 2008, that the legislative council print shop is the successful bidder for legislative printing as authorized in the act.

21.    House Bill 08-1361 further amended by House Bill 08-1371.

22.    Senate Bill 08-039 harmonized with Senate Bill 08-165, Senate Bill 08-177, and House Bill 08-1043.

23.    This act was passed without a safety clause. This section of this act shall take effect July 1, 2009.However, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act during the 90-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution, then the act, item, section, or part, shall not take effect unless approved by the people at a biennial regular general election and shall take effect on the date specified or on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor, whichever is later.

24.    This act was passed without a safety clause. This section of this act shall take effect July 1, 2010.However, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act during the 90-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution, then the act, item, section, or part, shall not take effect unless approved by the people at a biennial regular general election and shall take effect on the date specified or on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor, whichever is later.

25.    This section of Senate Bill 08-155 shall only take effect if House Bill 08-1375 is enacted at the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

26.    Senate Bill 08-018 harmonized with Senate Bill 08-167.

27.    House Bill 08-1375 further amended by Senate Bill 08-155 and Senate Bill 08-200.

28.    Senate Bill 08-178 superseded by Senate Bill 08-186, and Senate Bill 08-186 superseded House Bill 08-1151 on January 1, 2009.

29.    House Bill 08-1309 harmonized with House Bill 08-1390.

30.    Identical.

31.    Senate Bill 08-051 harmonized with House Bill 08-1103.

32.    House Bill 08-1220 harmonized with House Bill 08-1366.

33.    House Bill 08-1059 harmonized with House Bill 08-1349.

34.    This section of House Bill 08-1072 shall take effect on July 1, 2008, only if: The final fiscal estimate for Senate Bill 08-090, as reflected in the appropriations clause for said act, shows a net general fund savings that is equal to or greater than the final general fund fiscal estimate for this act, as reflected in section 3 of this act; and Senate Bill 08-090 is enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-sixth general assembly and becomes law; or the final fiscal estimate for House Bill 08-1409, as reflected in the appropriations clause for said act, shows a net general fund savings that is equal to or greater than the final general fund fiscal estimate for this act, as reflected in section 3 of this act; and House Bill 08-1409 is enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-sixth general assembly and becomes law; and the staff director of the joint budget committee files written notice with the revisor of statutes no later than July 15, 2008, that certain requirements have been met.

35.    House Bill 08-1010 harmonized with House Bill 08-1166.

36.    Section 6 of House Bill 08-1167 changed the effective date of this section from January 1, 2009, to July 1, 2009.

37.    This section of Senate Bill 08-013 shall not take effect if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

38.    This section of Senate Bill 08-013 shall take effect only if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

39.    House Bill 08-1398 further amended by Senate Bill 08-013, Senate Bill 08-071, Senate Bill 08-168, Senate Bill 08-226, House Bill 08-1346, House Bill 08-1387, and House Bill 08-1405.

40.    This section of Senate Bill 08-071 shall not take effect if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

41.    This section of Senate Bill 08-071 shall take effect only if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

42.    Senate Bill 08-239 harmonized with House Bill 08-1115, House Bill 08-1194, and House Bill 08-1352.

43.    This section of House Bill 08-1405 shall not take effect if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

44.    This section of House Bill 08-1405 shall take effect only if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

45.    House Bill 08-1026 further amended by House Bill 08-1405.

46.    This act shall take effect when the board of commissioners of the Colorado state fair authority, created in section 35-65-401, Colorado Revised Statutes, certifies to the state treasurer and the revisor of statutes, in writing, that all loans owed by the Colorado state fair authority to the state treasurer pursuant to section 24-75-203 (1), Colorado Revised Statutes, and any outstanding debt incurred by the Colorado state fair authority to build the events center in Pueblo have been repaid in full.

47.    This section of House Bill 08-1168 shall not take effect if Senate Bill 08-212 is enacted and becomes law.

48.    This section of House Bill 08-1168 shall take effect only if Senate Bill 08-212 is enacted and becomes law.

49.    Senate Bill 08-212 further amended by House Bill 08-1168.

50.    House Bill 08-1166 further amended by House Bill 08-1194.

51.    This act was passed without a safety clause. This section of this act shall take effect September 1, 2008.  However, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act during the 90-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution, then the act, item, section, or part, shall not take effect unless approved by the people at a biennial regular general election and shall take effect on the date specified or on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor, whichever is later.

52.    This act was passed without a safety clause. This section of this act shall take effect January 1, 2009.However, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act during the 90-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution, then the act, item, section, or part, shall not take effect unless approved by the people at a biennial regular general election and shall take effect on the date specified or on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor, whichever is later.

53.    This act was passed without a safety clause. This section of this act shall take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly. However, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act during the 90-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution, then the act, item, section, or part, shall not take effect unless approved by the people at a biennial regular general election and shall take effect on the date specified or on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor, whichever is later.

54.    House Bill 08-1166 harmonized with House Bill 08-1194, effective January 1, 2009.

55.    House Bill 08-1166 superseded by House Bill 08-1194, effective January 1, 2009.

56.    House Bill 08-1115 harmonized with House Bill 08-1194 and Senate Bill 08-239.

57.    This act was passed without a safety clause. It shall take effect August 15, 2008.  However, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act during the 90-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state constitution, then the act, item, section, or part, shall not take effect unless approved by the people at a biennial regular general election and shall take effect on the date specified or on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor, whichever is later.

58.    Senate Bill 08-183 harmonized with Senate Bill 08-206.

59.    House Bill 08-1115 harmonized with Senate Bill 08-239.

60.    House Bill 08-1228 further amended by House Bill 08-1407.

61.    Senate Bill 08-208 harmonized with House Bill 08-1344.

62.    Senate Bill 08-001 further amended by House Bill 08-1267.

63.    This act shall take effect either upon passage or upon the effective date of Senate Bill 08-001, whichever is later; except that this act shall only take effect if Senate Bill 08-001 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

64.    Senate Bill 08-232 harmonized with House Bill 08-1320.

65.    Section 1 of House Bill 08-1285 and section 10 of House Bill 08-1375 further amended by Senate Bill 08-230.

66.    Senate Bill 08-002 harmonized with House Bill 08-1366.

67.    House Bill 08-1031 harmonized with House Bill 08-1366.

68.    Senate Bill 08-002 harmonized with House Bill 08-1220.

69.    This paragraph will be relettered on revision as (m) in the 2008 Colorado Revised Statutes.

70.    This section of Senate Bill 08-131 shall not take effect if House Bill 08-1108 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

71.    This section of Senate Bill 08-131 shall only take effect if House Bill 08-1108 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

72.    House Bill 08-1108 further amended by section 2 of Senate Bill 08-131.

73.    This section of Senate Bill 08-168 shall not take effect if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

74.    This section of Senate Bill 08-168 shall take effect only if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

75.    This section of Senate Bill 08-161 shall only take effect upon receipt of the notice required in sections 25.5-4-205 (3) (b) and 25.5-8-109 (4.5), Colorado Revised Statutes.

76.    House Bill 08-1335 further amended by House Bill 08-1388.

77.    House Bill 08-1204 further amended by House Bill 08-1388.

78.    Section 22-54-129 (6) (b), Colorado Revised Statutes, enacted in this section of House Bill 08-1388, shall take effect only if House Bill 08-1204 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

79.    This section of House Bill 08-1388 shall not take effect if House Bill 08-1335 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

80.    This section of House Bill 08-1388 shall take effect only if House Bill 08-1335 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

81.    This section of House Bill 08-1388 shall take effect only if House Bill 08-1204 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

82.    Section 21 of House Bill 08-1388 harmonized with section 39 of House Bill 08-1388.

83.    Senate Bill 08-172 harmonized with House Bill 08-1382.

84.    House Bill 08-1013 harmonized with House Bill 08-1269, House Bill 08-1358, and House Bill 08-1368.

85.    House Bill 08-1269 harmonized with House Bill 08-1368.

86.    House Bill 08-1333 further amended by House Bill 08-1376.

87.    House Bill 08-1115 harmonized with House Bill 08-1194, House Bill 08-1352, House Bill 08-1376, and Senate Bill 08-239.

88.    This section of House Bill 08-1114 shall take effect on April 1, 2009, but only if on or before March 31, 2009, the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing has not submitted written notice to the revisor of statutes that the federal government has approved the waiver establishing the provider fees created in section 25.5-6-203, Colorado Revised Statutes.

89.    This section of House Bill 08-1114 shall take effect on April 1, 2009, but only if, by March 31, 2009, the executive director of the department of health care policy and financing has submitted written notice to the revisor of statutes that the federal government has approved the waiver establishing the provider fee created in section 25.5-6-203, Colorado Revised Statutes.

90.    This provision is amended as it will become effective January 1, 2009.

91.    Senate Bill 08-171 further amended by House Bill 08-1412.

92.    House Bill 08-1199 further amended by House Bill 08-1412.

93.    House Bill 08-1097 further amended by House Bill 08-1412.

94.    House Bill 08-1072 further amended by House Bill 08-1412.

95.    This section of House Bill 08-1412 shall only take effect if Senate Bill 08-171 and Senate Bill 08-172 are enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and become law.

96.    This section of House Bill 08-1412 shall not take effect if Senate Bill 08-212 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

97.    This section of House Bill 08-1412 shall not take effect if House Bill 08-1335 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

98.    This section of House Bill 08-1412 shall not take effect if Senate Bill 08-018 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

99.    This section of House Bill 08-1412 shall not take effect if Senate Bill 08-227 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

100.    This section of House Bill 08-1412 shall not take effect if House Bill 08-1114 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

101.    This section of House Bill 08-1412 shall not take effect if House Bill 08-1366 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

102.    This section of House Bill 08-1412 shall only take effect if House Bill 08-1097 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

103.    This section of House Bill 08-1412 shall not take effect if House Bill 08-1387, House Bill 08-1398, or House Bill 08-1405 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

104.    This section of House Bill 08-1412 shall only take effect if House Bill 08-1266 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

105.    House Bill 08-1204 harmonized with House Bill 08-1412.

106.    House Bill 08-1379 harmonized with House Bill 08-1412.

107.    House Bill 08-1224 further amended by House Bill 08-1204.

108.    House Bill 08-1079 further amended by House Bill 08-1204.

109.    This section of House Bill 08-1204 shall take effect only if House Bill 08-1224 is enacted and becomes law and said section shall take effect on the date that said House Bill 08-1224 takes effect. House Bill 08-1224 was passed without a safety clause. For an explanation of the effective date, see footnote 2.

110.    This section of House Bill 08-1204 shall take effect only if House Bill 08-1079, enacted at the second regular session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly, becomes law, and said section shall take effect on the date that said House Bill 08-1079 takes effect. House Bill 08-1079 was passed without a safety clause. For an explanation of the effective date, see footnote 2.

111.    House Bill 08-1204 harmonized with House Bill 08-1224.

112.    Subparagraph (III) amended by House Bill 08-1204 renumbered as subparagraph (IV) and harmonized with House Bill 08-1224.

113.    House Bill 08-1204 harmonized with House Bill 08-1336.

114.    Sections 65, 66, and 67 of House Bill 08-1204 superseded by sections 68, 69, and 70 of House Bill 08-1204, respectively, effective on the date that House Bill 08-1079 takes effect. House Bill 08-1079 was passed without a safety clause. For an explanation of the effective date, see footnote 2.

115.    Section 1 of Senate Bill 08-226 further amended by section 7 of Senate Bill 08-226.

116.    This section of Senate Bill 08-226 shall not take effect if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

117.    This section of Senate Bill 08-226 shall take effect only if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

118.    This section of Senate Bill 08-226 shall take effect only if both House Bill 08-1398 and Senate Bill 08-168 are enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and both become law.

119.    Senate Bill 08-168 further amended by Senate Bill 08-226.

120.    This section of House Bill 08-1410 shall take effect only if the commission on mandated health insurance benefits created in section 10-16-103.3, Colorado Revised Statutes, twice fails to reach a quorum to consider the mandated health insurance coverage established by section 10-16-104 (18) or concludes that the benefits of the mandated health insurance coverage established by section 10-16-104 (18) outweigh its harms.

121.    Subsection (1) (e) amended by Senate Bill 08-177 renumbered as subsection (3) (e) and harmonized with House Bill 08-1227, effective January 1, 2009.

122.    Senate Bill 08-152 harmonized with Senate Bill 08-219.

123.    This section of House Bill 08-1346 shall not take effect if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

124.    This section of House Bill 08-1346 shall take effect only if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

125.    House Bill 08-1280 harmonized with House Bill 08-1346.

126.    House Bill 08-1025 further amended by House Bill 08-1387 and House Bill 08-1398.

127.    House Bill 08-1398 further amended by House Bill 08-1387.

128.    This section of House Bill 08-1387 shall not take effect if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

129.    This section of House Bill 08-1387 shall take effect only if House Bill 08-1398 is enacted at the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

130.    House Bill 08-1025 harmonized with House Bill 08-1387 if House Bill 08-1398 does not become law.

131.    House Bill 08-1387 superseded by Senate Bill 08-168 if House Bill 08-1398 does not become law.

132.    House Bill 08-1387 harmonized with House Bill 08-1405 if House Bill 08-1398 does not become law.

133.    House Bill 08-1025 superseded by House Bill 08-1387 if House Bill 08-1398 does not become law.

134.    House Bill 08-1025 superseded by House Bill 08-1398.

135.    House Bill 08-1025 harmonized with House Bill 08-1398.

136.    House Bill 08-1043 further amended by House Bill 08-1389.

137.    Not used.

138.    This section of Senate Bill 08-200 shall take effect only if House Bill 08-1123 is enacted at the second regular session of the sixty-sixth general assembly and becomes law.

139.    Senate Bill 08-218 further amended by Senate Bill 08-233.

140.    Senate Bill 08-233 shall take effect only if Senate Bill 08-218 is enacted at the second regular session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and becomes law.

141.    This section of Senate Bill 08-233 shall take effect only if House Joint Resolution 08-1042 is adopted at the second regular session of the Sixty-sixth General Assembly and is signed by the governor.

142.    This subsection will be renumbered on revision as (7) in the 2008 Colorado Revised Statutes.

143.    Section 17-18-101, contained within this article as enacted by House Bill 08-1352, will be renumbered on revision as 17-18-102 in the 2008 Colorado Revised Statutes.

144.    Section 17-18-101, contained within this article as enacted by Senate Bill 08-239, will be renumbered on revision as 17-18-103 in the 2008 Colorado Revised Statutes.

145.    Section 17-18-101, contained within this article as enacted by House Bill 08-1194, will be renumbered on revision as 17-18-104 in the 2008 Colorado Revised Statutes.

146.    The amending clause for section 1 of House Bill 08-1345 states that subsections (1) to (5) are amended. The entry for said section 1 was changed to reflect that those subsections compose the entire section.

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