NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 6/6/2016. SENATE BILL 16-041 BY SENATOR(S) Baumgardner, Crowder, Lambert, Scheffel, Cadman; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Pabon, Lontine, Tyler, Hullinghorst. Concerning data collected by the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety concerning the study of marijuana implementation. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-516, amend (1) and (2) (a) as follows: 24-33.5-516. Study marijuana implementation. (1) The division shall gather data and undertake or contract for a scientific study of law enforcement's activity and costs related to the implementation of section 16 of article XVIII of the state constitution over the two-year period beginning January 1, 2006, and over the two-year period beginning January 1, 2014. (2) To be included in the study, the division or contractor must have data for both of the two-year periods described in subsection (1) of this section. The study must include information concerning: (a) Marijuana-initiated contacts by law enforcement, broken down by judicial district and by race and ethnicity, to the extent available, and the feasibility of collecting data regarding marijuana-initiated contacts by law enforcement, including a description of efforts being made by local law enforcement to establish consistent definitions and any proposals for a system of reporting such data to the division; 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. ____________________________ ____________________________ Bill L. Cadman Dickey Lee Hullinghorst PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Effie Ameen Marilyn Eddins SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED________________________________________ _________________________________________ John W. Hickenlooper GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO