House Bill 25-1209 Preamended

A Bill for an Act

• Page 1, Line 101Concerning measures to address efficiency in the regulation

• Page 1, Line 102of marijuana licensees.

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.)

Current law authorizes the marijuana enforcement division (division) to adopt rules governing records required to be kept by license holders. The bill replaces this with a requirement that the division adopt rules requiring records concerning:

• Child resistance certificates;
• Testing records;
• Records demonstrating the composition of raw ingredients used in vaporizers or pressured metered dose inhalers;
• Recall records;
• Adverse health events;
• Corrective action and preventive action records;
• Documentation required to demonstrate valid responsible vendor designation;
• Standard operating procedures;
• Transfer records of regulated marijuana transactions;
• Expiration date testing and use-by-date testing;
• Patient records; and
• Advertising records.
• Each point of ingress and egress to the exterior of the licensed premises;
• Points of sale with coverage of the customer or patient and license holder completing the sale;
• Areas of the licensed premises where shipping and receiving of regulated marijuana occurs, test batches are collected, and regulated marijuana waste is destroyed; and
• Delivery vehicles surveillance.
• Tested in accordance with the rules of the division;
• Tracked with the seed-to-sale inventory tracking system;
• Transferred to the store before the promotion;
• Packaged in accordance with the rules; and
• Labeled in accordance with the rules.
• Provide the promotional unit during a promotion;
• Verify that the patient or customer is qualified to receive the promotional unit;
• Not charge a patient or customer for a promotional unit;
• Ensure the total amount of promotional units and purchased medical marijuana that are transferred to a patient or customer do not exceed the legal transfer limits.
• R-and-D units may be provided to all licensed employees, and the R-and-D unit must be:
• Labeled with the universal symbol indicating that the package contains marijuana, the license number of the facility that produced the R-and-D unit, the batch number, and any required warning statements;
• Labeled to indicate that the R-and-D unit must not be sold or resold;
• Tested in accordance with the rules;
• Packaged in a child-resistant container;
• Tracked with the seed-to-sale inventory tracking system; and
• Provided for product development or quality control purposes; and
• The facility or manufacturer may not:
• Allow an R-and-D unit to be consumed on the licensed premises;
• Use an R-and-D unit as a means of compensation;
• Provide R-and-D units in a manner that would violate the law or to an employee who is not qualified;
• Require an employee to accept or consume an R-and-D unit; or
• Receive compensation for an R-and-D unit.
• Have a controlling beneficial ownership, passive beneficial ownership, or indirect financial interest in a license that was not disclosed; and
• Engage in transfer of ownership without prior approval.

If a license holder is required to maintain books and records in the seed-to-sale inventory tracking system, the license holder need not maintain duplicate copies of the books and records. If a license holder is substantially noncompliant with regulatory requirements, the division may require the license holder to maintain additional records. The division must bring an administrative action to require a license holder to maintain additional records.

Current law requires occupational license holders to be issued an identification card. The bill authorizes digital identification cards and replaces this requirement with authorization for the division to adopt rules governing identification card requirements, including criminal history record checks.

Current law requires applicants for licensure or renewal to submit fingerprints for a criminal history record check. The bill changes this requirement to require that only controlling beneficial owners and passive beneficial owners must get a fingerprint-based criminal history record check, and the fingerprint-based check is only required for initial licensure; name-based judicial record checks are required for license renewal. Occupational license holders are required to obtain a name-based judicial record check. The division may require an applicant or licensee to obtain a fingerprint-based criminal history record check when there is a demonstrated investigative need. Occupational license applicants are authorized to work while the application is pending.

Current law requires the division to adopt rules for security requirements for license holders. The security requirements include video recording requirements. The video recording requirements are changed to require, and must not exceed, video surveillance of the following:

To obtain video surveillance footage, the division must demand the video surveillance footage in writing within at least 72 hours before the deadline provided to furnish the footage.

Current law requires the division to notify license holders by first-class mail of the license expiration date at least 90 days before the expiration. The bill replaces first-class mail with digital communication.

The bill authorizes medical marijuana stores and retail marijuana stores to host promotions where licensed marijuana producers can offer patient or customer promotional units (promotional unit). To provide a promotional unit, the promotional unit must be:

In addition, the store must:

Current law authorizes marijuana cultivation facilities and marijuana products manufacturers to provide research and development units (R-and-D units) to managers and sets standards for the practice. The bill reforms these standards as follows:

The amount of marijuana that may be sold in a single transaction at a retail marijuana store is raised from one ounce to 2 ounces or its equivalent in retail marijuana products.

Current law makes it a class 2 misdemeanor for a person to:

The bill repeals these provisions.

The bill authorizes the division to set and collect a fee to fulfill requests for copies of a license application. The bill repeals a requirement that retail and medical marijuana products be prepared with equipment that is used exclusively for those products.

• This Unofficial Version Includes Committee

• Amendments Not Yet Adopted on Second Reading

• Page 4, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

• Page 4, Line 2SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-103, add (52.5) as follows:

• Page 4, Line 344-10-103.  Definitions - rules. As used in this article 10, unless the context otherwise requires:

• Page 4, Line 5(52.5)  "R-and-D unit" means regulated marijuana provided

• Page 4, Line 6to an occupational licensee employed by the licensee providing the regulated marijuana.

• Page 4, Line 7SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-203, amend

• Page 4, Line 8(1) introductory portion, (1)(c), (1)(j.5), (2) introductory portion,

• Page 4, Line 9(2)(c), (2)(e), (2)(x), (2)(bb) introductory portion, (2)(dd) introductory

• Page 4, Line 10portion, (2)(dd)(V), (2)(gg) introductory portion, and (9)(b); repeal

• Page 5, Line 1(2)(t), (2)(bb)(II), (2)(dd)(VI), and (2)(gg)(II); and add (1)(l), (1)(m), and (10) as follows:

• Page 5, Line 244-10-203.  State licensing authority - rules. (1)  Permissive

• Page 5, Line 3rule-making. Rules promulgated adopted pursuant to section 44-10-202 (1)(c) may include the following subjects:

• Page 5, Line 4(c)  Records to be kept by licensees and the required availability

• Page 5, Line 5of the records. The records required to be kept may include but must not exceed the following:

• Page 5, Line 6(I)  Child resistance certificates;

• (II)  Testing records;

• Page 5, Line 7(III)  Certificates of analysis or other records

• Page 5, Line 8demonstrating the composition of raw ingredients used in vaporizers or pressured metered dose inhalers;

• Page 5, Line 9(IV)  Recall records;

• (V)  Adverse health events;

• Page 5, Line 10(VI)  Corrective action and preventive action records;

• Page 5, Line 11(VII)  Documentation required to demonstrate valid responsible vendor designation;

• Page 5, Line 12(VIII)  Standard operating procedures;

• Page 5, Line 13(IX)  Transfer records to account for regulated marijuana transactions;

• Page 5, Line 14(X)  Expiration date testing and use-by-date testing;

• (XI)  Patient records; and

• Page 5, Line 15(XII)  Advertising records.

• Page 5, Line 16(j.5)  The implementation of contingency plans pursuant to

• Page 5, Line 17sections 44-10-502 (10) and 44-10-602 (14), including the definition of

• Page 5, Line 18outdoor cultivation, adverse weather event, or adverse natural occurrence

• Page 6, Line 1and the process, procedures, requirements, and restrictions for contingency plans; and

• Page 6, Line 2(l)  Development of individual identification cards for:

• (I)  Controlling beneficial owners;

• Page 6, Line 3(II)  Passive beneficial owners; or

• Page 6, Line 4(III)  Individuals who handle or transport regulated

• Page 6, Line 5marijuana on behalf of entities licensed pursuant to this article 10.

• Page 6, Line 6(m)  Requirements for medical marijuana products

• Page 6, Line 7manufacturers or retail marijuana products manufacturers to

• Page 6, Line 8use an approved licensed premises and approved equipment to

• Page 6, Line 9manufacture and prepare products not infused with regulated

• Page 6, Line 10marijuana for the purpose of quality control and research and

• Page 6, Line 11development in the formulation of manufacture of infused regulated marijuana products.

• Page 6, Line 12(2)  Mandatory rule-making. Rules promulgated adopted pursuant to section 44-10-202 (1)(c) must include the following subjects:

• Page 6, Line 13(c)  Qualifications for initial licensure pursuant to this article 10,

• Page 6, Line 14including but not limited to the requirement for a fingerprint-based

• Page 6, Line 15criminal history record check for all controlling beneficial owners and

• Page 6, Line 16passive beneficial owners managers, contractors, employees, and other

• Page 6, Line 17support staff of entities licensed pursuant to this article 10 and

• Page 6, Line 18name-based judicial record checks for employees of regulated marijuana businesses;

• Page 6, Line 19(e)  Security requirements for any premises licensed pursuant to

• Page 6, Line 20this article 10. including The security requirements must include,

• Page 6, Line 21at a minimum, lighting, physical security, video, and alarm requirements;

• Page 7, Line 1and other minimum procedures for internal control as deemed necessary

• Page 7, Line 2by the state licensing authority to properly administer and enforce this

• Page 7, Line 3article 10; including procedures for requiring written requests

• Page 7, Line 4and providing licensees at least seventy-two hours to respond

• Page 7, Line 5to requests to obtain copies of surveillance recordings created

• Page 7, Line 6and maintained by the licensee; and biennial reporting requirements

• Page 7, Line 7for changes, alterations, or modifications to the premises. Surveillance

• Page 7, Line 8requirements for video recording areas of the licensed premises must include but cannot exceed the following requirements:

• Page 7, Line 9(I)  Each point of ingress and egress to the exterior of the licensed premises must be surveilled;

• Page 7, Line 10(II)  Points of sale with coverage of the customer or

• Page 7, Line 11patient and occupational licensee completing the sale must be surveilled;

• Page 7, Line 12(III)  Areas of the licensed premises where shipping and

• Page 7, Line 13receiving of regulated marijuana occurs, test batches are

• Page 7, Line 14collected, and regulated marijuana waste is destroyed must be surveilled; and

• Page 7, Line 15(IV)  Delivery vehicle surveillance if required by rule under subsection (2)(dd)(V) of this section;

• Page 7, Line 16(t)  Development of individual identification cards for individuals

• Page 7, Line 17working in or having unescorted access to the limited access areas of the

• Page 7, Line 18licensed premises of a medical marijuana business or retail marijuana

• Page 7, Line 19business, including a fingerprint-based criminal history record check as may be required by the state licensing authority prior to issuing a card;

• Page 7, Line 20(x)  The conditions under which a licensee is authorized to transfer

• Page 7, Line 21fibrous waste to a person for the purpose of producing only industrial

• Page 8, Line 1fiber products. The conditions must include contract requirements that

• Page 8, Line 2stipulate that the fibrous waste will only be used to produce industrial

• Page 8, Line 3fiber products; record-keeping requirements; security measures related to

• Page 8, Line 4the transport and transfer of fibrous waste; requirements for handling

• Page 8, Line 5contaminated fibrous waste; and processes associated with handling

• Page 8, Line 6fibrous waste. The rules must not require licensees to alter fibrous waste from its natural state prior to before transfer.

• Page 8, Line 7(bb)  The conditions under which a licensee is authorized to

• Page 8, Line 8collect marijuana consumer waste and transfer it to a person for the

• Page 8, Line 9purposes of reuse or recycling in accordance with all requirements

• Page 8, Line 10established by the department of public health and environment pertaining to waste disposal and recycling. The conditions must include:

• Page 8, Line 11(II)  Record-keeping requirements;

• Page 8, Line 12(dd)  Requirements for medical marijuana and medical marijuana

• Page 8, Line 13products delivery as described in section sections 44-10-501 (11) and

• Page 8, Line 14section 44-10-505 (5) and retail marijuana and retail marijuana products

• Page 8, Line 15delivery as described in section sections 44-10-601 (13) and section 44-10-605 (5), including:

• Page 8, Line 16(V)  Delivery vehicle requirements; including requirements for surveillance;

• Page 8, Line 17(VI)  Record-keeping requirements;

• Page 8, Line 18(gg)  For marijuana hospitality businesses that are mobile, regulations including: but not limited to:

• Page 8, Line 19(II)  Surveillance cameras inside the vehicles;

• Page 8, Line 20(9) (b) (I)  The state licensing authority shall base its issuance of

• Page 8, Line 21an employee license identification card pursuant to this subsection (9) on

• Page 8, Line 22the results of an initial investigation that demonstrate the applicant is

• Page 9, Line 1qualified to hold such license. The employee license application for

• Page 9, Line 2which an employee license identification card was issued pursuant to this

• Page 9, Line 3subsection (9) remains subject to denial pending the complete results of

• Page 9, Line 4the applicant's initial fingerprint-based criminal history name-based judicial record check.

• Page 9, Line 5(II)  Results of a fingerprint-based criminal history name-based

• Page 9, Line 6judicial record check that demonstrate that an applicant possessing an

• Page 9, Line 7employee license identification card pursuant to this subsection (9) is not

• Page 9, Line 8qualified to hold a license issued under this article 10 are grounds for

• Page 9, Line 9denial of the employee license application. If the employee license

• Page 9, Line 10application is denied, the applicant shall return the employee license and

• Page 9, Line 11identification card to the state licensing authority within a time period that the state licensing authority establishes by rule.

• Page 9, Line 12(10) (a)  The state licensing authority shall adopt rules to

• Page 9, Line 13enable a licensee to conduct research and development using

• Page 9, Line 14R-and-D units when evaluating different flavors and nonmarijuana ingredients. The rules must include:

• Page 9, Line 15(I)  Evaluation through the use of noninfused products; and

• Page 9, Line 16(II)  The addition of flavors and nonmarijuana ingredients for the purposes of research and development.

• Page 9, Line 17(b)  Adding flavors or nonmarijuana ingredients are not

• Page 9, Line 18considered an additional batch and do not require additional

• Page 9, Line 19testing if the licensee possesses analysis or documentation

• Page 9, Line 20evidencing the safety profile of the flavors or nonmarijuana ingredients.

• Page 9, Line 21(c)  A licensee shall not transfer R-and-D units to a regulated marijuana store.

• Page 10, Line 2SECTION 3.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-307, amend (4)(c); and repeal (1)(h) as follows:

• Page 10, Line 344-10-307.  Persons prohibited as licensees - definition. (1)  A license provided by this article 10 shall not be issued to or held by:

• Page 10, Line 4(h)  A person who employs another person at a medical marijuana

• Page 10, Line 5business or retail marijuana business who has not submitted fingerprints

• Page 10, Line 6for a criminal history record check or whose criminal history record check reveals that the person is ineligible;

• Page 10, Line 7(4) (c) (I)  At the time of When filing an application for initial

• Page 10, Line 8issuance or renewal of a state medical marijuana business license or retail

• Page 10, Line 9marijuana business license, an applicant shall submit a set of his or her

• Page 10, Line 10their fingerprints and file personal history information concerning the

• Page 10, Line 11applicant's qualifications for a state license on forms prepared by the state

• Page 10, Line 12licensing authority. The state or local licensing authority or local

• Page 10, Line 13jurisdiction shall submit the fingerprints to the Colorado bureau of

• Page 10, Line 14investigation for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal

• Page 10, Line 15history record checks. The Colorado bureau of investigation shall forward

• Page 10, Line 16the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of

• Page 10, Line 17conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks. When the

• Page 10, Line 18results of a fingerprint-based criminal history record check reveal a record

• Page 10, Line 19of arrest without a disposition, the state or local licensing authority or

• Page 10, Line 20local jurisdiction shall require an applicant or a license holder to submit

• Page 10, Line 21to a name-based judicial record check, as defined in section 22-2-119.3

• Page 10, Line 22(6)(d). The state or local licensing authority or local jurisdiction shall use

• Page 10, Line 23the information resulting from the fingerprint-based criminal history

• Page 11, Line 1record check to investigate and determine whether an applicant is

• Page 11, Line 2qualified to hold a state or local license pursuant to this article 10. The

• Page 11, Line 3state or local licensing authority or local jurisdiction may verify any of the information an applicant is required to submit.

• Page 11, Line 4(II)  When renewing a state medical marijuana business

• Page 11, Line 5license or retail marijuana business license, the licensee shall

• Page 11, Line 6submit their name for a name-based judicial record check. The

• Page 11, Line 7state or local licensing authority or local jurisdiction shall

• Page 11, Line 8use the information resulting from the name-based judicial

• Page 11, Line 9record check to determine whether a licensee continues to be

• Page 11, Line 10qualified to hold a state or local license pursuant to this

• Page 11, Line 11article 10. The state or local licensing authority or local

• Page 11, Line 12jurisdiction may verify any of the information a licensee is required to submit to renew the license.

• Page 11, Line 13SECTION 4.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-313, amend (4) and (13)(c)(I)(B) as follows:

• Page 11, Line 1444-10-313.  Licensing in general - rules - repeal. (4)  A medical

• Page 11, Line 15marijuana business or retail marijuana business that is not a publicly

• Page 11, Line 16traded corporation shall notify the state licensing authority in writing of

• Page 11, Line 17the name, address, and date of birth of a controlling beneficial owner,

• Page 11, Line 18passive beneficial owner, or manager before the new controlling

• Page 11, Line 19beneficial owner, passive beneficial owner, or manager begins managing

• Page 11, Line 20or associating with the operation. Any A controlling beneficial owner or

• Page 11, Line 21passive beneficial owner manager, or employee must pass a

• Page 11, Line 22fingerprint-based criminal history record check as required by the state

• Page 11, Line 23licensing authority and obtain the required identification prior to before

• Page 11, Line 24being associated with managing, or owning or working at the operation.

• Page 12, Line 1A manager or employee that is not a controlling beneficial

• Page 12, Line 2owner may commence working or may handle or transport

• Page 12, Line 3marijuana before the final disposition of the individual's application.

• Page 12, Line 4(13) (c) (I)  A medical marijuana cultivation facility or retail

• Page 12, Line 5marijuana cultivation facility that has obtained an approved change of

• Page 12, Line 6location from the state licensing authority may operate one license at two

• Page 12, Line 7geographical locations for the purpose of transitioning operations from one location to another if:

• Page 12, Line 8(B)  The licensed premises of both geographical locations comply

• Page 12, Line 9with all surveillance, the security and inventory tracking requirements

• Page 12, Line 10imposed by this article 10 and any rules promulgated adopted by the state licensing authority;

• Page 12, Line 11SECTION 5.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-314, amend (1) and (2) as follows:

• Page 12, Line 1244-10-314.  License renewal - unified renewal applications -

• Page 12, Line 13rules. (1)  Ninety days prior to before the expiration date of an existing

• Page 12, Line 14medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business license, the state

• Page 12, Line 15licensing authority shall notify the licensee of the expiration date by

• Page 12, Line 16first-class mail at the licensee's address of record with the state licensing

• Page 12, Line 17authority digital communication. A licensee must apply for the

• Page 12, Line 18renewal of an existing license to the local licensing authority within the

• Page 12, Line 19time frame required by local ordinance or regulation and to the state

• Page 12, Line 20licensing authority prior to before the expiration of the license. The

• Page 12, Line 21licensee shall provide the state licensing authority with information

• Page 12, Line 22establishing that the application complies with all local requirements for

• Page 12, Line 23the renewal of a license. If a licensee submits a timely and sufficient

• Page 13, Line 1renewal application, the licensee may continue to operate until the

• Page 13, Line 2application is finally acted upon by the state licensing authority. The local

• Page 13, Line 3licensing authority may hold a hearing on the application for renewal of

• Page 13, Line 4a medical marijuana business license only if the licensee has had

• Page 13, Line 5complaints filed against it, the licensee has a history of violations, or

• Page 13, Line 6there are allegations against the licensee that would constitute good cause.

• Page 13, Line 7The local licensing authority shall not hold a renewal hearing provided

• Page 13, Line 8for by this subsection (1) for a medical marijuana store until it has posted

• Page 13, Line 9a notice of hearing on the licensed medical marijuana store premises in

• Page 13, Line 10the manner described in section 44-10-303 (2) for a period of ten days

• Page 13, Line 11and provided notice to the applicant at least ten days prior to before the

• Page 13, Line 12hearing. The local licensing authority may refuse to renew any license for good cause, subject to judicial review.

• Page 13, Line 13(2)  The state licensing authority may require an additional a

• Page 13, Line 14licensee to submit a fingerprint request to perform a

• Page 13, Line 15fingerprint-based criminal history record check when there is a demonstrated investigative need.

• Page 13, Line 17SECTION 6.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-502, amend (5) and (6)(e) as follows:

• Page 13, Line 1844-10-502.  Medical marijuana cultivation facility license -

• Page 13, Line 19centralized distribution permit - obtaining genetic material - transfer

• Page 13, Line 20and change of designation of retail marijuana to medical marijuana

• Page 13, Line 21- contingency plan - rules - definitions. (5) (a)  A medical marijuana

• Page 13, Line 22cultivation facility licensee may provide a medical marijuana sample and

• Page 13, Line 23a medical marijuana concentrate sample to no more than five managers

• Page 13, Line 24employed by the licensee for purposes of quality control and product

• Page 14, Line 1development. A medical marijuana cultivation facility licensee may

• Page 14, Line 2designate no more than five managers per calendar month as recipients

• Page 14, Line 3of quality control and product development samples authorized pursuant

• Page 14, Line 4to this subsection (5)(a) an R-and-D unit to an occupational licensee.

• Page 14, Line 5(b)  Managers who receive a sample pursuant to subsection (5)(a)

• Page 14, Line 6of this section must have a valid registry identification card issued pursuant to section 25-1.5-106 (9).

• Page 14, Line 7(c)  A sample authorized pursuant to subsection (5)(a) of this

• Page 14, Line 8section is limited to one gram of medical marijuana per batch as defined

• Page 14, Line 9in rules promulgated by the state licensing authority and one-quarter gram

• Page 14, Line 10of a medical marijuana concentrate per batch as defined in rules

• Page 14, Line 11promulgated by the state licensing authority; except that the limit is

• Page 14, Line 12one-half gram of medical marijuana concentrate if the intended use of the

• Page 14, Line 13final medical marijuana product is to be used in a device that can deliver

• Page 14, Line 14medical marijuana concentrate in a vaporized form to the person inhaling from the device.

• Page 14, Line 15(d)  A sample authorized pursuant to subsection (5)(a) of this

• Page 14, Line 16section To provide an R-and-D unit, the R-and-D unit must be:

• Page 14, Line 17labeled and packaged pursuant to the rules promulgated pursuant to section 44-10-203 (2)(f) and (3)(b).

• Page 14, Line 18(I)  Labeled with the universal symbol indicating that the

• Page 14, Line 19package contains marijuana, the license number of the facility

• Page 14, Line 20that produced the R-and-D unit, the batch number, and any required warning statements;

• Page 14, Line 21(II)  Labeled to indicate that the R-and-D unit must not be

• Page 14, Line 22sold or resold;

• Page 15, Line 1(III)  Tested in accordance with the rules adopted under section 44-10-203 (2)(d);

• Page 15, Line 2(IV)  Packaged in a child-resistant container;

• Page 15, Line 3(V)  Tracked with the seed-to-sale inventory tracking system; and

• Page 15, Line 4(VI)  Provided for product development or quality control purposes.

• Page 15, Line 5(e)  A sample provided pursuant to subsection (5)(a) of this section

• Page 15, Line 6must be tracked with the seed-to-sale tracking system. Prior to a manager

• Page 15, Line 7receiving a sample, a manager must be designated in the seed-to-sale

• Page 15, Line 8tracking system as a recipient of quality control and product development

• Page 15, Line 9samples. A manager receiving a sample must make a voluntary decision

• Page 15, Line 10to be tracked in the seed-to-sale tracking system and is not a consumer

• Page 15, Line 11pursuant to section 16 (5)(c) of article XVIII of the state constitution. The

• Page 15, Line 12medical marijuana cultivation facility licensee shall maintain

• Page 15, Line 13documentation of all samples and shall make the documentation available to the state licensing authority.

• Page 15, Line 14(f)  Prior to a manager receiving a sample pursuant to subsection

• Page 15, Line 15(5)(a) of this section, a medical marijuana cultivation facility licensee

• Page 15, Line 16shall provide a standard operating procedure to the manager explaining

• Page 15, Line 17requirements pursuant to this section and personal possession limits pursuant to section 18-18-406.

• Page 15, Line 18(g)  A manager shall not:

• Page 15, Line 19(I)  Receive more than one ounce total of medical marijuana

• Page 15, Line 20samples or fifteen grams of medical marijuana concentrate samples per

• Page 15, Line 21calendar month, regardless of the number of licenses that the manager is

• Page 15, Line 22associated with; or

• Page 16, Line 1(II)  Provide or resell the sample to another licensed employee, a customer, or any other individual.

• Page 16, Line 2(h)  A medical marijuana cultivation facility licensee shall not:

• Page 16, Line 3(I)  Allow a manager to consume the sample an R-and-D unit to be consumed on the licensed premises; or

• Page 16, Line 4(II)  Use the sample an R-and-D unit as a means of compensation; to a manager.

• Page 16, Line 5(III)  Provide R-and-D units in a manner thatexceeds sales limitations set forth in section 44-10-501;

• Page 16, Line 6(IV)  Require an employee to accept or consume an R-and-D unit;

• Page 16, Line 7(V)  Receive compensation for an R-and-D unit; or

• Page 16, Line 8(VI)  Give an R-and-D unit to a person the does not hold a

• Page 16, Line 9valid registry identification card issued pursuant to section 25-1.5-106 (9).

• Page 16, Line 10(i)  The state licensing authority may establish additional inventory

• Page 16, Line 11tracking and record keeping, including additional reporting required for

• Page 16, Line 12implementation. The medical marijuana cultivation facility licensee shall

• Page 16, Line 13maintain the information required by this subsection (5)(i) on the licensed premises for inspection by the state and local licensing authorities.

• Page 16, Line 14(j)  For purposes of this subsection (5) only, "manager" means an

• Page 16, Line 15employee of the medical marijuana business who holds a valid key

• Page 16, Line 16license or associated key license. and is currently designated pursuant to

• Page 16, Line 17state licensing authority rules as the manager of the medical marijuana business.

• Page 16, Line 18(6) (e)  All security and surveillance requirements that apply to a

• Page 16, Line 19medical marijuana cultivation facility apply to activities conducted pursuant to the privileges of a centralized distribution permit.

• Page 17, Line 1SECTION 7.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-503, amend (2) and (10) as follows:

• Page 17, Line 244-10-503.  Medical marijuana products manufacturer license

• Page 17, Line 3- hemp products - R-and-D units - transfer and change of designation

• Page 17, Line 4of retail marijuana to medical marijuana - rules - definition.

• Page 17, Line 5(2)  Medical marijuana products must be prepared on a licensed premises

• Page 17, Line 6that is used exclusively for the manufacture and preparation of medical

• Page 17, Line 7marijuana products and using equipment that is used exclusively for the

• Page 17, Line 8manufacture and preparation of medical marijuana products unless

• Page 17, Line 9permitted by rule adopted by the state licensing authority

• Page 17, Line 10under section 44-10-203 (1)(m); except that, subject to rules of the state

• Page 17, Line 11licensing authority, a medical marijuana products manufacturer licensee

• Page 17, Line 12may share the same premises as a commonly owned marijuana research

• Page 17, Line 13and development licensee so long as virtual or physical separation of inventory and research activity is maintained.

• Page 17, Line 14(10) (a)  A medical marijuana products manufacturer licensee may

• Page 17, Line 15provide a medical marijuana concentrate and a medical marijuana product

• Page 17, Line 16sample to no more than five managers employed by the licensee for

• Page 17, Line 17purposes of quality control and product development. A medical

• Page 17, Line 18marijuana products manufacturer licensee may designate no more than

• Page 17, Line 19five managers per calendar month as recipients of quality control and

• Page 17, Line 20product development samples authorized pursuant to this subsection (10)(a) an R-and-D unit to an occupational licensee.

• Page 17, Line 21(b)  Managers who receive a sample pursuant to subsection (10)(a)

• Page 17, Line 22of this section must have a valid registry identification card issued

• Page 17, Line 23pursuant to section 25-1.5-106 (9).

• Page 18, Line 1(c)  A sample authorized pursuant to subsection (10)(a) of this

• Page 18, Line 2section is limited to one serving size of edible medical marijuana product

• Page 18, Line 3and its applicable equivalent serving size of nonedible medical marijuana

• Page 18, Line 4product per batch as defined in rules promulgated by the state licensing

• Page 18, Line 5authority and one-quarter gram of medical marijuana concentrate per

• Page 18, Line 6batch as defined in rules promulgated by the state licensing authority;

• Page 18, Line 7except that the limit is one-half gram of medical marijuana concentrate

• Page 18, Line 8if the intended use of the final product is to be used in a device that can

• Page 18, Line 9be used to deliver medical marijuana concentrate in a vaporized form to the person inhaling from the device.

• Page 18, Line 10(d)  A sample authorized pursuant to subsection (10)(a) of this

• Page 18, Line 11section To provide an R-and-D unit, the R-and-D unit must be:

• Page 18, Line 12labeled and packaged pursuant to the rules promulgated pursuant to section 44-10-203 (2)(f) and (3)(b).

• Page 18, Line 13(I)  Labeled with the universal symbol indicating that the

• Page 18, Line 14package contains marijuana, the license number of the facility

• Page 18, Line 15that produced the R-and-D unit, the batch number, and any required warning statements;

• Page 18, Line 16(II)  Labeled to indicate that the R-and-D unit must not be sold or resold;

• Page 18, Line 17(III)  Tested in accordance with the rules adopted under section 44-10-203 (2)(d);

• Page 18, Line 18(IV)  Packaged in a child-resistant container;

• Page 18, Line 19(V)  Tracked with the seed-to-sale inventory tracking system; and

• Page 18, Line 20(VI)  Provided for product development or quality

• Page 18, Line 21control.

• Page 19, Line 1(e)  A sample provided pursuant to subsection (10)(a) of this

• Page 19, Line 2section must be tracked with the seed-to-sale tracking system. Prior to a

• Page 19, Line 3manager receiving a sample, a manager must be designated in the

• Page 19, Line 4seed-to-sale tracking system as a recipient of quality control and product

• Page 19, Line 5development samples. A manager receiving a sample must make a

• Page 19, Line 6voluntary decision to be tracked in the seed-to-sale tracking system and

• Page 19, Line 7is not a consumer pursuant to section 16 (5)(c) of article XVIII of the

• Page 19, Line 8state constitution. The medical marijuana products manufacturer licensee

• Page 19, Line 9shall maintain documentation of all samples and shall make the documentation available to the state licensing authority.

• Page 19, Line 10(f)  Prior to a manager receiving a sample pursuant to subsection

• Page 19, Line 11(10)(a) of this section, a medical marijuana products manufacturer

• Page 19, Line 12licensee shall provide a standard operating procedure to the manager

• Page 19, Line 13explaining requirements pursuant to this section and personal possession limits pursuant to section 18-18-406.

• Page 19, Line 14(g)  A manager shall not:

• Page 19, Line 15(I)  Receive more than a total of fifteen grams of medical

• Page 19, Line 16marijuana concentrate or fourteen individual serving-size edibles or its

• Page 19, Line 17applicable equivalent in nonedible medical marijuana products per

• Page 19, Line 18calendar month, regardless of the number of licenses that the manager is associated with; or

• Page 19, Line 19(II)  Provide to or resell the sample to another licensed employee, a customer, or any other individual.

• Page 19, Line 20(h)  A medical marijuana products manufacturer licensee shall not:

• Page 19, Line 21(I)  Allow a manager to consume the sample an R-and-D unit to be consumed on the licensed premises; or

• Page 19, Line 22(II)  Use the sample an R-and-D unit as a means of compensation; to a manager.

• Page 20, Line 1(III)  Provide R-and-D units in a manner thatexceeds sales limitations set forth in section 44-10-601;

• Page 20, Line 2(IV)  Require an employee to accept or consume an R-and-D unit;

• Page 20, Line 3(V)  Receive compensation for an R-and-D unit; or

• Page 20, Line 4(VI)  Give an R-and-D unit to a person that does not hold

• Page 20, Line 5a valid registry identification card issued pursuant to section 25-1.5-106 (9).

• Page 20, Line 6(i)  The state licensing authority may establish additional inventory

• Page 20, Line 7tracking and record keeping, including additional reporting required for

• Page 20, Line 8implementation. The medical marijuana products manufacturer licensee

• Page 20, Line 9shall maintain the information required by this subsection (10)(i) on the

• Page 20, Line 10licensed premises for inspection by the state and local licensing authorities.

• Page 20, Line 11(j)  For purposes of this subsection (10) only, "manager" means an

• Page 20, Line 12employee of the medical marijuana products manufacturer who holds a

• Page 20, Line 13valid key license or associated key license and is currently designated

• Page 20, Line 14pursuant to state licensing authority rules as the manager of the medical marijuana products manufacturer.

• Page 20, Line 16SECTION 8.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-601, amend(3)(a)(I) as follows:

• Page 20, Line 1744-10-601.  Retail marijuana store license - retail marijuana

• Page 20, Line 18products - hemp products - consumer verification - delivery permit

• Page 20, Line 19- rules - definitions. (3) (a) (I)  A retail marijuana store may not sell

• Page 20, Line 20more than one ounce two ounces of retail marijuana or its equivalent in

• Page 21, Line 1retail marijuana products, including retail marijuana concentrate, except

• Page 21, Line 2for nonedible, nonpsychoactive retail marijuana products, including

• Page 21, Line 3ointments, lotions, balms, and other nontransdermal topical products, during a single transaction to a person.

• Page 21, Line 5SECTION 9.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-602, amend

• Page 21, Line 6(6)(a), (6)(d), (6)(h), and (7)(e); repeal (6)(c), (6)(e), (6)(f), (6)(g), (6)(i), and (6)(j) as follows:

• Page 21, Line 744-10-602.  Retail marijuana cultivation facility license -

• Page 21, Line 8R-and-D units - centralized distribution permit - genetic material -

• Page 21, Line 9transfer and change of designation of retail marijuana to medical

• Page 21, Line 10marijuana - contingency plan - rules - definitions. (6) (a)  A retail

• Page 21, Line 11marijuana cultivation facility licensee may provide a retail marijuana

• Page 21, Line 12sample and a retail marijuana concentrate sample to no more than five

• Page 21, Line 13managers employed by the licensee for purposes of quality control and

• Page 21, Line 14product development. A retail marijuana cultivation facility licensee may

• Page 21, Line 15designate no more than five managers per calendar month as recipients

• Page 21, Line 16of quality control and product development samples authorized pursuant

• Page 21, Line 17to this subsection (6)(a) an R-and-D unit to an occupational licensee.

• Page 21, Line 18(c)  A sample authorized pursuant to subsection (6)(a) of this

• Page 21, Line 19section is limited to one gram of retail marijuana per batch as defined in

• Page 21, Line 20rules promulgated by the state licensing authority, and one-quarter gram

• Page 21, Line 21of a retail marijuana concentrate per batch as defined in rules

• Page 21, Line 22promulgated by the state licensing authority; except that the limit is

• Page 21, Line 23one-half gram of retail marijuana concentrate if the intended use of the

• Page 21, Line 24final product is to be used in a device that can be used to deliver retail

• Page 22, Line 1marijuana concentrate in a vaporized form to the person inhaling from the device.

• Page 22, Line 2(d)  A sample authorized pursuant to subsection (6)(a) of this

• Page 22, Line 3section To provide an R-and-D unit, the R-and-D unit must be:

• Page 22, Line 4labeled and packaged pursuant to the rules promulgated pursuant to section 44-10-203 (2)(f) and (3)(b).

• Page 22, Line 5(I)  Labeled with the universal symbol indicating that the

• Page 22, Line 6package contains marijuana, the license number of the facility

• Page 22, Line 7that produced the R-and-D unit, the batch number, and any required warning statements;

• Page 22, Line 8(II)  Labeled to indicate that the R-and-D unit must not be sold or resold;

• Page 22, Line 9(III)  Tested in accordance with the rules adopted under section 44-10-203 (2)(d);

• Page 22, Line 10(IV)  Packaged in a child-resistant container;

• Page 22, Line 11(V)  Tracked with the seed-to-sale inventory tracking system; and

• Page 22, Line 12(VI)  Provided for product development or quality control.

