HB 18-1027 Summary

• Creates new Title 44 of Colorado Revised Statutes for "Activities Regulated by the Department of Revenue" to consolidate laws administered by that department into a single location

• Relocates state lottery regulation laws from Title 24, Article 35, Part 2 to new Title 44, Article 40, with no substantive changes to the laws themselves

• Implements recommendations from the 2016 Title 12 Recodification Study to organize statutes by administering agency rather than subject matter, facilitating public understanding and departmental administration

• Updates cross-references throughout Colorado Revised Statutes in related sections covering contests, raffles, peace officer authority, lottery winnings offsets, forgery, and conservation trust funds

• Effective October 1, 2018, subject to voter approval if a referendum petition is filed within 90 days of legislative adjournment