First Extraordinary Session
              Sixty-fifth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
 
 
 LLS NO. R06B-2043.01 Jerry Barry               HCR06S-1001
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Harvey,  Gardner, Penry, Schultheis, and May M.
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Lamborn, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
               HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 06S-1001 
       Submitting to the registered electors of the state of
            Colorado an amendment to article V of the
            constitution of the state of Colorado concerning the
            restriction of public benefits to persons who are
            lawfully present in the United States, and, in
            connection therewith, restricting the provision of
            public benefits by the state and local governments to
            United States citizens or aliens lawfully present in the
            United States, except for communicable disease
            prevention, treatment, and immunization or as
            otherwise mandated by federal law.
       
       
                        Resolution Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this resolution as introduced and
       does not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Restricts the provision of public benefits provided by the state or
       any political subdivision of the state to citizens of and aliens lawfully
       present in the United States.  Authorizes the general assembly to enact
       enabling legislation.
       
       
       
            Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-fifth
       General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
            SECTION 1.  At the next election at which such question may be
       submitted, there shall be submitted to the registered electors of the state
       of Colorado, for their approval or rejection, the following amendment to
       the constitution of the state of Colorado, to wit:
            Article V of the constitution of the state of Colorado is amended
       BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to read:
            Section 51.  Restriction on public benefits.  (1)  Except as
       exempted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section or as
       otherwise mandated by federal law, the provision of any
       retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or assisted
       housing, postsecondary education, food assistance, or
       unemployment benefit or any similar benefit for which payments
       or assistance are provided to an individual, household, or
       family eligibility unit by the state of Colorado, or any city,
       county, city and county, or other political subdivision thereof,
       is restricted to citizens of and aliens lawfully present in the
       United States.
            (2)  The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall
       not apply to communicable disease prevention, treatment, or
       immunization.
            (3)  The general assembly shall have the authority to
       implement this section by enacting definitions and other
       appropriate legislation.
            (4)  Effective date.  This section shall take effect thirty
       days after the date of adjournment of the regular session of the
       general assembly immediately following the proclamation of
       the vote by the governor. 
            SECTION 2.  Each elector voting at said election and desirous of
       voting for or against said amendment shall cast a vote as provided by law
       either "Yes" or "No" on the proposition:  "An amendment to article
       V of the constitution of the state of Colorado concerning the
       restriction of public benefits to persons who are lawfully
       present in the United States, and, in connection therewith,
       restricting the provision of public benefits by the state and
       local governments to United States citizens or aliens lawfully
       present in the United States, except for communicable disease
       prevention, treatment, and immunization or as otherwise
       mandated by federal law."
            SECTION 3.  The votes cast for the adoption or rejection of said
       amendment shall be canvassed and the result determined in the manner
       provided by law for the canvassing of votes for representatives in
       Congress, and if a majority of the electors voting on the question shall
       have voted "Yes", the said amendment shall become a part of the state
       constitution.