NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor.  To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 09-225
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Boyd, Bacon, Carroll M., Foster, Heath, Hodge, Hudak,
      Isgar, Newell, Romer, Schwartz, Shaffer B., Veiga, Williams;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) McGihon, Apuan, Carroll T., Court, Fischer,
      Green, Hullinghorst, Kerr A., Labuda, McFadyen, Merrifield, Middleton,
      Rice, Ryden, Schafer S., Solano, Todd, Vigil.
      
      
      Concerning the definition of contraceptive.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  2-4-401, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY
      THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:
      
           2-4-401.  Definitions.  The following definitions apply to every
      statute, unless the context otherwise requires:
      
           (1.5)  "Contraceptive" or "contraception" means a medically
      acceptable drug, device, or procedure used to prevent pregnancy.
      
           SECTION 2.  25-3-110 (1) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
      amended to read:
      
           25-3-110.  Emergency contraception - definitions.  (1)  For
      purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
      
           (a)  "Emergency contraception" means a drug approved by the
      federal food and drug administration that prevents pregnancy after sexual
      intercourse, including but not limited to oral contraceptive pills; except that
      "emergency contraception" shall not include RU-486, mifepristone, or any
      other drug or device that induces a medical abortion.  Nothing in section
      2-4-401 (1.5), C.R.S., shall be construed to amend or alter the
      definition of "emergency contraception".
      
           SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date.  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 that is
      allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section
      1 (3) of the state constitution, (August 5, 2009, if adjournment sine die is on
      May 6, 2009); 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.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Peter C. Groff                    Terrance D. Carroll
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Karen Goldman                          Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO