NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/22/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1125
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Roupe, Carver, Landgraf, Lontine, Dore,
      Fields, Ginal, Hamner, Kagan, Klingenschmitt, Kraft-Tharp, Lebsock, Lee,
      Melton, Mitsch Bush, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Ransom, Rosenthal,
      Ryden, Salazar, Singer, Winter, Wist, Young, Danielson, Saine, Williams,
      Hullinghorst;
      also SENATOR(S) Baumgardner, Garcia, Lambert, Todd, Aguilar, Carroll,
      Cooke, Crowder, Donovan, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Holbert, Jahn,
      Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lundberg, Marble, Martinez Humenik, Merrifield,
      Neville T., Roberts, Scheffel, Scott, Sonnenberg, Tate, Ulibarri, Woods,
      Cadman.
      
      
      Concerning creating a Colorado statutory reference to
           conform with the federal definition of "veteran".
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  Legislative declaration. The general assembly finds
      and declares that it is beneficial to establish in Colorado law a consistent
      definition of "veteran" and that it would be beneficial for this definition to
      align with the federal definition of "veteran". The general assembly also
      finds that the establishment of a consistent definition should not limit the
      ability of the legislature to use an alternate definition, as appropriate, for
      specific legislation.
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 28-5-100.3 as
      follows:
      
           28-5-100.3.  Definitions. As used in this article, unless the
      context otherwise requires:
      
           (1)  "Veteran" means a person who served in the active
      military, naval, or air service of the United States and who was
      discharged or released under conditions other than
      dishonorable, in accordance with U.S.C. title 38, as amended.
      
           SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 28-5-223 as
      follows:
      
           28-5-223.  Application. The provisions of this part 2 relating to
      surety bonds and the administration of estates of wards shall apply to all
      "income" and "estate" as defined in section 28-5-202 section 28-5-100.3,
      whether the guardian has been appointed under this part 2 or under any
      other law of this state, special or general, prior or subsequent to the
      enactment of this part 2.
      
           SECTION 4.  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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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                            Effie Ameen
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO