SENATE
                       3rd Reading Unamended
       April 19, 2016         SENATE
                       2nd Reading Unamended
                      April 18, 2016Second Regular Session
               Seventieth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                REENGROSSED
                       This Version Includes All Amendments
                       Adopted in the House of Introduction
 LLS NO. 16-1178.01 Richard Sweetman x4333SENATE BILL 16-176
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Neville T., Cadman, Cooke, Grantham, Hill, Holbert, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Scheffel,
 Sonnenberg
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Neville P., Everett, Humphrey, Joshi, Klingenschmitt, Leonard, Navarro, Ransom, Van
 Winkle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning the governor's authority to restrict the
            distribution of firearms during a state of disaster
            emergency.
       
       
                           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 eliminates the power of the governor to suspend or limit
       the sale, dispensing, or transportation of firearms during a state of disaster
       emergency.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-704, amend
       (7) (h) as follows:
            24-33.5-704.  The governor and disaster emergencies - expert
       emergency epidemic response committee - creation. (7)  In addition to
       any other powers conferred upon the governor by law, the governor may:
            (h)  Suspend or limit the sale, dispensing, or transportation of
       alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosives, or combustibles;
            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.