Colorado Code
Part 11 - Tobacco Settlement Funds
§ 24-75-1104.5. Use of Settlement Moneys - Programs





(I) For the 2016-17 fiscal year, for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 fiscal years, and for the 2021-22 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount allocated pursuant to this subsection (1.3) for the prior fiscal year less the amount of any disputed payments in the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund that were credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (5)(a)(I) of this section and less the amount of unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund at the end of the prior fiscal year;
(II) For the 2017-18 fiscal year, the amount allocated pursuant to subsection (1.3)(a.5)(I) of this section for the 2016-17 fiscal year less fifteen million dollars, less the amount of any disputed payments in the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund that were credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (5)(a)(I) of this section, and less the amount of unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund at the end of the 2016-17 fiscal year; and
(III) For the 2020-21 fiscal year, the amount allocated pursuant to subsection (1.3)(a.5)(I) of this section for the 2019-20 fiscal year less the amount of any disputed payments in the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund that were credited to the fund pursuant to subsection (5)(a)(I) of this section, less the amount of unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund at the end of the 2019-20 fiscal year, and plus twenty million dollars.





(1.5) Repealed.
(1.7) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (1.3), (1.8), and (5) of this section, and except that disputed payments received by the state in the 2015-16 fiscal year or in any year thereafter are excluded from the calculation of allocations under this subsection (1.7), for the 2016-17 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter, the following programs, services, and funds shall receive the following specified percentages of the total amount of settlement moneys received by the state in the preceding fiscal year:





































Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 1707, § 4, effective June 4. L. 2005: (1)(h) amended, p. 771, § 48, effective June 1; (1)(h) amended, p. 882, § 1, effective June 1; (1)(f) repealed, p. 911, § 15, effective June 2. L. 2006: Entire section and (1)(l) amended, pp. 1033, 1043, §§ 2, 15, effective May 25; (1)(m) added, p. 1758, § 2, effective June 6; (1)(b) and (1)(c) amended, p. 2012, § 79, effective July 1. L. 2007: (1)(c) and (2) amended and (1.5) added, p. 144, § 5, effective March 22; (1)(h) amended, p. 1037, § 8, effective May 22; (1.5)(a)(VI) and (1.5)(b) amended, p. 1675, § 4, effective May 31; IP(1), IP(1.5)(a), and (2) amended and (3) and (4) added, p. 1998, §§ 4, 5, effective June 1. L. 2008: IP(1.5)(a) amended, p. 389, § 2, effective April 10; (1.5)(a)(IV) amended, p. 2052, § 6, effective July 1; (3) amended, p. 1904, § 94, effective August 5. L. 2009: IP(1.5)(a) amended, (HB 09-1223), ch. 103, p. 380, § 2, effective April 3; (1)(b), (1)(j), (1)(l), (1.5)(a)(III), (1.5)(a)(IV), (1.5)(a)(V), and (3) amended, (SB 09-210), ch. 124, p. 528, § 2, effective April 16; (1.5)(a)(VIII) amended, (SB 09-208), ch. 149, p. 623, § 19, effective April 20; (1.5)(a)(III)(C) added and (1.5)(a)(X) amended, (SB 09-264), ch. 204, pp. 926, 927, §§ 2, 3, effective May 1; IP(1), (1)(a)(II), (1)(a)(III), IP(1.5)(a), (2), and (3) amended and (5), (6), and (7) added, (SB 09-269), ch. 333, p. 1762, § 1, effective June 1. L. 2010: (1)(b)(II), (1.5)(a)(III)(C), (1.5)(a)(V), and (1.5)(b) amended and (1)(b)(III), (1.5)(a)(III)(D), and (8) added, (HB 10-1323), ch. 35, pp. 129-131, §§ 1, 2, 5, 3, effective March 22; (1)(k), (1.5)(a)(II), (1.5)(a)(VIII)(A), and (3) amended, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 796, § 55, effective April 29; (1.5)(a)(III)(A) and (1.5)(a)(III)(B) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2088, § 81, effective August 11. L. 2011: (1)(a)(IV) added, (SB 11-224), ch. 155, p. 538, § 1, effective May 5; (1)(b), (1)(c), (1.5)(a)(V), (1.5)(a)(X), and (3) amended, (SB 11-216), ch. 149, p. 518, §§ 3, 2, effective May 5; (1.5)(a)(I), (1.5)(a)(VIII), (1.5)(a)(IX), (1.5)(b)(II), and (8) amended and (1.5)(b)(III) added, (SB 11-225), ch. 189, p. 729, § 2, effective May 19; (1.5)(a)(IX) amended and (1.5)(a)(XI) added, (HB 11-1281), ch. 180, p. 689, § 11, effective May 19. L. 2012: (5)(a)(II)(B) amended, (SB 12-114), ch. 34, p. 130, § 1, effective March 19; (1.3) added, IP(1.5)(a), (1.5)(a)(I), and (1.5)(a)(VIII)(A) amended, and (1.5)(a)(IX), (1.5)(b)(I), (1.5)(b)(II), (6), and (8) repealed, (HB 12-1247), ch. 53, p. 189, § 1, effective March 22; (1.5)(a)(XII) added, (HB 12-1249), ch. 72, p. 248, § 2, effective March 24; IP(1) amended, (HB 12-1247), ch. 53, p. 189, § 1, effective July 1; (1)(h) and (3) amended, (HB 12-1238), ch. 180, p. 673, § 21, effective July 1. L. 2013: (1.5)(a)(I), (1.5)(a)(VIII)(A), and (1.5)(b)(III) amended, (HB 13-1181), ch. 74, p. 235, § 1, effective March 22; (1)(a) R&RE, (HB 13-1180), ch. 200, p. 813, § 2, effective May 11; IP(1)(a), (1)(i), (3), and (5)(a)(I)(B) amended, (HB 13-1117), ch. 169, p. 589, § 21, effective July 1; (1)(i) amended, (HB 13-1181), ch. 74, p. 236, § 2, effective July 1; IP(1.5)(a) and (1.5)(a)(XI) amended, (HB 13-1074), ch. 150, p. 490, § 4, effective August 7. L. 2014: (1.3)(a)(II), (1.3)(a)(III), and (5)(a)(I) amended, (SB 14-104), ch. 93, p. 344, § 1, effective March 27; IP(1), (1.3)(b), (5)(a)(I), and (5)(a)(II)(B) amended, (HB 14-1394), ch. 381, p. 1860, § 1, effective June 6. L. 2015: (1)(c)(II) amended and (1)(c)(III) and (1)(n) added, (SB 15-188), ch. 103, p. 299, § 2, effective April 16; (1)(j)(I) amended, (SB 15-247), ch. 165, p. 505, § 2, effective May 8. L. 2016: (1), (1.5), (4), (5)(a)(II)(E), and (5)(b) repealed, (1.3), (2), and (3) amended, and (1.7) added, (HB 16-1408), ch. 153, pp. 472, 457, §§ 26, 1, effective July 1; (1)(j)(I), (1)(m), and (3) amended, (SB 16-146), ch. 230, p. 920, § 18, effective July 1. L. 2017: (3) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1406, § 78, effective May 25. L. 2018: (9) added, (SB 18-280), ch. 409, p. 2400, § 2, effective June 6. L. 2020: (1.3)(a.5), IP(1.7), (1.7)(i), and (1.7)(m) amended and (1.8) added, (HB 20-1380), ch. 170, p. 781, § 2, effective June 29.
Editor's note: (1) (a) Amendments to subsection (1)(h) by House Bill 05-1337 and Senate Bill 05-249 were harmonized.
(b) Amendments to this section by House Bill 06-1310, House Bill 06-1054, and Senate Bill 06-219 were harmonized.
(c) Amendments to the introductory portion to subsection (1.5)(a) by House Bill 09-1223 and Senate Bill 09-269 were harmonized. Amendments to subsection (3) by Senate Bill 09-210 and Senate Bill 09-269 were harmonized.
(d) Amendments to subsection (1.5)(a)(IX) by Senate Bill 11-225 and House Bill 11-1281 were harmonized.
(e) Amendments to subsection (1)(a) by House Bill 13-1117 and House Bill 13-1180 were harmonized.
(f) Amendments to subsection (1)(j)(I) by Senate Bill 16-146 were harmonized with House Bill 16-1408 and relocated to subsection (1.7)(f).
(g) Amendments to subsection (1)(m) by Senate Bill 16-146 were harmonized with House Bill 16-1408 and relocated to subsection (1.7)(g).
(h) Amendments to subsection (3) by SB 16-146 and HB 16-1408 were harmonized.
(2) Subsection (1)(m) was originally lettered as (1)(l) in House Bill 06-1054 but has been renumbered on revision for ease of location.
(3) (a) Subsection (1)(j)(II) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(j)(II), effective July 1, 2010. (See L . 2009, p. 528.)
(b) Subsection (1.5)(a)(III)(D) provided for the repeal of subsection (1.5)(a)(III), effective July 1, 2010. (See L . 2010, p. 130.)
(c) Subsection (1.5)(a)(IV)(B) provided for the repeal of subsection (1.5)(a)(IV)(B), effective July 1, 2010. (See L . 2009, p. 528.)
(d) Subsection (1.5)(a)(X)(B) provided for the repeal of subsection (1.5)(a)(X)(B), effective July 1, 2011. (See L . 2009, p. 927.)
(e) Subsection (1)(b)(IV) provided for the repeal of subsection (1)(b), effective July 1, 2011. (See L . 2011, p. 518.)
(f) Subsection (1.5)(a)(X)(C) provided for the repeal of subsection (1.5)(a)(X), effective September 1, 2011. (See L . 2011, p. 518.)
(g) Subsection (9)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (9), effective July 1, 2019. (See L . 2018, p. 2400.)
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act amending the introductory portion of subsection (1)(a) and subsections (1)(i), (3), and (5)(a)(I)(B), see section 1 of chapter 169, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.