NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate legislative
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or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
      history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 09-1023
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gagliardi and Swalm, Balmer, Benefield,
      Frangas, Gardner B., Gerou, Kefalas, Labuda, Looper, McCann, McGihon,
      Merrifield, Miklosi, Pace, Primavera, Riesberg, Ryden, Todd;
      also SENATOR(S) Boyd, Bacon, Groff, Hodge, Newell, Spence, Tapia,
      Tochtrop.
      
      
      Concerning the age requirement for blood donations by a minor.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  13-22-104, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended
      BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SUBSECTION to read:
      
           13-22-104.  Transplants and transfusions generally - declaration
      of policy - limit on liability of minors.  (4)  Any provision of the law
      to the contrary notwithstanding, a minor who is at least sixteen
      years of age but is less than eighteen years of age may give
      consent to the donation of his or her blood and to the penetration
      of tissue that is necessary to accomplish the donation, so long as
      the minor's parent or legal guardian consents to authorize the
      donation of the minor's blood and the penetration of tissue.  A
      minor's consent shall not be subject to disaffirmance because of
      minority.
      
           SECTION 2.  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 4, 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.
      
      
      
      
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      Terrance D. Carroll                    Peter C. Groff
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                          Karen Goldman
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO