HB 1277

NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
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     HOUSE BILL 26-1277
     BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bradfield and Lieder, Barron, Boesenecker,
     Caldwell, Camacho, Clifford, Duran, Gonzalez R., Hamrick, Jackson,
     Joseph, Keltie, Nguyen, Rutinel, Story, Titone, McCluskie;
     also SENATOR(S) Daugherty, Catlin, Jodeh, Wallace, Coleman.
     CONCERNING THE CONTINUATION OF THE KIDNEY DISEASE PREVENTION AND
          EDUCATION TASK FORCE, AND, IN CONNECTION THEREWITH,
             IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
             REGULATORY AGENCIES IN THE DEPARTMENT'S 2025 SUNSET REPORT
             TO SUNSET THE TASK FORCE.
     Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
             SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 25-1-136.
            SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 2-3-1203, repeal
     (17)(a)(VI) as follows:
           2-3-1203. Sunset review of advisory committees - legislative
     declaration - definition - repeal.
             (17) (a) The following statutory authorizations for the designated
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     Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
     through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
     the act.
advisory committees will repeal on September 1, 2026:
        (VI) The kidney disease prevention and education task force created
in section 25-1-136;
        SECTION 3. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
takes effect September 1, 2026; 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 the ninety-day period after final
adjournment of the general assembly, then the act, item, section, or part will
not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be
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held in November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the
official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
____________________________  ____________________________
Julie McCluskie  James Rashad Coleman, Sr.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE  PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES  THE SENATE
____________________________  ____________________________
Vanessa Reilly  Esther van Mourik
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE  SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES  THE SENATE
       APPROVED________________________________________
                          (Date and Time)
                   _________________________________________
                  Jared S. Polis
                  GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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