Second Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 16-0935.01 Jennifer Berman x3286HOUSE BILL 16-1150
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Conti,  Lawrence, Singer, Windholz
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 (None),
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 Local Government
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning a clarification of the prohibition against the
            possession of nicotine products by persons under
            eighteen years of age by explicitly allowing a county
            to enact its own prohibition.
       
       
                           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 clarifies that a county may enact an ordinance or
       resolution prohibiting a person who is under 18 years of age from
       possessing cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 25-14-301, amend
       (4) as follows:
            25-14-301.  Possession of cigarettes or tobacco products by a
       person under eighteen prohibited - definitions. (4)  Nothing in this
       section shall be construed to prohibit any prohibits a statutory or home
       rule municipality or county from enacting an ordinance or resolution
       that prohibits the possession of cigarettes or tobacco products by a person
       who is under eighteen years of age or imposes requirements more
       stringent than provided in this section.
            SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 30-15-401, amend
       (1.5) as follows:
            30-15-401.  General regulations - definitions. (1.5)  In addition
       to any other powers, the board of county commissioners has the power to
       adopt a resolution or an ordinance prohibiting minors a person who is
       under eighteen years of age from possessing cigarettes, or tobacco
       products, or nicotine products as defined by section 39-28.5-101 (5)
       18-13-121 (5), C.R.S.
            SECTION 3.  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.