NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/20/2014.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 14-048
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Guzman, Steadman;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Waller, Tyler.
      
      
      Concerning use of the most recent United States census bureau
           mortality table as evidence of the expectancy of continued
           life of any person in a civil action in Colorado.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 13-25-102 as
      follows:
      
           13-25-102.  United States census bureau mortality table as
      evidence. In all civil actions, special proceedings, or other modes of
      litigation in courts of justice or before magistrates or other persons having
      power and authority to receive evidence, when it is necessary to establish
      the expectancy of continued life of any person from any period of such
      person's life, whether he or she is living at the time or not, the table set out
      in section 13-25-103 shall most recent United States census bureau
      expectation of life and expected deaths by race, sex, and age
      table, as published by the United States census bureau from time
      to time, must be received as evidence, together with other evidence as to
      health, constitution, habits, and occupation of such the person of such
      regarding the person's expectancy of continued life.
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 13-25-103. 
      
           SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date -
      applicability. (1)  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 6, 2014, if adjournment sine die is on May 7,
      2014); 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 2014 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the
      official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
      
           (2)  This act applies to civil actions, special proceedings, or other
      modes of litigation in courts of justice or before magistrates or other
      persons having power and authority to receive evidence on or after the
      applicable effective date of this act.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Morgan Carroll                        Mark Ferrandino
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Cindi L. Markwell                      Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
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                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO