NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/18/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1042
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Arndt, Esgar, Fields, Ginal, Kraft-Tharp,
      Lontine, Melton, Moreno, Rosenthal, Ryden, Vigil, Williams, Young,
      Hullinghorst, DelGrosso, Lebsock, Saine, Singer;
      also SENATOR(S) Sonnenberg, Aguilar, Baumgardner, Cooke, Grantham,
      Heath, Hill, Holbert, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lundberg,
      Marble, Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Scott, Todd, Woods.
      
      
      Concerning an exemption from liquor licensing laws for a
           brewing program offered by a state institution of higher
           education.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 12-46-108 as
      follows:
      
           12-46-108.  Exemption. This article does not apply to a state
      institution of higher education when the institution is engaged in
      the manufacture and tasting, at the place of manufacture or at
      a licensed premises, of fermented malt beverages for teaching or
      research purposes so long as the fermented malt beverages are
      not sold or offered for sale and are only tasted by a qualified
      employee, qualified student, or expert taster. Any unused
      fermented malt beverage product that is produced by a state
      institution of higher education in accordance with this section
      must be removed from a licensed premises at the end of an event
      if the event is held at a licensed premises located off campus.
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-47-103, add (7.6),
      (24.7), and (24.8) as follows:
      
           12-47-103.  Definitions. As used in this article and article 46 of this
      title, unless the context otherwise requires:
      
           (7.6)  "Expert taster" means an individual, other than a
      qualified student or qualified employee, who is at least
      twenty-one years of age and who is employed in the brewing
      industry or has demonstrated expertise or experience in brewing.
      
           (24.7)  "Qualified employee" means an individual who:
      
           (a)  Is employed by a state institution of higher education;
      
           (b)  Is engaged in manufacturing and tasting fermented
      malt beverages or malt liquors for teaching or research
      purposes; and
      
           (c)  Is at least twenty-one years of age.
      
           (24.8)  "Qualified student" means a student who:
      
           (a)  Is enrolled in a brewing class or program offered at or
      by a state institution of higher education; and
      
           (b)  Is at least twenty-one years of age.
      
           SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-47-106, add (6) as
      follows:
      
           12-47-106.  Exemptions. (6)  This article does not apply to a
      state institution of higher education when the institution is
      engaged in the manufacture and tasting, at the place of
      manufacture or at a licensed premises, of malt liquors for
      teaching or research purposes so long as the malt liquor is not
      sold or offered for sale and is only tasted by a qualified student,
      qualified employee, or expert taster. Any unused malt liquor
      product that is produced by a state institution of higher
      education in accordance with this subsection (6) must be removed
      from a licensed premises at the end of an event if the event is held
      at a licensed premises located off campus.
      
           SECTION 4.  Act subject to petition - effective date. 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
      10, 2016, if adjournment sine die is on May 11, 2016); 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.
      
      
      
      
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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                            Effie Ameen
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO