Second Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 16-0028.01 Michael Dohr x4347   HOUSE BILL 16-1146
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Landgraf and Sias,  Klingenschmitt, Carver
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 (None),
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning statutory definitions related to human beings to
            include every infant human being who is born alive at
            any stage of development.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
       passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
       applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
       http://www.leg.state.co.us/billsummaries.)
       
            The bill defines, for the purposes of all statutes, "child", "human
       being", "individual", and "person" as every infant human being who is
       born alive at any stage of development. The bill defines "born alive" as,
       with respect to a human being, the complete expulsion or extraction from
       its mother a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of
       development, who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a
       beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of
       voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut
       and regardless of whether the expulsion or extraction occurs as a result
       of natural or induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-4-401, amend (1)
       and (8); and add (1.2), (3.6), and (3.8) as follows:
            2-4-401.  Definitions. The following definitions apply to every
       statute, unless the context otherwise requires:
            (1) (a)  "Child" includes child by adoption "Born alive", with
       respect to a human being, and as used in this section, includes the
       complete expulsion or extraction from its mother a member of
       the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who after
       such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart,
       pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of
       voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord
       has been cut and regardless of whether the expulsion or
       extraction occurs as a result of natural or induced labor,
       cesarean section, or induced abortion.
            (b)  Nothing in this subsection (1) shall be construed to
       affirm, deny, expand, or contract any legal status or legal
       right applicable to any member of the species homo sapiens at
       any point prior to being born alive as defined in this subsection
       (1).
            (1.2)  "Child" includes every infant human being who is
       born alive at any stage of development and includes a child by
       adoption.
            (3.6)  "Human being" includes every infant human being
       who is born alive at any stage of development.
            (3.8)  "Individual" includes every human being who is born
       alive at any stage of development.
            (8)  "Person" means any individual, corporation, government or
       governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, limited
       liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity.
       "Person", when referring to human beings, includes every infant
       human being who is born alive at any stage of development.
            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.