NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 6/10/2016.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 16-143
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Hill, Baumgardner, Cooke, Crowder, Grantham, Heath,
      Holbert, Kefalas, Kerr, Lundberg, Marble, Martinez Humenik, Merrifield,
      Neville T., Roberts, Scott, Tate, Woods;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Pabon, Young, Lawrence, Melton,
      Van Winkle.
      
      
      Concerning a reduction in annual liquor licensing fees for
           specified licensees.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 12-47-501, amend (1)
      (a) (III) and (1) (c) as follows:
      
           12-47-501.  State fees. (1)  The following license and permit fees
      shall be paid to the department of revenue annually in advance:
      
           (a)  For each resident and nonresident manufacturer's license, the fee
      shall be:
      
           (III)  For each distillery or rectifier: one thousand fifty dollars
      
           (A)  On or after August 10, 2016, and before August 10, 2017,
      six hundred seventy-five dollars; and
      
           (B)  On or after August 10, 2017, three hundred dollars;
      
           (c)  For each wholesaler's liquor license: one thousand fifty dollars
      
           (I)  On or after August 10, 2016, and before August 10, 2017,
      eight hundred dollars; and
      
           (II)  On or after August 10, 2017, five hundred fifty dollars;
      
           SECTION 2.  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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      Bill L. Cadman                Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Effie Ameen                            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