Colorado Code
Article 40 - Forcible Entry and Detainer - General Provisions
§ 13-40-127. Eviction Legal Assistance - Fund - Rules - Report - Definitions - Repeal

Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-180), ch. 372, p. 3388, § 2, effective May 30. L. 2020: (7) added, (HB 20-1410), ch. 112, p. 465, § 2, effective June 22; (5)(a) amended, (HB 20-1427), ch. 248, p. 1203, § 19, effective January 1, 2021. L. 2020, 1st Ex. Sess.: (5)(c) and (8) added, (SB 20B-002), ch. 8, p. 43, § 3, effective December 7. L. 2021: (7)(a) and (7)(c) amended, (SB 21-178), ch. 134, p. 546, § 2, effective May 13; (9) added, (HB 21-1329), ch. 347, p. 2257, § 3, effective June 25.
Editor's note: (1) Section 27(2) of chapter 248 (HB 20-1427), Session Laws of Colorado 2020, provides that changes to this section take effect on the date of the governor's proclamation or January 1, 2021, whichever is later, only if, at the November 2020 statewide election, a majority of voters approve the ballot issue referred in accordance with § 39-28-401. The ballot issue, referred to the voters as proposition EE, was approved on November 3, 2020, and was proclaimed by the Governor on December 31, 2020. The vote count for the measure was as follows:
FOR: 2,134,608
AGAINST: 1,025,182
(2) Section 5 of chapter 347 (HB 21-1329), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section takes effect only if SB 21-288 becomes law and takes effect either upon the effective date of HB 21-1329 or one day after the passage of SB 21-288, whichever is later. HB 21-1329 took effect June 25, 2021, and SB 21-288 became law and passed on June 11, 2021.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 19-180, see section 1 of chapter 372, Session Laws of Colorado 2019. For the legislative declaration in HB 20-1410, see section 1 of chapter 112, Session Laws of Colorado 2020. For the legislative declaration in SB 21-178, see section 1 of chapter 134, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.