• Page 22, Line 13(e)  A sample provided pursuant to subsection (6)(a) of this section

• Page 22, Line 14must be tracked with the seed-to-sale tracking system. Prior to a manager

• Page 22, Line 15receiving a sample, a manager must be designated in the seed-to-sale

• Page 22, Line 16tracking system as a recipient of quality control and product development

• Page 22, Line 17samples. A manager receiving a sample must make a voluntary decision

• Page 22, Line 18to be tracked in the seed-to-sale tracking system and is not a consumer

• Page 22, Line 19pursuant to section 16 (5)(c) of article XVIII of the state constitution. The

• Page 22, Line 20retail marijuana cultivation facility licensee shall maintain documentation

• Page 23, Line 1of all samples and shall make the documentation available to the state licensing authority.

• Page 23, Line 2(f)  Prior to a manager receiving a sample pursuant to subsection

• Page 23, Line 3(6)(a) of this section, a retail marijuana cultivation facility licensee shall

• Page 23, Line 4provide a standard operating procedure to the manager explaining

• Page 23, Line 5requirements pursuant to this section and personal possession limits pursuant to section 18-18-406.

• Page 23, Line 6(g)  A manager shall not:

• Page 23, Line 7(I)  Receive more than one ounce total of retail marijuana or eight

• Page 23, Line 8grams of retail marijuana concentrate samples per calendar month,

• Page 23, Line 9regardless of the number of licenses that the manager is associated with; or

• Page 23, Line 10(II)  Provide to or resell the sample to another licensed employee, a customer, or any other individual.

• Page 23, Line 11(h)  A retail marijuana cultivation facility licensee shall not:

• Page 23, Line 12(I)  Allow a manager to consume the sample an R-and-D unit to be consumed on the licensed premises; or

• Page 23, Line 13(II)  Use the sample an R-and-D unit as a means of compensation; to a manager.

• Page 23, Line 14(III)  Provide R-and-D units in a manner that would violate section 18-18-406;

• Page 23, Line 15(IV)  Require an employee to accept or consume an R-and-D unit; or

• Page 23, Line 16(V)  Receive compensation for an R-and-D unit.

• Page 23, Line 17(i)  The state licensing authority may establish additional inventory

• Page 23, Line 18tracking and record keeping, including additional reporting required for

• Page 23, Line 19implementation. The retail marijuana cultivation facility licensee shall

• Page 24, Line 1maintain the information required by this subsection (6)(i) on the licensed premises for inspection by the state and local licensing authorities.

• Page 24, Line 2(j)  For purposes of this subsection (6) only, "manager" means an

• Page 24, Line 3employee of the retail marijuana cultivation facility who holds a valid key

• Page 24, Line 4license or associated key license and is currently designated pursuant to

• Page 24, Line 5state licensing authority rules as the manager of the retail marijuana cultivation facility.

• Page 24, Line 6(7) (e)  All security and surveillance requirements that apply to a

• Page 24, Line 7retail marijuana cultivation facility apply to activities conducted pursuant to the privileges of a centralized distribution permit.

• Page 24, Line 8SECTION 10.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-603, amend (2) introductory portion and (10) as follows:

• Page 24, Line 944-10-603.  Retail marijuana products manufacturer license -

• Page 24, Line 10rules - definition. (2)  Retail marijuana products must be prepared on a

• Page 24, Line 11licensed premises that is used exclusively for the manufacture and

• Page 24, Line 12preparation of retail marijuana or retail marijuana products and using

• Page 24, Line 13equipment that is used exclusively for the manufacture and preparation

• Page 24, Line 14of retail marijuana products unless permitted by rule adopted by the

• Page 24, Line 15state licensing authority under section 44-10-203 (1)(m); except

• Page 24, Line 16that, if permitted by the local jurisdiction and subject to rules of the state

• Page 24, Line 17licensing authority, a retail marijuana products manufacturer licensee may share the same premises as:

• Page 24, Line 18(10) (a)  A retail marijuana products manufacturer licensee may

• Page 24, Line 19provide a retail marijuana product sample and a retail marijuana

• Page 24, Line 20concentrate sample to no more than five managers employed by the

• Page 24, Line 21licensee for purposes of quality control and product development. A retail

• Page 24, Line 22marijuana products manufacturer licensee may designate no more than

• Page 25, Line 1five managers per calendar month as recipients of quality control and

• Page 25, Line 2product development samples authorized pursuant to this subsection (10)(a) an R-and-D unit to an occupational licensee.

• Page 25, Line 3(b)  A sample authorized pursuant to subsection (10)(a) of this

• Page 25, Line 4section is limited to one serving size of an edible retail marijuana product

• Page 25, Line 5not exceeding ten milligrams of THC and its applicable equivalent

• Page 25, Line 6serving size of nonedible retail marijuana product per batch as defined in

• Page 25, Line 7rules promulgated by the state licensing authority and one-quarter gram

• Page 25, Line 8of retail marijuana concentrate per batch as defined in rules promulgated

• Page 25, Line 9by the state licensing authority; except that the limit is one-half gram of

• Page 25, Line 10retail marijuana concentrate if the intended use of the final product is to

• Page 25, Line 11be used in a device that can be used to deliver retail marijuana concentrate in a vaporized form to the person inhaling from the device.

• Page 25, Line 12(c)  A sample authorized pursuant to subsection (10)(a) of this

• Page 25, Line 13section To provide an R-and-D unit, the R-and-D unit must be:

• Page 25, Line 14labeled and packaged pursuant to the rules promulgated pursuant to section 44-10-203 (2)(f) and (3)(b).

• Page 25, Line 15(I)  Labeled with the universal symbol indicating that the

• Page 25, Line 16package contains marijuana, the license number of the facility

• Page 25, Line 17that produced the R-and-D unit, the batch number, and any required warning statements;

• Page 25, Line 18(II)  Labeled to indicate that the R-and-D unit must not be sold or resold;

• Page 25, Line 19(III)  Tested in accordance with the rules adopted under section 44-10-203 (2)(d);

• Page 25, Line 20(IV)  Packaged in a child-resistant container;

• Page 25, Line 21(V)  Tracked with the seed-to-sale inventory tracking system; and

• Page 26, Line 1(VI)  Provided for product development or quality control.

• Page 26, Line 2(d)  A sample provided pursuant to subsection (10)(a) of this

• Page 26, Line 3section must be tracked with the seed-to-sale tracking system. Prior to a

• Page 26, Line 4manager receiving a sample, a manager must be designated in the

• Page 26, Line 5seed-to-sale tracking system as a recipient of quality control and product

• Page 26, Line 6development samples. A manager receiving a sample must make a

• Page 26, Line 7voluntary decision to be tracked in the seed-to-sale tracking system and

• Page 26, Line 8is not a consumer pursuant to section 16 (5)(c) of article XVIII of the

• Page 26, Line 9state constitution. The retail marijuana products manufacturer licensee

• Page 26, Line 10shall maintain documentation of all samples and shall make the documentation available to the state licensing authority.

• Page 26, Line 11(e)  Prior to a manager receiving a sample pursuant to subsection

• Page 26, Line 12(10)(a) of this section, a retail marijuana products manufacturer licensee

• Page 26, Line 13shall provide a standard operating procedure to the manager explaining

• Page 26, Line 14requirements pursuant to this section and personal possession limits pursuant to section 18-18-406.

• Page 26, Line 15(f)  A manager shall not:

• Page 26, Line 16(I)  Receive more than a total of eight grams of retail marijuana

• Page 26, Line 17concentrate or fourteen individual serving-size edibles or its applicable

• Page 26, Line 18equivalent in nonedible retail marijuana products per calendar month,

• Page 26, Line 19regardless of the number of licenses that the manager is associated with; or

• Page 26, Line 20(II)  Provide to or resell the sample to another licensed employee, a customer, or any other individual.

• Page 26, Line 21(g)  A retail marijuana products manufacturing manufacturer licensee shall not:

• Page 27, Line 1(I)  Allow a manager to consume the sample an R-and-D unit to be consumed on the licensed premises; or

• Page 27, Line 2(II)  Use the sample an R-and-D unit as a means of compensation; to a manager.

• Page 27, Line 3(III)  Provide R-and-D units in a manner that would violate section 18-18-406;

• Page 27, Line 4(IV)  Require an employee to accept or consume an R-and-D unit; or

• Page 27, Line 5(V)  Receive compensation for an R-and-D unit.

• Page 27, Line 6(h)  The state licensing authority may establish additional

• Page 27, Line 7inventory tracking and record keeping, including additional reporting

• Page 27, Line 8required for implementation. The retail marijuana products manufacturer

• Page 27, Line 9licensee shall maintain the information required by this subsection (10)(h)

• Page 27, Line 10on the licensed premises for inspection by the state and local licensing authorities.

• Page 27, Line 11(i)  For purposes of this subsection (10) only, "manager" means an

• Page 27, Line 12employee of the retail marijuana products manufacturer who holds a valid

• Page 27, Line 13key license or associated key license and is currently designated pursuant

• Page 27, Line 14to state licensing authority rules as the manager of the retail marijuana products manufacturer.

• Page 27, Line 15SECTION 11.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-701, amend (2)(d); and repeal (2)(b) and (2)(e) as follows:

• Page 27, Line 1644-10-701.  Unlawful acts - exceptions. (2)  It is unlawful for a person to:

• Page 27, Line 17(b)  Have a controlling beneficial ownership, passive beneficial

• Page 27, Line 18ownership, or indirect financial interest in a license pursuant to this article

• Page 28, Line 110 that was not disclosed in accordance with section 44-10-309; except

• Page 28, Line 2that this subsection (2)(b) does not apply to banks or savings and loan

• Page 28, Line 3associations supervised and regulated by an agency of the state or federal

• Page 28, Line 4government, or to FHA-approved mortgagees, or to stockholders, directors, or officers thereof;

• Page 28, Line 5(d)  Exercise any privilege associated with holding a controlling

• Page 28, Line 6beneficial ownership, passive beneficial ownership, or indirect financial

• Page 28, Line 7interest in a license that was not disclosed in accordance with section 44-10-309. or

• Page 28, Line 8(e)  Engage in transfer of ownership without prior approval as required by this article 10, including but not limited to:

• Page 28, Line 9(I)  A proposed transferee operating a medical marijuana business

• Page 28, Line 10or retail marijuana business before a transfer of ownership request for that business is approved in writing by the state licensing authority; or

• Page 28, Line 11(II)  A current controlling beneficial owner, passive beneficial

• Page 28, Line 12owner, or proposed transferor failing to retain full responsibility for a

• Page 28, Line 13medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business identified in the

• Page 28, Line 14transfer of ownership application until the transfer request is approved in writing by the state licensing authority.

• Page 28, Line 15SECTION 12.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-801, amend

• Page 28, Line 16(3)(a) introductory portion, (3)(a)(IV), and (3)(a)(V); and add (3)(a)(VI) as follows:

• Page 28, Line 1744-10-801.  Marijuana cash fund - transfer. (3) (a)  The state

• Page 28, Line 18licensing authority shall establish fees for processing the following types

• Page 28, Line 19of applications, licenses, notices, requests, or reports required to be submitted to the state licensing authority:

• Page 28, Line 20(IV)  License renewal and expired license renewal applications pursuant to section 44-10-314; and

• Page 29, Line 1(V)  Licenses as listed in section 44-10-401; and

• Page 29, Line 2(VI)  Requests for copies of a license application submitted by the applicant.

• Page 29, Line 3SECTION 13.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-1001, add (4) as follows:

• Page 29, Line 444-10-1001.  Inspection procedures. (4)  Notwithstanding the provisions of this section:

• Page 29, Line 5(a)  If a licensee is required to maintain books and records

• Page 29, Line 6in the seed-to-sale inventory tracking system, the licensee need not maintain duplicate copies of the books and records; and

• Page 29, Line 7(b)  The state licensing authority may require the licensee

• Page 29, Line 8to maintain additional records beyond those required by this

• Page 29, Line 9article 10 or the rules adopted under this article 10 upon a

• Page 29, Line 10finding of a violation by the licensee or by an agent or employee

• Page 29, Line 11of the licensee of this article 10 or a rule adopted under this article 10.

• Page 29, Line 12SECTION 14.  Act subject to petition - effective date -

• Page 29, Line 13applicability. (1)  This act takes effect January 5, 2026; except that, if a

• Page 29, Line 14referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the

• Page 29, Line 15state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act

• Page 29, Line 16within the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general

• Page 29, Line 17assembly, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless

• Page 29, Line 18approved by the people at the general election to be held in November

• Page 29, Line 192026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

• Page 30, Line 1(2)  This act applies to conduct occurring on or after the applicable effective date of this act.