NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/30/2015.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 15-1004
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Tyler, Buck, Ginal, Lee, Mitsch Bush, Court,
      Esgar, Fields, Hamner, Kraft-Tharp, Lebsock, Melton, Primavera,
      Rosenthal, Roupe, Ryden, Salazar, Williams, Winter, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Todd, Crowder, Kerr, Merrifield, Newell.
      
      
      Concerning authorization for firefighter license plates to be
           issued for motorcycles, and, in connection therewith,
           making an appropriation.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-3-208, add (4) as
      follows:
      
           42-3-208.  Special plates - qualifications for issuance of special
      license plates. (4)  The department shall issue firefighter license
      plates, created by rule by the department under section 42-3-207
      as it existed when the plates were created, for motorcycles,
      passenger cars, trucks, or noncommercial or recreational motor
      vehicles that do not exceed sixteen thousand pounds empty
      weight.
      
           SECTION 2.  Appropriation. (1)  For the 2015-16 state fiscal year,
      $4,120 is appropriated to the department of revenue. This appropriation is
      from the Colorado state titling and registration account in the highway
      users tax fund created in section 42-1-211 (2), C.R.S. To implement this
      act, the department may use this appropriation for the purchase of
      information technology services.
      
           (2)  For the 2015-16 state fiscal year, $4,120 is appropriated to the
      office of the governor for use by the office of information technology. This
      appropriation is from reappropriated funds received from the department
      of revenue under subsection (1) of this section. To implement this act, the
      office may use this appropriation to provide information technology
      services for the department of revenue.
      
           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 5, 2015, if adjournment sine die is on May 6,
      2015); 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 2016 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 applications for license plates made on or
      after January 1, 2016.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO