NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 4/12/2016.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 16-068
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Donovan, Marble, Cadman, Johnston, Crowder, Garcia,
      Guzman, Hill, Holbert, Kerr, Merrifield, Newell, Tate, Todd, Ulibarri,
      Woods;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Esgar and Willett, Becker K., Duran, Garnett,
      Hamner, Kagan, Kraft-Tharp, Lebsock, Lontine, Moreno, Pabon, Priola,
      Rosenthal, Ryden, Tyler, Wist, Hullinghorst.
      
      
      Concerning wearing fluorescent pink garments to hunt big game.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 33-6-121, amend (1)
      introductory portion and (1) (a) as follows:
      
           33-6-121.  Hunters to wear fluorescent pink or daylight
      fluorescent orange garments. (1)  Unless otherwise provided by
      commission rule, it is unlawful for any person to hunt or take elk, deer,
      pronghorn, moose, or black bear with any firearm unless such the person
      is wearing fluorescent pink or daylight fluorescent orange garments that
      meet the following requirements:
      
           (a)  Garments shall be are solid fluorescent pink or daylight
      fluorescent orange colored material and shall be are of sufficient
      brightness to be seen conspicuously from a reasonable distance.
      
           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
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      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