House Bill 26-1021 Introduced

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning measures to protect second amendment rights.

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://leg.colorado.gov.)

The bill repeals various state laws related to firearms and other weapons. Specifically, the bill repeals provisions concerning:

• Unlawfully carrying a firearm at a polling location or drop box offense;
• The presumption that an individual engages in election-related intimidation if the individual carries a visible firearm, imitation firearm, or toy firearm while interacting with or observing specified election activities;
• Firearm industry standards of responsible conduct enacted in Senate Bill 23-168, enacted in 2023, and the bill restores the firearms product liability provisions that existed prior to the enactment of Senate Bill 23-168;
• Payment processing for retail sales of firearms;
• Designating as peace officers the following personnel of the firearms dealer division within the department of revenue: The director, deputy directors, agents in charge, criminal investigator supervisors, and criminal investigators;
• Including in a mandatory criminal protection order a requirement for a defendant to relinquish firearms and ammunition;
• The classification of a rapid-fire device as a dangerous weapon;
• Prohibitions on knowingly carrying a firearm in specified government buildings and licensed child care centers;
• Unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon;
• Unlawfully possessing explosive, incendiary, or other dangerous devices in certain legislative buildings;
• Unlawfully carrying a firearm at a licensed child care center; a public or private elementary, middle, junior high, high, or vocational school; or a public or private college or university;
• Requirements to store a firearm, including in a vehicle;
• The requirement for the department of public health and environment to conduct a firearms safe storage education campaign;
• Prohibitions on certain conduct involving an unserialized firearm, frame, or receiver;
• The requirement to conduct a background check on the transferee in a private firearm transfer;
• Setting the minimum age to buy a firearm at 21 years old;
• The 3-day waiting period for firearm sales;
• Certain prohibited activity involving semiautomatic firearms, including the prohibition on purchasing a firearm without having completed certain educational requirements, and the associated firearms training and safety course record system;
• Ammunition sales;
• Permitting local entities to prohibit carrying a concealed handgun in certain areas;
• Prohibiting the possession of certain ammunition magazines, and marking requirements on certain ammunition magazines manufactured in Colorado on or after July 1, 2013;
• The requirement to have a state permit to deal firearms in Colorado and the requirements for dealers and dealers' employees;
• Gun show regulations;
• Providing materials about gun violence prevention to parents with students in K-12 schools;
• The authority of the Colorado bureau of investigation to investigate particular illegal activity involving firearms statewide;
• The voluntary waiver of the right to purchase a firearm; and
• The authority of a local government to enact an ordinance, regulation, or other law governing or prohibiting the sale, purchase, transfer, or possession of a firearm, ammunition, or firearm component or accessory.

The bill repeals the office of gun violence prevention.

As part of the repeals described above, the firearms training and safety course cash fund is repealed and the voluntary waiver of the right to purchase a firearm program, which is funded by gifts, grants, and donations, is repealed. The bill directs the state treasurer to return the money in the firearms training and safety course cash fund to the persons who paid fees into the fund and to return to the grantors and donors the balance of the gifts, grants, and donations made in support of the voluntary waiver of the right to purchase a firearm program.

• Page 3, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 3, Line 2SECTION 1.  Short title. The short title of this act is the "Second

• Page 3, Line 3Amendment Protection Act".

• Page 3, Line 4SECTION 2.  Legislative declaration. (1)  The general assembly

• Page 3, Line 5finds and declares that:

• Page 3, Line 6(a)  For more than 15 years, the state of Colorado and successive

• Page 3, Line 7general assemblies have waged an unrelenting and deliberate assault on

• Page 3, Line 8the constitutional right of the people to keep and bear arms. Under the

• Page 3, Line 9false pretense of public safety, lawmakers have enacted a steady stream

• Page 3, Line 10of punitive, ideologically driven gun control measures designed not to

• Page 3, Line 11stop criminals but to exhaust, intimidate, and disarm law-abiding citizens.

• Page 4, Line 1(b)  In the 2 most recent regular legislative sessions, the general

• Page 4, Line 2assembly passed more than a dozen anti-gun laws that infringe on

• Page 4, Line 3individuals' due process rights, destroy family-owned businesses,

• Page 4, Line 4criminalize ordinary behavior, and drive hardworking Coloradans out of

• Page 4, Line 5the state. These actions represent not governance but hostility toward the

• Page 4, Line 6people whose rights this general assembly is sworn to protect.

• Page 4, Line 7(c)  The founding fathers did not draft the United States

• Page 4, Line 8constitution as a suggestion, nor did they leave its meaning open to

• Page 4, Line 9political fashion or activist reinterpretation. They wrote it plainly and

• Page 4, Line 10deliberately to restrain government power. The second amendment could

• Page 4, Line 11not be more clear: "[T]he right of the people to keep and bear arms shall

• Page 4, Line 12not be infringed." The rights protected by the second amendment are not

• Page 4, Line 13limited, not conditional, and not negotiable.

• Page 4, Line 14(d)  The second amendment does not exist for sport, recreation, or

• Page 4, Line 15even personal defense alone. Its core purpose is to ensure that ultimate

• Page 4, Line 16power remains with the people, not centralized in an overreaching

• Page 4, Line 17government that believes itself immune from constitutional limits. Every

• Page 4, Line 18attempt to weaken, regulate, or nullify rights protected by the second

• Page 4, Line 19amendment is an attempt to consolidate power away from the citizenry

• Page 4, Line 20and toward the state.

• Page 4, Line 21(2)  The general assembly further finds that:

• Page 4, Line 22(a)  An overwhelming majority of firearm restrictions enacted in

• Page 4, Line 23Colorado since 2013 are incompatible with the text, history, and tradition

• Page 4, Line 24of the second amendment, the constitutional standard affirmed by the

• Page 4, Line 25United States supreme court in N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol Association v.

• Page 4, Line 26Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022). The legislators and lobbyists responsible for

• Page 4, Line 27these laws have demonstrated either willful ignorance or outright

• Page 5, Line 1contempt for that standard.

• Page 5, Line 2(b)  Colorado's legislative process has been captured by a

• Page 5, Line 3well-funded out-of-state anti-gun lobby and its billionaire donors whose

• Page 5, Line 4influence drowns out the voices of ordinary Coloradans and pressures

• Page 5, Line 5lawmakers to advance unconstitutional policies regardless of their

• Page 5, Line 6consequences;

• Page 5, Line 7(c)  During the very period in which gun control laws have

• Page 5, Line 8multiplied, Colorado has experienced a sustained and alarming rise in

• Page 5, Line 9violent crime. The state has ranked first in the nation for motor vehicle

• Page 5, Line 10theft and has ranked consistently among the most dangerous states in the

• Page 5, Line 11country, which is clear evidence that disarming the law-abiding has not,

• Page 5, Line 12and will not, stop criminal violence.

• Page 5, Line 13(d)   Law-abiding firearm carriers stop thousands of crimes

• Page 5, Line 14annually, with estimates ranging from 60,000 to 90,000 crimes stopped

• Page 5, Line 15each year to estimates of as many as 1.6 to 2.5 million defensive actions

• Page 5, Line 16per year involving firearms, based on self-reported surveys;

• Page 5, Line 17(e)  The people of Colorado have been subjected to escalating

• Page 5, Line 18lawlessness, organized criminal activity, and unchecked violence while

• Page 5, Line 19simultaneously being stripped of their ability to defend themselves. They

• Page 5, Line 20have been told to rely on a system that repeatedly fails them while their

• Page 5, Line 21constitutional rights are treated as obstacles rather than guarantees.

• Page 5, Line 22(3)  The general assembly further declares that:

• Page 5, Line 23(a)  The laws repealed in this act are blatant violations of the

• Page 5, Line 24second amendment; leave Coloradans more vulnerable to both domestic

• Page 5, Line 25and foreign threats; embolden criminals while punishing the innocent;

• Page 5, Line 26and represent a direct threat to the liberty, security, and self-determination

• Page 5, Line 27of the people of this great state; and

• Page 6, Line 1(b)  The right to keep and bear arms is not a privilege granted by

• Page 6, Line 2government; it is a safeguard against government overreach. Colorado

• Page 6, Line 3will no longer be complicit in its erosion.

• Page 6, Line 4SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 1-13-724,

• Page 6, Line 51-13-726, article 27 of title 6, 16-2.5-121.5, 18-1-1001 (3)(a)(I)(C) and

• Page 6, Line 6(9), 18-12-105, 18-12-105.3, 18-12-105.5, 18-12-111.5, 18-12-112,

• Page 6, Line 718-12-114, 18-12-114.5, 18-12-115, 18-12-116, 18-12-117, part 3 of

• Page 6, Line 8article 12 of title 18, 18-12-401 (6), 18-12-401.5, 18-12-405, 18-12-406,

• Page 6, Line 918-12-407, part 5 of article 12 of title 18, 22-1-150, 24-33.5-424.7,

• Page 6, Line 1024-35-122, 25-1-131, part 12 of article 20.5 of title 25, and 33-9-115.

• Page 6, Line 11SECTION 4.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 1-13-726, repeal

• Page 6, Line 12(2)(a), (2)(b), and (4) as follows:

• Page 6, Line 131-13-726.  Intimidation of voters or election officials - civil

• Page 6, Line 14enforcement - short title - definitions.

• Page 6, Line 15(2)  Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context

• Page 6, Line 16otherwise requires:

• Page 6, Line 17(a)  "Firearm" has the same meaning as set forth in section

• Page 6, Line 1818-1-901 (3)(h).

• Page 6, Line 19(b)  "Imitation firearm" means an object or device reasonably

• Page 6, Line 20capable of being mistaken for a firearm or for a weapon that uses

• Page 6, Line 21compressed air or another gas to fire a projectile.

• Page 6, Line 22(4)  Presumption of engaging in election-related intimidation.

• Page 6, Line 23(a)  An individual who carries a visible firearm, imitation firearm,

• Page 6, Line 24or toy firearm while interacting with or observing any of the activities

• Page 6, Line 25described in subsection (3) of this section is presumed, in the absence of

• Page 6, Line 26any affirmative showing to the contrary by a preponderance of the

• Page 6, Line 27evidence, to have engaged in intimidation prohibited by this section.

• Page 7, Line 1(b)  The presumption specified in subsection (4)(a) of this section

• Page 7, Line 2does not apply to a law enforcement officer acting within the scope of the

• Page 7, Line 3officer's official duties or to a uniformed security guard employed by a

• Page 7, Line 4contract security agency, as defined in section 24-33.5-415.4, acting

• Page 7, Line 5within the scope of the authority granted by and in the performance of a

• Page 7, Line 6contractual agreement for the provision of security services with a person

• Page 7, Line 7or entity that owns or controls the facility, building, or location subject to

• Page 7, Line 8this section. Accordingly, a plaintiff must allege more than such a law

• Page 7, Line 9enforcement officer's or uniformed security guard's possession of a

• Page 7, Line 10holstered firearm to state a claim under this section; except that a court

• Page 7, Line 11may consider a law enforcement officer's or uniformed security guard's

• Page 7, Line 12possession of a firearm in determining whether the law enforcement

• Page 7, Line 13officer or uniformed security guard violated subsection (3) of this section.

• Page 7, Line 14SECTION 5.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, recreate and

• Page 7, Line 15reenact, with amendments, part 5 of article 21 of title 13 as follows:

• Page 7, Line 16PART 5

• Page 7, Line 17PRODUCT LIABILITY ACTIONS -

• Page 7, Line 18FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION

• Page 7, Line 1913-21-501.  Legislative declaration.

• Page 7, Line 20(1)  The general assembly declares that it is the policy in

• Page 7, Line 21this state that product liability for injury, damage, or death

• Page 7, Line 22caused by the discharge of a firearm or ammunition must be

• Page 7, Line 23based only upon an actual defect in the design or manufacture

• Page 7, Line 24of the firearm or ammunition and not upon the inherent

• Page 7, Line 25potential of a firearm or ammunition to cause injury, damage, or

• Page 7, Line 26death when discharged.

• Page 7, Line 27(2)  The general assembly further finds that it is the

• Page 8, Line 1policy of this state that a civil action in tort for any remedy

• Page 8, Line 2arising from physical or emotional injury, physical damage, or

• Page 8, Line 3death caused by the discharge of a firearm or ammunition must

• Page 8, Line 4be based only upon an actual defect in the design or

• Page 8, Line 5manufacture of the firearm or ammunition or upon the

• Page 8, Line 6commission of a violation of a state or federal statute or

• Page 8, Line 7regulation and not upon any other theory of liability. The

• Page 8, Line 8general assembly also finds that a firearms or ammunition

• Page 8, Line 9manufacturer, importer, or dealer shall not be held liable for

• Page 8, Line 10the actions of another person under any theory of liability.

• Page 8, Line 1113-21-502.  Product liability action - definition.

• Page 8, Line 12As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise

• Page 8, Line 13requires, "product liability action" means a claim for damages

• Page 8, Line 14brought against a manufacturer, distributor, importer, or

• Page 8, Line 15seller of firearms or ammunition alleging a defect in the design

• Page 8, Line 16or manufacture of a firearm or ammunition.

• Page 8, Line 1713-21-503.  Determination of defect - burden of proof.

• Page 8, Line 18(1)  In a product liability action, whether a firearm or

• Page 8, Line 19ammunition is deemed defective in design must not be based upon

• Page 8, Line 20its potential to cause injury, damage, or death when discharged.

• Page 8, Line 21(2)  The plaintiff has the burden to prove, in addition to

• Page 8, Line 22any other elements required to be proven:

• Page 8, Line 23(a)  In a product liability action alleging a design defect,

• Page 8, Line 24that the actual design was defective and that the defective

• Page 8, Line 25design was the proximate cause of the injury, damage, or death;

• Page 8, Line 26and

• Page 8, Line 27(b)  In a product liability action alleging a defect in

• Page 9, Line 1manufacture, that the firearm or ammunition was manufactured

• Page 9, Line 2at variance from its design and that the defective manufacture

• Page 9, Line 3was the proximate cause of the injury, damage, or death.

• Page 9, Line 4(3)  The inherent potential of a firearm or ammunition to

• Page 9, Line 5cause injury, damage, or death when discharged is not a basis for

• Page 9, Line 6a finding that the product is defective in design or manufacture.

• Page 9, Line 713-21-504.  Proximate cause.

• Page 9, Line 8(1)  In a product liability action, the actual discharge of

• Page 9, Line 9a firearm or ammunition must be the proximate cause of injury,

• Page 9, Line 10damage, or death resulting from the use of the product and not

• Page 9, Line 11the inherent capability of the product to cause injury, damage,

• Page 9, Line 12or death.

• Page 9, Line 13(2)  The manufacturer's, importer's, or distributor's

• Page 9, Line 14placement of a firearm or ammunition in the stream of commerce,

• Page 9, Line 15even if the placement is found to be foreseeable, is not conduct

• Page 9, Line 16deemed sufficient to constitute the proximate cause of injury,

• Page 9, Line 17damage, or death resulting from a third party's use of the

• Page 9, Line 18product.

• Page 9, Line 19(3)  In a product liability action concerning the

• Page 9, Line 20accidental discharge of a firearm, the manufacturer's,

• Page 9, Line 21importer's, or distributor's placement of the product in the

• Page 9, Line 22stream of commerce is not conduct deemed sufficient to

• Page 9, Line 23constitute proximate cause, even if accidental discharge is

• Page 9, Line 24found to be foreseeable.

• Page 9, Line 25(4)  In addition to any limitation of an action set forth in

• Page 9, Line 26section 13-80-119, in a product liability action brought by the

• Page 9, Line 27person who committed a criminal act, it is an absolute defense

• Page 10, Line 1that the injury, damage, or death immediately resulted from the

• Page 10, Line 2use of the firearm or ammunition during the commission of the

• Page 10, Line 3criminal act that is a felony or misdemeanor.

• Page 10, Line 413-21-505.  Limitations on actions - award of fees.

• Page 10, Line 5(1)  An individual or public or private entity may not bring

• Page 10, Line 6an action in tort, other than a product liability action, against

• Page 10, Line 7a firearms or ammunition manufacturer, importer, or dealer for

• Page 10, Line 8any remedy arising from physical or emotional injury, physical

• Page 10, Line 9damage, or death caused by the discharge of a firearm or

• Page 10, Line 10ammunition.

• Page 10, Line 11(2)  A firearms or ammunition manufacturer, importer, or

• Page 10, Line 12dealer shall not, in any type of action, be held liable as a third

• Page 10, Line 13party for the actions of another person.

• Page 10, Line 14(3)  The court, upon the filing of a motion to dismiss

• Page 10, Line 15pursuant to rule 12 (b) of the Colorado rules of civil procedure,

• Page 10, Line 16shall dismiss any action brought against a firearms or

• Page 10, Line 17ammunition manufacturer, importer, or dealer that the court

• Page 10, Line 18determines is prohibited by subsection (1) or (2) of this section.

• Page 10, Line 19Upon dismissal pursuant to this subsection (3), the court shall

• Page 10, Line 20award reasonable attorney fees, in addition to costs, to each

• Page 10, Line 21defendant named in the action.

• Page 10, Line 22(4)  Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a

• Page 10, Line 23firearms or ammunition manufacturer, importer, or dealer may

• Page 10, Line 24be sued in tort for any damages proximately caused by an act of

• Page 10, Line 25the manufacturer, importer, or dealer in violation of a state or

• Page 10, Line 26federal statute or regulation. In any action brought pursuant

• Page 10, Line 27to this subsection (4), the plaintiff has the burden of proving by

• Page 11, Line 1clear and convincing evidence that the defendant violated the

• Page 11, Line 2state or federal statute or regulation.

• Page 11, Line 313-21-506.  Applicability of this part 5.

• Page 11, Line 4This part 5 does not bar recovery when the plaintiff

• Page 11, Line 5proves that the proximate cause of an injury, damage, or death

• Page 11, Line 6was a firearm or ammunition that contained a defect in

• Page 11, Line 7manufacture causing the firearm or ammunition to be at

• Page 11, Line 8variance from its design or that the firearm or ammunition was

• Page 11, Line 9designed so that it did not function in the manner reasonably

• Page 11, Line 10expected by the ordinary consumer of the product.

• Page 11, Line 11SECTION 6.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 16-2.5-102

• Page 11, Line 12as follows:

• Page 11, Line 1316-2.5-102.  Certified peace officer - P.O.S.T. certification

• Page 11, Line 14required.

• Page 11, Line 15The following peace officers shall meet all the standards imposed

• Page 11, Line 16by law on a peace officer and shall be certified by the P.O.S.T. board: A

• Page 11, Line 17chief of police, a police officer, a sheriff, an undersheriff, a deputy

• Page 11, Line 18sheriff, a Colorado state patrol officer, a town marshal, a deputy town

• Page 11, Line 19marshal, a reserve police officer, a reserve deputy sheriff, a reserve

• Page 11, Line 20deputy town marshal, a police officer or reserve police officer employed

• Page 11, Line 21by a state institution of higher education, a department of revenue auto

• Page 11, Line 22industry division employee identified in section 16-2.5-122, a department

• Page 11, Line 23of revenue firearms dealer division employee identified in section

• Page 11, Line 2416-2.5-121.5 (2), a Colorado wildlife officer, a Colorado parks and

• Page 11, Line 25recreation officer, a Colorado police administrator or police officer

• Page 11, Line 26employed by the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo, an attorney

• Page 11, Line 27general criminal investigator, a community parole officer, a public transit

• Page 12, Line 1officer, a municipal court marshal, administrators of judicial security, the

• Page 12, Line 2department of corrections inspector general, and a Colorado ranger.

• Page 12, Line 3SECTION 7.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-102, amend

• Page 12, Line 4(1) as follows:

• Page 12, Line 518-12-102.  Possessing a dangerous or illegal weapon -

• Page 12, Line 6affirmative defense - definition.

• Page 12, Line 7(1)  As used in this section, the term "dangerous weapon" means

• Page 12, Line 8a firearm silencer, machine gun, rapid-fire device, short shotgun, or short

• Page 12, Line 9rifle.

• Page 12, Line 10SECTION 8.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-112.5, amend

• Page 12, Line 11(1)(b) and (3)(a); and repeal (1)(a.3), (1)(a.5), and (1)(c) as follows:

• Page 12, Line 1218-12-112.5.  Firearms transfers by licensed dealers - sale and

• Page 12, Line 13purchase - background check required - penalty - definitions.

• Page 12, Line 14(1) (a.3)  A person who is a licensed gun dealer shall not make or

• Page 12, Line 15facilitate the sale of a firearm to a person who is less than twenty-one

• Page 12, Line 16years of age.

• Page 12, Line 17(a.5)  It is unlawful for a person who is less than twenty-one years

• Page 12, Line 18of age to purchase a firearm. This subsection (1)(a.5) and subsection

• Page 12, Line 19(1)(a.3) of this section do not apply if:

• Page 12, Line 20(I)  The person is an active member of the United States armed

• Page 12, Line 21forces while on duty and serving in conformance with the policies of the

• Page 12, Line 22United States armed forces; or

• Page 12, Line 23(II)  The person is a peace officer, as described in section

• Page 12, Line 2416-2.5-101, while on duty and serving in conformance with the policies

• Page 12, Line 25of the employing agency, as set forth in section 16-2.5-101 and section

• Page 12, Line 2616-2.5-135; or

• Page 12, Line 27(III)  An individual certified by the P.O.S.T. board pursuant to

• Page 13, Line 1section 16-2.5-102.

• Page 13, Line 2(b)  Transferring or selling a firearm in violation of this subsection

• Page 13, Line 3(1) is a class 1 misdemeanor.

• Page 13, Line 4(c)  Purchasing a firearm in violation of this subsection (1) is a

• Page 13, Line 5class 2 misdemeanor.

• Page 13, Line 6(3)  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

• Page 13, Line 7(a)  "Licensed gun dealer" has the same meaning set forth in

• Page 13, Line 8section 18-12-506 means a federal firearms licensee as defined in

• Page 13, Line 9section 18-12-101.

• Page 13, Line 10SECTION 9.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-201, amend

• Page 13, Line 11(1)(a), (1)(c), (1)(d), (1)(e), and (2); and recreate and reenact, with

• Page 13, Line 12amendments, (1)(b) as follows:

• Page 13, Line 1318-12-201.  Legislative declaration.

• Page 13, Line 14(1)  The general assembly finds that:

• Page 13, Line 15(a)  There exists a widespread inconsistency among jurisdictions

• Page 13, Line 16within the state with regard to the issuance of permits to carry concealed

• Page 13, Line 17handguns and identification of areas of the state where it is

• Page 13, Line 18lawful to carry concealed handguns;

• Page 13, Line 19(b)  This inconsistency among jurisdictions creates public

• Page 13, Line 20uncertainty regarding the areas of the state in which it is

• Page 13, Line 21lawful to carry concealed handguns;

• Page 13, Line 22(c)  Inconsistency regarding issuance of permits results in the

• Page 13, Line 23arbitrary and capricious denial of permits to carry concealed handguns

• Page 13, Line 24based on the jurisdiction of residence rather than the qualifications for

• Page 13, Line 25obtaining a permit;

• Page 13, Line 26(d)  Officials of local governments are uniquely equipped to make

• Page 13, Line 27determinations as to where concealed handguns can be carried in their

• Page 14, Line 1local jurisdictions; and The criteria and procedures for the lawful

• Page 14, Line 2carrying of concealed handguns historically has been

• Page 14, Line 3regulated by state statute and should be consistent

• Page 14, Line 4throughout the state to ensure consistent implementation of

• Page 14, Line 5state law; and

• Page 14, Line 6(e)  It is necessary that the state occupy the field of regulation of

• Page 14, Line 7issuing bearing concealed handguns since the issuance of a

• Page 14, Line 8concealed handgun permits because permit is based on an individual's

• Page 14, Line 9constitutional right of self-protection and there is a prevailing

• Page 14, Line 10state interest in ensuring that no a citizen is not arbitrarily denied a

• Page 14, Line 11concealed handgun permit and that the laws controlling the use of

• Page 14, Line 12the permit are consistent throughout the state.

• Page 14, Line 13(2)  Based on the findings specified in subsection (1) of this

• Page 14, Line 14section, the general assembly concludes that:

• Page 14, Line 15(a)  The criteria and procedures for issuing permits to carry

• Page 14, Line 16permitting and carrying of concealed handguns is a matter of

• Page 14, Line 17statewide concern; and

• Page 14, Line 18(b)  It is necessary to provide statewide uniform standards for

• Page 14, Line 19issuing permits to carry concealed handguns for self-defense. and

• Page 14, Line 20(c)  Whether concealed handguns can be carried in a specific area

• Page 14, Line 21is a matter of state and local concern.

• Page 14, Line 22SECTION 10.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-214, amend

• Page 14, Line 23(1)(a) and (3)(a); and repeal (1)(c), (2.5), and (3.5) as follows:

• Page 14, Line 2418-12-214.  Authority granted by permit - carrying restrictions

• Page 14, Line 25- local authority.

• Page 14, Line 26(1) (a)  A permit to carry a concealed handgun authorizes the

• Page 14, Line 27permittee to carry a concealed handgun in all areas of the state, except as

• Page 15, Line 1specifically limited in this section. A permit does not authorize the

• Page 15, Line 2permittee to use a handgun in a manner that would violate a provision of

• Page 15, Line 3state law. A local government does not have authority to adopt

• Page 15, Line 4or enforce an ordinance or resolution that conflicts with this

• Page 15, Line 5part 2.

• Page 15, Line 6(c) (I)  A local government, including a special district, or the

• Page 15, Line 7governing board of an institution of higher education, including the board

• Page 15, Line 8of directors of the Auraria higher education center, may enact an

• Page 15, Line 9ordinance, resolution, rule, or other regulation that prohibits a permittee

• Page 15, Line 10from carrying a concealed handgun in a building or specific area within

• Page 15, Line 11the local government's or governing board's jurisdiction, or for a special

• Page 15, Line 12district, in a building or specific area under the direct control or

• Page 15, Line 13management of the district, including a building or facility managed

• Page 15, Line 14pursuant to an agreement between the district and a contractor. An

• Page 15, Line 15ordinance, resolution, or other regulation prohibiting a permittee from

• Page 15, Line 16carrying a concealed handgun may only impose a civil penalty for a

• Page 15, Line 17violation and require the person to leave the premises. For a first offense,

• Page 15, Line 18the ordinance, resolution, or other regulation may not impose a fine that

• Page 15, Line 19exceeds fifty dollars and may not impose a sentence of incarceration. A

• Page 15, Line 20person who does not leave the premises when required may be subject to

• Page 15, Line 21criminal penalties.

• Page 15, Line 22(II)  If a local government or governing board prohibits carrying

• Page 15, Line 23a concealed handgun in a building or specific area, the local government

• Page 15, Line 24or governing board shall post signs at the public entrances to the building

• Page 15, Line 25or specific area informing persons that carrying a concealed handgun is

• Page 15, Line 26prohibited in the building or specific area. The notice required by this

• Page 15, Line 27section may be included on a sign describing open carry restrictions

• Page 16, Line 1posted in accordance with section 29-11.7-104.

• Page 16, Line 2(2.5)  A permit issued pursuant to this part 2 does not authorize a

• Page 16, Line 3person to carry a concealed handgun into a place where the carrying of

• Page 16, Line 4concealed handguns is prohibited by a local ordinance, resolution, rule,

• Page 16, Line 5or other regulation.

• Page 16, Line 6(3)  A permit issued pursuant to this part 2 does not authorize a

• Page 16, Line 7person to carry a concealed handgun onto the real property, or into any

• Page 16, Line 8improvements erected thereon, of a public elementary, middle, junior

• Page 16, Line 9high, or high school; except that:

• Page 16, Line 10(a)  A permittee may have a handgun on the real property of the

• Page 16, Line 11public school so long as the handgun remains in the permittee's vehicle

• Page 16, Line 12and, if the permittee leaves the vehicle unattended, the permittee stores

• Page 16, Line 13the firearm pursuant to section 18-12-114.5 is not in the vehicle, the

• Page 16, Line 14handgun is in a compartment within the vehicle and the vehicle

• Page 16, Line 15is locked;

• Page 16, Line 16(3.5)  A permit issued pursuant to this part 2 does not authorize a

• Page 16, Line 17person to carry a concealed handgun:

• Page 16, Line 18(a)  Onto the real property, or into any improvements erected

• Page 16, Line 19thereon, of a licensed child care center, as defined in section 18-12-105.5,

• Page 16, Line 20or a public or private college, university, or seminary in violation of

• Page 16, Line 21section 18-12-105.5;

• Page 16, Line 22(b)  In a government building in violation of section 18-12-105.3;

• Page 16, Line 23or

• Page 16, Line 24(c)  At a polling location, drop box, or central count facility, in

• Page 16, Line 25violation of section 1-13-724.

• Page 16, Line 26SECTION 11.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-412,

• Page 16, Line 27amend (1)(r); and repeal (1)(t) and (10) as follows:

• Page 17, Line 124-33.5-412.  Functions of bureau - legislative review -

• Page 17, Line 2interagency cooperation with reporting functions - processing time

• Page 17, Line 3for criminal history record checks - computer crime - synthetic

• Page 17, Line 4cannabinoids enforcement.

• Page 17, Line 5(1)  The bureau has the following authority:

• Page 17, Line 6(r)  To conduct criminal history records checks pursuant to section

• Page 17, Line 724-72-305.3; and

• Page 17, Line 8(t)  To investigate throughout the state criminal activity involving

• Page 17, Line 9firearms described in article 12 of title 18, including investigating illegal

• Page 17, Line 10firearm transfers and attempts, as described in section 18-2-101, to

• Page 17, Line 11illegally obtain a firearm. The bureau shall communicate with the

• Page 17, Line 12appropriate local law enforcement agency to deconflict investigative

• Page 17, Line 13operations and determine investigative responsibilities prior to taking

• Page 17, Line 14investigative or enforcement action and shall collaborate with the local

• Page 17, Line 15district attorney in the jurisdiction where the bureau is conducting an

• Page 17, Line 16investigation in the beginning stages of the investigation. This subsection

• Page 17, Line 17(1)(t) does not authorize the bureau to investigate other criminal activity

• Page 17, Line 18encountered during a firearms-related investigation without consent from,

• Page 17, Line 19or in collaboration with, the local law enforcement agency as required by

• Page 17, Line 20law.

• Page 17, Line 21(10)  An agent or other employee of the bureau who is a peace

• Page 17, Line 22officer shall wear and activate a body-worn camera in accordance with

• Page 17, Line 23section 24-31-902 when conducting any public-facing part of an

• Page 17, Line 24investigation pursuant to subsection (1)(t) of this section.

• Page 17, Line 25SECTION 12.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 29-11.7-101,

• Page 17, Line 26amend (1) introductory portion, (1)(d), (1)(e), and (2); and recreate and

• Page 17, Line 27reenact, with amendments, (1)(f) and (1)(g) as follows:

• Page 18, Line 129-11.7-101.  Legislative declaration.

• Page 18, Line 2(1)  The general assembly hereby finds that:

• Page 18, Line 3(d)  The state has an interest in the regulation of firearms due to

• Page 18, Line 4the ease of transporting firearms between local jurisdictions; and There

• Page 18, Line 5exists a widespread inconsistency among jurisdictions within the

• Page 18, Line 6state with regard to firearms regulations;

• Page 18, Line 7(e)  Officials of local governments are uniquely equipped to make

• Page 18, Line 8determinations as to regulations necessary in their local jurisdictions. The

• Page 18, Line 9inconsistency among local laws regulating lawful firearm

• Page 18, Line 10possession and ownership has an extraterritorial impact on

• Page 18, Line 11state citizens and the general public by subjecting them to

• Page 18, Line 12criminal and civil penalties in some jurisdictions for conduct

• Page 18, Line 13wholly lawful in other jurisdictions;

• Page 18, Line 14(f)  Inconsistency among local governments' laws

• Page 18, Line 15regulating the possession and ownership of firearms results in

• Page 18, Line 16individuals being treated differently under the law solely on

• Page 18, Line 17the basis of where they reside, and an individual's residence in a

• Page 18, Line 18particular county or city or city and county is not a rational

• Page 18, Line 19classification when it is the basis for denial of equal treatment

• Page 18, Line 20under the law;

• Page 18, Line 21(g)  The inconsistency among local law places citizens in

• Page 18, Line 22the position of not knowing when they may be violating the

• Page 18, Line 23local laws and therefore being unable to avoid violating the

• Page 18, Line 24law and becoming subject to criminal and other penalties.

• Page 18, Line 25(2)  Based on the findings specified in subsection (1) of this

• Page 18, Line 26section, the general assembly concludes that: the regulation of firearms

• Page 18, Line 27is a matter of state and local concern.

• Page 19, Line 1(a)  The regulation of firearms is a matter of statewide

• Page 19, Line 2concern; and

• Page 19, Line 3(b)  It is necessary to provide statewide laws concerning

• Page 19, Line 4the possession and ownership of a firearm to ensure that

• Page 19, Line 5law-abiding persons are not unfairly placed in the position of

• Page 19, Line 6unknowingly committing crimes involving firearms.

• Page 19, Line 7SECTION 13.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 29-11.7-103

• Page 19, Line 8as follows:

• Page 19, Line 929-11.7-103.  Local regulations governing firearms permitted.

• Page 19, Line 10(1)  Unless otherwise expressly prohibited pursuant to state law,

• Page 19, Line 11A local government may shall not enact an ordinance, regulation, or

• Page 19, Line 12other law governing or prohibiting that prohibits the sale, purchase,

• Page 19, Line 13transfer, or possession of a firearm, ammunition, or firearm component

• Page 19, Line 14or accessory that a person may lawfully sell, purchase, transfer, or possess

• Page 19, Line 15under state or federal law. The local ordinance, regulation, or other law

• Page 19, Line 16may not impose a requirement on the sale, purchase, transfer, or

• Page 19, Line 17possession of a firearm, ammunition, or firearm component or accessory

• Page 19, Line 18that is less restrictive than state law, and any less restrictive An

• Page 19, Line 19ordinance, regulation, or other law enacted by a local government before

• Page 19, Line 20the effective date of this section, as amended in 2021 2026, that

• Page 19, Line 21conflicts with this section is void and unenforceable. A local

• Page 19, Line 22ordinance, regulation, or other law governing the sale, purchase, transfer,

• Page 19, Line 23or possession of a firearm, ammunition, or firearm component or

• Page 19, Line 24accessory may only impose a criminal penalty for a violation upon a

• Page 19, Line 25person who knew or reasonably should have known that the person's

• Page 19, Line 26conduct was prohibited.

• Page 19, Line 27(2)  Nothing in this section requires the Colorado bureau of

• Page 20, Line 1investigation to consider anything other than state or federal law in its

• Page 20, Line 2background approval process and determinations.

• Page 20, Line 3(3)  Nothing in this section authorizes a local government to

• Page 20, Line 4restrict the manufacture or sale of items pursuant to a United States

• Page 20, Line 5military or law enforcement procurement contract.

• Page 20, Line 6SECTION 14.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-36-125 as

• Page 20, Line 7follows:

• Page 20, Line 824-36-125.  Return of money from repealed firearms training

• Page 20, Line 9and safety course cash fund - return of gifts, grants, and donations

• Page 20, Line 10made for repealed voluntary waiver of the right to purchase a

• Page 20, Line 11firearm program - repeal.

• Page 20, Line 12(1)  The state treasurer shall transfer the balance of the

• Page 20, Line 13firearms training and safety course cash fund created in section

• Page 20, Line 1433-9-115 (5)(b), as it existed prior to its repeal in 2026, as follows:

• Page 20, Line 15(a)  On or before December 31, 2026, the state treasurer

• Page 20, Line 16shall return any fees paid into the fund to the individual who

• Page 20, Line 17paid the fee. The state treasurer shall work with the division of

• Page 20, Line 18parks and wildlife created in section 33-9-104 to identify fee

• Page 20, Line 19payers, and the division of parks and wildlife shall assist the

• Page 20, Line 20state treasurer in carrying out this subsection (1)(a).

• Page 20, Line 21(b)  On January 15, 2027, the state treasurer shall

• Page 20, Line 22transfer the remaining balance of the fund to the parks and

• Page 20, Line 23outdoor recreation cash fund created in section 33-10-111 (1), up

• Page 20, Line 24to the amount transferred from the parks and outdoor

• Page 20, Line 25recreation cash fund to the firearms training and safety course

• Page 20, Line 26cash fund pursuant to section 33-9-115 (5)(c), as it existed prior

• Page 20, Line 27to its repeal in 2026.

• Page 21, Line 1(c)  If there is unexpended and unencumbered money in the

• Page 21, Line 2firearms training and safety course cash fund after the

• Page 21, Line 3transfer made pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section, on

• Page 21, Line 4February 1, 2027, the state treasurer shall transfer all

• Page 21, Line 5unexpended and unencumbered money in the firearms training

• Page 21, Line 6and safety course cash fund to the general fund.

• Page 21, Line 7(2) (a)  On or before December 31, 2026, the state treasurer

• Page 21, Line 8shall return to each grantor or donor the amount of the

• Page 21, Line 9grantor's or donor's gifts, grants, or donations in support of the

• Page 21, Line 10voluntary waiver of the right to purchase a firearm program

• Page 21, Line 11created in section 24-33.5-424.7, as it existed prior to its repeal

• Page 21, Line 12in 2026. If the balance of the gifts, grants, and donations is

• Page 21, Line 13insufficient to return the full amount of each gift, grant, or

• Page 21, Line 14donation, the state treasurer shall return to each grantor or

• Page 21, Line 15donor the remaining balance in an amount that is proportional

• Page 21, Line 16to the grantor's or donor's share of the total amount of gifts,

• Page 21, Line 17grants, or donations. The department of public safety shall

• Page 21, Line 18assist the state treasurer in carrying out this subsection (2)(a).

• Page 21, Line 19(b)  If on February 1, 2027, after returning money to

• Page 21, Line 20grantors and donors pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this

• Page 21, Line 21section, there is unexpended and unencumbered money remaining

• Page 21, Line 22from the balance of gifts, grants, and donations made in support

• Page 21, Line 23of the voluntary waiver of the right to purchase a firearm

• Page 21, Line 24program, the state treasurer shall transfer all of the

• Page 21, Line 25remaining unexpended and unencumbered money to the general

• Page 21, Line 26fund.

• Page 21, Line 27(3)  This section is repealed, effective June 30, 2027.

• Page 22, Line 1SECTION 15.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 11-30-127

• Page 22, Line 2as follows:

• Page 22, Line 311-30-127.  Merchant code for firearms.

• Page 22, Line 4A payment card network, as defined in section 6-27-201 (7), or a

• Page 22, Line 5merchant acquirer, as defined in section 6-27-201 (5), shall comply with

• Page 22, Line 6part 2 of article 27 of title 6.

• Page 22, Line 7SECTION 16.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, repeal 11-105-211

• Page 22, Line 8as follows:

• Page 22, Line 911-105-211.  Merchant code for firearms.

• Page 22, Line 10A payment card network, as defined in section 6-27-201 (7), or a

• Page 22, Line 11merchant acquirer, as defined in section 6-27-201 (5), shall comply with

• Page 22, Line 12part 2 of article 27 of title 6.

• Page 22, Line 13SECTION 17.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 13-14-105.5,

• Page 22, Line 14amend (4)(c) and (9)(a) introductory portion; and repeal (8)(a) and (8)(c)

• Page 22, Line 15as follows:

• Page 22, Line 1613-14-105.5.  Civil protection orders - prohibition on

• Page 22, Line 17possessing or purchasing a firearm.

• Page 22, Line 18(4)  Relinquishment options. To satisfy the requirement in

• Page 22, Line 19subsection (2) of this section, the respondent shall either:

• Page 22, Line 20(c)  Sell or otherwise transfer the firearm or ammunition to a

• Page 22, Line 21private party who may legally possess the firearm or ammunition. except

• Page 22, Line 22that a respondent who sells or transfers a firearm pursuant to this

• Page 22, Line 23subsection (4)(c) shall satisfy all of the provisions of section 18-12-112

• Page 22, Line 24concerning private firearms transfers, including but not limited to the

• Page 22, Line 25performance of a criminal background check of the transferee.

• Page 22, Line 26(8)  Relinquishment to a private party.

• Page 22, Line 27(a)  If a respondent sells or otherwise transfers a firearm or

• Page 23, Line 1ammunition to a private party who may legally possess the firearm or

• Page 23, Line 2ammunition, as described in subsection (4)(c) of this section, the

• Page 23, Line 3respondent shall acquire:

• Page 23, Line 4(I)  From the federally licensed firearms dealer, a written receipt

• Page 23, Line 5and signed declaration memorializing the transfer, which receipt must be

• Page 23, Line 6dated and signed by the respondent, the transferee, and the federally

• Page 23, Line 7licensed firearms dealer; and

• Page 23, Line 8(II)  From the federally licensed firearms dealer who requests from

• Page 23, Line 9the bureau a criminal background check of the transferee, as described in

• Page 23, Line 10section 18-12-112, a written statement of the results of the criminal

• Page 23, Line 11background check.

• Page 23, Line 12(c)  Notwithstanding section 18-12-112, if a private party elects to

• Page 23, Line 13store a firearm for a respondent pursuant to this section, the private party

• Page 23, Line 14shall not return the firearm to the respondent unless the private party

• Page 23, Line 15acquires from the federally licensed firearms dealer who requests from

• Page 23, Line 16the bureau a background check of the respondent, a written statement of

• Page 23, Line 17the results of the background check authorizing the return of the firearm

• Page 23, Line 18to the respondent.

• Page 23, Line 19(9)  Requirement to file signed declaration.

• Page 23, Line 20(a) The respondent shall file a copy of the signed declaration

• Page 23, Line 21issued pursuant to subsection (6) or (7)(a)(III) or (8)(a)(I) of this section

• Page 23, Line 22and, if applicable, the written statement of the results of a criminal

• Page 23, Line 23background check performed on the respondent, as described in

• Page 23, Line 24subsection (8)(a)(II) of this section, with the court as proof of the

• Page 23, Line 25relinquishment at the same time the respondent files the signed affidavit

• Page 23, Line 26pursuant to subsection (5)(b) of this section. The signed declaration and

• Page 23, Line 27written statement filed pursuant to this subsection (9) are is only available

• Page 24, Line 1for inspection by the court and the parties to the proceeding. If a

• Page 24, Line 2respondent fails to timely transfer or sell a firearm or file the signed

• Page 24, Line 3declaration or written statement as described in this subsection (9):

• Page 24, Line 4SECTION 18.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-6-801, amend

• Page 24, Line 5(8)(d)(III), (8)(e)(III), and (8)(i)(I); and repeal (8)(h)(I) and (8)(h)(III) as

• Page 24, Line 6follows:

• Page 24, Line 718-6-801.  Domestic violence - sentencing.

• Page 24, Line 8(8) (d)  Relinquishment options. To satisfy the requirement in

• Page 24, Line 9subsection (8)(b) of this section, the defendant shall either:

• Page 24, Line 10(III)  Sell or otherwise transfer the firearm or ammunition to a

• Page 24, Line 11private party who may legally possess the firearm or ammunition. except

• Page 24, Line 12that a defendant who sells or transfers a firearm pursuant to this

• Page 24, Line 13subsection (8)(d)(III) shall satisfy all of the provisions of section

• Page 24, Line 1418-12-112 concerning private firearms transfers, including but not limited

• Page 24, Line 15to the performance of a criminal background check of the transferee.

• Page 24, Line 16(e)  Compliance hearing and affidavit.

• Page 24, Line 17(III)  If the defendant possessed a firearm at the time of the

• Page 24, Line 18qualifying incident giving rise to the duty to relinquish the firearm

• Page 24, Line 19pursuant to this section but transferred or sold the firearm to a private

• Page 24, Line 20party prior to sentencing, the defendant shall disclose the sale or transfer

• Page 24, Line 21of the firearm to the private party in the affidavit described in subsection

• Page 24, Line 22(8)(e)(II) of this section. The defendant, within seven business days after

• Page 24, Line 23sentencing, shall acquire a written receipt and signed declaration that

• Page 24, Line 24complies with subsection (8)(h)(I)(A) of this section memorializing the

• Page 24, Line 25sale or transfer, and the defendant shall file the signed declaration at

• Page 24, Line 26the same time the defendant files the affidavit pursuant to subsection

• Page 24, Line 27(8)(e)(II) of this section.

• Page 25, Line 1(h)  Relinquishment to a private party.

• Page 25, Line 2(I)  If a defendant sells or otherwise transfers a firearm or

• Page 25, Line 3ammunition to a private party who may legally possess the firearm or

• Page 25, Line 4ammunition, as described in subsection (8)(d)(III) of this section, the

• Page 25, Line 5defendant shall acquire:

• Page 25, Line 6(A)  From the federally licensed firearms dealer, a written receipt

• Page 25, Line 7and signed declaration memorializing the transfer, which receipt must be

• Page 25, Line 8dated and signed by the defendant, the transferee, and the federally

• Page 25, Line 9licensed firearms dealer; and

• Page 25, Line 10(B)  From the federally licensed firearms dealer who requests from

• Page 25, Line 11the bureau a criminal background check of the transferee, as described in

• Page 25, Line 12section 18-12-112, a written statement of the results of the criminal

• Page 25, Line 13background check.

• Page 25, Line 14(III)  Notwithstanding section 18-12-112, if a private party elects

• Page 25, Line 15to store a firearm for a defendant pursuant to this subsection (8), the

• Page 25, Line 16private party shall not return the firearm to the defendant unless the

• Page 25, Line 17private party acquires from the federally licensed firearms dealer, who

• Page 25, Line 18requests from the bureau a criminal background check of the defendant,

• Page 25, Line 19a written statement of the results of the criminal background check

• Page 25, Line 20authorizing the return of the firearm to the defendant.

• Page 25, Line 21(i)  Requirement to file signed declaration.

• Page 25, Line 22(I)  The defendant shall file a copy of the signed declaration issued

• Page 25, Line 23pursuant to subsection (8)(f) or (8)(g)(I)(C) or (8)(h)(I)(A) of this section

• Page 25, Line 24and, if applicable, the written statement of the results of a criminal

• Page 25, Line 25background check performed on the defendant, as described in subsection

• Page 25, Line 26(8)(h)(I)(B) of this section, with the court as proof of the relinquishment

• Page 25, Line 27at the same time the defendant files the signed affidavit pursuant to

• Page 26, Line 1subsection (8)(e)(II) of this section. The signed declaration and written

• Page 26, Line 2statement filed pursuant to this subsection (8)(i) are is only available for

• Page 26, Line 3inspection by the court and the parties to the proceeding. If a defendant

• Page 26, Line 4fails to timely transfer or sell a firearm or file the signed declaration or

• Page 26, Line 5written statement as described in this subsection (8)(i)(I):

• Page 26, Line 6SECTION 19.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-6-803.5, amend

• Page 26, Line 7(1)(c)(II) as follows:

• Page 26, Line 818-6-803.5.  Crime of violation of a protection order - penalty

• Page 26, Line 9- peace officers' duties - definitions.

• Page 26, Line 10(1)  A person commits the crime of violation of a protection order

• Page 26, Line 11if, after the person has been personally served with a protection order that

• Page 26, Line 12identifies the person as a restrained person or otherwise has acquired from

• Page 26, Line 13the court or law enforcement personnel actual knowledge of the contents

• Page 26, Line 14of a protection order that identifies the person as a restrained person, the

• Page 26, Line 15person:

• Page 26, Line 16(c) (II)  Violates a mandatory protection order issued pursuant to

• Page 26, Line 17section 18-1-1001, prior to the repeal of section 18-1-1001 (9) in

• Page 26, Line 182026, that includes terms required by section 18-1-1001 (9) by:

• Page 26, Line 19(A) Possessing or attempting to purchase or receive a firearm or

• Page 26, Line 20ammunition while the protection order is in effect; or

• Page 26, Line 21(B)  Failing to timely file a signed affidavit or written statement

• Page 26, Line 22with the court as described in section 18-1-1001 (9)(i), prior to its

• Page 26, Line 23repeal in 2026, or 18-6-801 (8)(i).

• Page 26, Line 24SECTION 20.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-105.6,

• Page 26, Line 25amend (1)(a) and (2)(a) as follows:

• Page 26, Line 2618-12-105.6.  Limitation on local ordinances regarding

• Page 26, Line 27firearms in private vehicles.

• Page 27, Line 1(1)  The general assembly hereby finds that:

• Page 27, Line 2(a)  A person carrying a weapon in a private automobile or other

• Page 27, Line 3private means of conveyance for hunting or for lawful protection of such

• Page 27, Line 4person's or another's person or property as permitted in sections

• Page 27, Line 518-12-105 (2)(b) and 18-12-105.5 (3)(c), may tend to travel within a

• Page 27, Line 6county, city and county, or municipal jurisdiction or in or through

• Page 27, Line 7different county, city and county, and municipal jurisdictions, en route to

• Page 27, Line 8the person's destination;

• Page 27, Line 9(2) (a)  Based on the findings specified in subsection (1) of this

• Page 27, Line 10section, the general assembly concludes that the carrying of weapons in

• Page 27, Line 11private automobiles or other private means of conveyance for hunting or

• Page 27, Line 12for lawful protection of a person's or another's person or property while

• Page 27, Line 13traveling into, through, or within, a municipal, county, or city and county

• Page 27, Line 14jurisdiction, regardless of the number of times the person stops in a

• Page 27, Line 15jurisdiction, is a matter of statewide concern and except as described in

• Page 27, Line 16section 18-12-114.5, is not an offense.

• Page 27, Line 17SECTION 21.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 18-12-107

• Page 27, Line 18as follows:

• Page 27, Line 1918-12-107.  Penalty for second offense.

• Page 27, Line 20Any person who has within five years previously been convicted

• Page 27, Line 21of a violation under section 18-12-103 18-12-105, or 18-12-106 shall,

• Page 27, Line 22upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense under the same

• Page 27, Line 23section, be guilty of a class 5 felony.

• Page 27, Line 24SECTION 22.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-108, amend

• Page 27, Line 25(7)(ggg); and repeal (7)(ss), (7)(aaa), (7)(iii), and (7)(jjj) as follows:

• Page 27, Line 2618-12-108.  Possession of weapons by previous offenders.

• Page 27, Line 27(7)  In addition to a conviction for felony crime as defined in

• Page 28, Line 1section 24-4.1-302 (1), a felony conviction or adjudication for one of the

• Page 28, Line 2following felonies prohibits a person from possessing, using, or carrying

• Page 28, Line 3upon the person a firearm, as defined in section 18-1-901 (3)(h), or any

• Page 28, Line 4other weapon that is subject to this article 12 pursuant to subsection (1)

• Page 28, Line 5or (3) of this section:

• Page 28, Line 6(ss)  Unlawfully carrying a weapon in violation of section

• Page 28, Line 718-12-105.5;

• Page 28, Line 8(aaa)  Possessing a large-capacity magazine during the commission

• Page 28, Line 9of a crime of violence in violation of section 18-12-302 (1)(c);

• Page 28, Line 10(ggg)  A special offender in violation of section 18-18-407

• Page 28, Line 11(1)(d)(II); and

• Page 28, Line 12(iii)  Unlawful conduct involving an unserialized firearm, frame,

• Page 28, Line 13or receiver, as described in section 18-12-111.5; and

• Page 28, Line 14(jjj)  Unlawful manufacture, distribution, transfer, sale, or purchase

• Page 28, Line 15of a specified semiautomatic firearm, as described in section 18-12-116.

• Page 28, Line 16SECTION 23.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-111, repeal

• Page 28, Line 17(3) and (4) as follows:

• Page 28, Line 1818-12-111.  Unlawful purchase of firearms - report to law

• Page 28, Line 19enforcement - unlawful attempted purchase while subject to a

• Page 28, Line 20voluntary waiver - penalties.

• Page 28, Line 21(3) (a)  If a firearms dealer who holds a state permit to deal

• Page 28, Line 22firearms pursuant to section 18-12-401.5 reasonably believes, knows or

• Page 28, Line 23should know, or becomes aware after a transfer, that a person, including

• Page 28, Line 24an employee, purchased or attempted to purchase a firearm in violation

• Page 28, Line 25of subsection (1) of this section, the dealer shall report that information

• Page 28, Line 26to a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the dealer's place of

• Page 28, Line 27business.

• Page 29, Line 1(b)  Failure to make the report required by this subsection (3)

• Page 29, Line 2within forty-eight hours after the dealer becomes aware of an unlawful

• Page 29, Line 3firearm purchase or attempted firearm purchase is a violation of state law

• Page 29, Line 4concerning the sale of firearms and is subject to the penalties described

• Page 29, Line 5in section 18-12-401.5 (7).

• Page 29, Line 6(4) (a)  A person who attempts to purchase a firearm while subject

• Page 29, Line 7to a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase a firearm described in

• Page 29, Line 8section 24-33.5-424.7 commits unlawful attempted firearm purchase

• Page 29, Line 9while subject to a voluntary waiver. Unlawful attempted firearm purchase

• Page 29, Line 10while subject to a voluntary waiver is a civil infraction and shall be

• Page 29, Line 11punished by a fine of up to twenty-five dollars.

• Page 29, Line 12(b)  Section 18-2-101 does not apply to conduct that constitutes a

• Page 29, Line 13civil infraction pursuant to this subsection (4).

• Page 29, Line 14SECTION 24.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-113, amend

• Page 29, Line 15(3); and repeal (5) as follows:

• Page 29, Line 1618-12-113.  Failure to report a lost or stolen firearm -

• Page 29, Line 17exception.

• Page 29, Line 18(3)  This section does not apply to a licensed gun dealer, as defined

• Page 29, Line 19in section 18-12-506 federal firearms licensee.

• Page 29, Line 20(5)  A person who reports a lost or stolen firearm pursuant to

• Page 29, Line 21subsection (1) of this section is immune from criminal prosecution for an

• Page 29, Line 22offense in this part 1 related to the storage of firearms and from

• Page 29, Line 23prosecution for the civil infraction of unlawful storage of a firearm in a

• Page 29, Line 24vehicle as described in section 18-12-114.5.

• Page 29, Line 25SECTION 25.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-202.5,

• Page 29, Line 26amend (3)(d) as follows:

• Page 29, Line 2718-12-202.5.  Concealed handgun training class - refresher

• Page 30, Line 1class - rules.

• Page 30, Line 2(3)  A concealed handgun training class must include the following

• Page 30, Line 3elements:

• Page 30, Line 4(d)  Instruction regarding federal and state laws pertaining to the

• Page 30, Line 5lawful purchase, ownership, transportation, use, and possession of

• Page 30, Line 6firearms, including instruction on extreme risk protection orders

• Page 30, Line 7described in article 14.5 of title 13, requirements for reporting lost or

• Page 30, Line 8stolen firearms described in section 18-12-113, secure firearms storage

• Page 30, Line 9requirements described in section 18-12-114, and any other state law

• Page 30, Line 10enacted within five years before the class that pertains to the purchase,

• Page 30, Line 11ownership, transportation, use, and possession of firearms;

• Page 30, Line 12SECTION 26.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-204, repeal

• Page 30, Line 13(3)(b) as follows:

• Page 30, Line 1418-12-204.  Permit contents - validity - carrying requirements.

• Page 30, Line 15(3) (b)  The provisions of this subsection (3) shall not be construed

• Page 30, Line 16to authorize the carrying of a handgun in violation of the provisions of

• Page 30, Line 17section 18-12-105 or 18-12-105.5.

• Page 30, Line 18SECTION 27.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-12-206, amend

• Page 30, Line 19(3)(c) as follows:

• Page 30, Line 2018-12-206.  Sheriff - issuance or denial of permits - report.

• Page 30, Line 21(3) (c)  Except for suspected violations of sections 18-12-105 and

• Page 30, Line 2218-12-105.5, A peace officer may not use or search a database of

• Page 30, Line 23permittees maintained by a law enforcement agency to establish

• Page 30, Line 24reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop, or when contacting an individual,

• Page 30, Line 25to justify probable cause for a search or seizure of a person or a person's

• Page 30, Line 26vehicle or property.

• Page 30, Line 27SECTION 28.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 18-12-403

• Page 31, Line 1as follows:

• Page 31, Line 218-12-403.  Record - failure to make - penalty.

• Page 31, Line 3Every individual, firm, or corporation who that fails to keep the

• Page 31, Line 4record required pursuant to section 18-12-402 or section 18-12-111.5

• Page 31, Line 5(7)(b), or who that refuses to exhibit the record when requested by a

• Page 31, Line 6police officer, and any purchaser, lessee, or exchanger of a pistol or

• Page 31, Line 7revolver who, in connection with the making of such the record, gives

• Page 31, Line 8false information, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

• Page 31, Line 9SECTION 29.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-2.5-304, amend

• Page 31, Line 10(2) introductory portion as follows:

• Page 31, Line 1119-2.5-304.  Limitations on detention.

• Page 31, Line 12(2)  A juvenile court shall not order a juvenile who is ten years of

• Page 31, Line 13age old and older but less than thirteen years of age old to detention

• Page 31, Line 14unless the juvenile has been arrested for a felony or weapons charge

• Page 31, Line 15pursuant to section 18-12-102; 18-12-105, as it existed prior to its

• Page 31, Line 16repeal in 2026; 18-12-106; or 18-12-108.5. A preadjudication service

• Page 31, Line 17program created pursuant to section 19-2.5-606 shall evaluate a juvenile

• Page 31, Line 18described in this subsection (2). The evaluation may result in the juvenile:

• Page 31, Line 19SECTION 30.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-2.5-305, amend

• Page 31, Line 20(3)(a)(V) introductory portion and (3)(a)(V)(C) as follows:

• Page 31, Line 2119-2.5-305.  Detention and shelter - hearing - time limits -

• Page 31, Line 22findings - review - guardian ad litem appointed - confinement with

• Page 31, Line 23adult offenders - restrictions.

• Page 31, Line 24(3) (a) (V)  A court shall not order further detention for a juvenile

• Page 31, Line 25who is ten years of age old and older but less than thirteen years of age

• Page 31, Line 26old unless the juvenile has been arrested or adjudicated for a felony or

• Page 31, Line 27weapons charge pursuant to section 18-12-102; 18-12-105, as it existed

• Page 32, Line 1prior to its repeal in 2026; 18-12-106; or 18-12-108.5. The court shall

• Page 32, Line 2receive any information having probative value regardless of its

• Page 32, Line 3admissibility under the rules of evidence. In determining whether a

• Page 32, Line 4juvenile requires detention, the court shall consider the results of the

• Page 32, Line 5detention screening instrument. There is a rebuttable presumption that a

• Page 32, Line 6juvenile poses a substantial risk of serious harm to others if:

• Page 32, Line 7(C)  The juvenile is alleged to have committed possessing a

• Page 32, Line 8dangerous or illegal weapon, as described in section 18-12-102;

• Page 32, Line 9possession of a defaced firearm, as described in section 18-12-103;

• Page 32, Line 10unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon, as described in section

• Page 32, Line 1118-12-105, as it existed prior to its repeal in 2026; unlawfully

• Page 32, Line 12carrying a concealed weapon on school, college, or university grounds,

• Page 32, Line 13as described in section 18-12-105.5, as it existed prior to its repeal

• Page 32, Line 14in 2026; prohibited use of weapons, as described in section 18-12-106;

• Page 32, Line 15illegal discharge of a firearm, as described in section 18-12-107.5; or

• Page 32, Line 16illegal possession of a handgun by a juvenile, as described in section

• Page 32, Line 1718-12-108.5.

• Page 32, Line 18SECTION 31.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-2.5-1123,

• Page 32, Line 19amend (2) introductory portion as follows:

• Page 32, Line 2019-2.5-1123.  Sentencing - mandatory detention - weapons and

• Page 32, Line 21crimes of violence.

• Page 32, Line 22(2)  A juvenile who is less than thirteen years of age old may not

• Page 32, Line 23be sentenced to detention unless the juvenile has been adjudicated for a

• Page 32, Line 24felony or weapons charge pursuant to section 18-12-102; 18-12-105, as

• Page 32, Line 25it existed prior to its repeal in 2026; 18-12-106; or 18-12-108.5. As

• Page 32, Line 26an alternative, the juvenile probation department may conduct a

• Page 32, Line 27presentence investigation pursuant to section 19-2.5-1101. The

• Page 33, Line 1investigation may result in the juvenile:

• Page 33, Line 2SECTION 32.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-2.5-1511,

• Page 33, Line 3amend (1)(c) as follows:

• Page 33, Line 419-2.5-1511.  Juvenile detention services and facilities to be

• Page 33, Line 5provided by department of human services - education - expenses -

• Page 33, Line 6definition.

• Page 33, Line 7(1) (c)  The department of human services is not required to

• Page 33, Line 8receive and provide care for any juvenile who is ten years of age old and

• Page 33, Line 9older but less than thirteen years of age old, unless such juvenile has

• Page 33, Line 10been arrested or adjudicated for a felony or weapons charge pursuant to

• Page 33, Line 11section 18-12-102; 18-12-105, as it existed prior to its repeal in

• Page 33, Line 122026; 18-12-106; or 18-12-108.5.

• Page 33, Line 13SECTION 33.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-424,

• Page 33, Line 14amend (3)(b.3)(X); and repeal (3)(b)(III), (3)(b.3)(XII), and

• Page 33, Line 15(3)(b.3)(XIII) as follows:

• Page 33, Line 1624-33.5-424.  National instant criminal background check

• Page 33, Line 17system - state point of contact - fee - grounds for denial of firearm

• Page 33, Line 18transfer - appeal - rule-making - unlawful acts - instant criminal

• Page 33, Line 19background check cash fund - creation.

• Page 33, Line 20(3) (b) (III)  In addition to the grounds for denial specified in

• Page 33, Line 21subsections (3)(a), (3)(b)(I), and (3)(b.3) of this section, the bureau shall

• Page 33, Line 22deny a transfer of a firearm to a person who has voluntarily waived the

• Page 33, Line 23right to purchase a firearm, as described in section 24-33.5-424.7, while

• Page 33, Line 24the waiver is in effect.

• Page 33, Line 25(b.3)  In addition to the grounds for denial specified in subsections

• Page 33, Line 26(3)(a) and (3)(b) of this section, the bureau shall deny a transfer of a

• Page 33, Line 27firearm if the prospective transferee has been convicted of any of the

• Page 34, Line 1following offenses committed on or after June 19, 2021, if the offense is

• Page 34, Line 2classified as a misdemeanor, or if the prospective transferee has been

• Page 34, Line 3convicted in another state or jurisdiction, including a military or federal

• Page 34, Line 4jurisdiction, of an offense that, if committed in Colorado, would

• Page 34, Line 5constitute any of the following offenses classified as a misdemeanor

• Page 34, Line 6offense, within five years prior to the transfer:

• Page 34, Line 7(X)  Possession of an illegal weapon, as described in section

• Page 34, Line 818-12-102 (4); or

• Page 34, Line 9(XII)  Unlawful conduct involving an unserialized firearm, frame,

• Page 34, Line 10or receiver, as described in section 18-12-111.5; or

• Page 34, Line 11(XIII)  Unlawful manufacture, distribution, transfer, sale, or

• Page 34, Line 12purchase of a specified semiautomatic firearm, as described in section

• Page 34, Line 1318-12-116.

• Page 34, Line 14SECTION 34.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-103-907.5,

• Page 34, Line 15repeal (3)(a)(I) as follows:

• Page 34, Line 1624-103-907.5.  State purchases of firearms and ammunition -

• Page 34, Line 17contractor or bidder - rules - legislative intent - definitions.

• Page 34, Line 18(3) (a)  During a governmental body's contracting process, a

• Page 34, Line 19governmental body's sourcing method process conducted pursuant to the

• Page 34, Line 20code, as applicable, or upon request during the term of a contract with a

• Page 34, Line 21governmental body relating to the procurement of firearms or items

• Page 34, Line 22regulated pursuant to the "National Firearms Act", a firearms contractor

• Page 34, Line 23or a firearms bidder shall, if applicable:

• Page 34, Line 24(I)  Comply with the requirements of section 18-12-401.5 (1) to

• Page 34, Line 25engage in the business of dealing in firearms in the state, if applicable;

• Page 34, Line 26SECTION 35.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-2706,

• Page 34, Line 27repeal (5)(a)(I)(C) as follows:

• Page 35, Line 124-33.5-2706.  Trauma-informed practices for school safety

• Page 35, Line 2drills - work group - creation - purpose - membership - notice to

• Page 35, Line 3revisor of statutes - definitions - repeal.

• Page 35, Line 4(5) (a) (I)  The work group consists of the following nonvoting

• Page 35, Line 5members:

• Page 35, Line 6(C)  A representative from the office of gun violence prevention

• Page 35, Line 7created in section 25-20.5-1202, appointed by the executive director of

• Page 35, Line 8the department of public health and environment;

• Page 35, Line 9SECTION 36.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 29-11.7-105,

• Page 35, Line 10amend (4); and repeal (5) as follows:

• Page 35, Line 1129-11.7-105.  Firearm serial number check - procedure -

• Page 35, Line 12processing fee - penalty.

• Page 35, Line 13(4)  If the federal government allows a federal firearms licensee to

• Page 35, Line 14access the federal government's firearm tracing program to allow the

• Page 35, Line 15federal firearms licensee to perform a firearm serial number check, the

• Page 35, Line 16federal firearms licensee may perform the firearms serial number check

• Page 35, Line 17themself. The federal firearms licensee is still subject to the reporting

• Page 35, Line 18requirements described in subsection (5) of this section. This subsection

• Page 35, Line 19(4) will take effect as soon as the technology and infrastructure for a

• Page 35, Line 20federal firearms licensee to perform a firearm serial number search is

• Page 35, Line 21available.

• Page 35, Line 22(5) (a)  If a firearms dealer who holds a state permit to deal

• Page 35, Line 23firearms pursuant to section 18-12-401.5 reasonably believes, knows or

• Page 35, Line 24should know, or becomes aware that a person sold or attempted to sell a

• Page 35, Line 25firearm that is stolen, lost, or involved in an open criminal investigation,

• Page 35, Line 26the dealer shall report that information to a law enforcement agency with

• Page 35, Line 27jurisdiction over the dealer's place of business.

• Page 36, Line 1(b)  Failure to make the report as required by this subsection (5)

• Page 36, Line 2within forty-eight hours after the dealer reasonably believes, knows or

• Page 36, Line 3should know, or becomes aware of the firearm being stolen, lost, or

• Page 36, Line 4involved in an open criminal investigation is subject to the penalties

• Page 36, Line 5described in section 18-12-401.5 (7).

• Page 36, Line 6SECTION 37.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-37-103, amend

• Page 36, Line 7(8) as follows:

• Page 36, Line 839-37-103.  Definitions.

• Page 36, Line 9As used in this article 37, unless the context otherwise requires:

• Page 36, Line 10(8)  "Firearms dealer" or "gun dealer" means any person who is a

• Page 36, Line 11federally licensed firearms dealer as defined in section 18-12-101 (1)(g)

• Page 36, Line 12or a licensed gun dealer as defined in section 18-12-506 (6), as it

• Page 36, Line 13existed prior to its repeal in 2026.

• Page 36, Line 14SECTION 38.  Safety clause. The general assembly finds,

• Page 36, Line 15determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate

• Page 36, Line 16preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for

• Page 36, Line 17the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state

• Page 36, Line 18institutions.